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Skuster Triumphs in Mozart Oboe Concerto

By Ken Herman | March 22, 2014 |

Those of us who regularly appreciate hearing solos from San Diego Symphony Principal Oboe Sarah Skuster were not surprised that her Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K 314, was delectable in every way . . .

French Curves Bared at R.B. Stevenson Gallery

By Kraig Cavanaugh | March 19, 2014 |

Using a bright 1960s flower power palette, Ricardo Xavier paints floral designs with meticulous care in his current exhibition entitled “Kinetic Contrasts” at La Jolla’s R.B. Stevenson Gallery. Xavier creates his ornate canvases by using draftpersons’ French curves and meticulous silk screening technique. The newest paintings’ color and designs have evolved in both their power and complexity…

Latin American Musical Tribute at UC San Diego

By Ken Herman | March 17, 2014 |

Renowned Venezuelan conductor Maria Guinand led the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus is a program of Latin American music on Saturday (March 15) at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium. With its characteristic rhythms and textures as well as its ties to indigenous music, this repertory . . .

Cygnet Theatre’s Fair ‘Spring Awakening’ Isn’t the Sum of Its Parts

By Martin Jones Westlin | March 17, 2014 |

In 2007, America discovered “Spring Awakening,” a virtually unknown script that chronicled teenage angst and the hormonal urges that help fuel it. The theater hailed the piece as it has few before it — and though it has the horses, Cygnet Theatre’s entry incorporates some directorial mechanics that hold the story at bay.

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