Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Watkins’
Steven Schick, the San Diego Symphony and the Music of Takemitsu: a Match Made in Heaven
Although a few events remain in San Diego’s “It’s About Time” music festival, Festival Curator Steven Schick pulled out all the stops for his last festival appearance conducting the San Diego Symphony Sunday, January 28, at the Jacobs Music Center . . .
Read MoreImpressive All-Percussion Extravaganza at the Jacobs Music Center
Steven Schick ramped up the excitement of his It’s About Time Festival with an all-star percussion marathon at the Jacobs Music Center Tuesday, January 16 . . .
Read MorePercussion Lovefest Thrills Barrio Logan Audience
The San Diego Symphony’s “It’s About Time Festival” opened Thursday (January 11) with a rousing, sophisticated all-percussion concert at Barrio Logan’s trendy Bread and Salt venue. To be certain, offering a concert of percussion ensembles that will fill a house takes audacity and astute programming skills. Fortunately, Festival Curator Steven Schick possesses these traits in…
Read MoreArt of Élan: Music and Art in Total Immersion at the Museum of Contemporary Art
While San Diegans were celebrating Mardi Gras in the streets of the Gaslamp District, Art of Élan staged its own fete in another quarter of downtown at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Surrounded by Jennifer Steenkamp’s massive video installation “Madame Curie,” Art of Élan Co-Artistic Director Kate Hatmaker and company played a chamber music concert as mesmerizing as Steenkamp’s undulating flowers . . .
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