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Brilliant Brahms Performances Demolish Critics’ Complaints about the Surfeit of Standard Repertory

By Ken Herman | June 12, 2014 |

At one time, early music conductors and performers never ventured outside of their areas of specialization. The American choral conductor Noah Greenberg stayed with medieval and Renaissance vocal music his entire career, and the British recorder virtuoso Carl Dolmetsch never left the borders of the Baroque. On Wednesday (June 11) at the Balboa Theatre, early music conductor Nicholas McGegan led the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra in a mainly Brahms program with smashing results. . .

A Spitfire Trying to Beat the Odds

By David Dixon | June 8, 2014 |

Produced in 1980, Beth Henley’s Southern Literature comedy, The Miss Firecracker Contest, is still culturally relevant. In a year where so many pageants, including Miss USA and Miss America still exist, there is enjoyment to be had…

A Psychological Battle Against Dementia

By David Dixon | June 8, 2014 |

The Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company at the 10th Avenue Theatre is not afraid to produce plays that deal with sensitive issues. Last year, they presented shows that focused on racism, a mass shooting and victims of Khmer Rouge.

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