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Bach and Brahms: Songs of Faith and Songs of Love at SummerFest

By Ken Herman | August 22, 2013 |

La Jolla SummerFest’s Bach and Beyond III program (Wednesday, Aug. 21) drafted a chorus and four vocalists to consider both the trials of love in Brahms’ “Neues Liebeslieder Walzer,” Op. 65, and those of faith in J. S. Bach’s Sacred Cantata No. 99, “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan.”

Tijuana-Tipperary Dance Explores the Self and the World

By Janice Steinberg | August 21, 2013 |

Lux Boreal’s collaboration with a dance company from Tipperary produces off-kilter wobbles and a human om, to music that could be the soundtrack for one of the moodier Western films.

Making the cut: Inside the audition for 2013 Trolley Dances

By Kris Eitland | August 21, 2013 |

“I want you to improvise two things – sliding and placement sequences – and don’t forget to change levels,” she said. “Press into other body parts, and I want you end with something risky.”

Three World Premières with a Side of Bartók

By Ken Herman | August 17, 2013 |

When it comes to commissioning new music, the odds for success are no better than those of the casual vacationer visiting a Las Vegas casino and hitting the jackpot. But La Jolla Music Society’s impressive three world premieres Friday (Aug. 16) at SummerFest 2013 beat those odds hands down and offered thrilling Bartók as a bonus.