Posts Tagged ‘Bach Collegium San Diego’
Bach Collegium San Diego Gives Vivid Account of Early Handel Opera
The Bach Collegium San Diego gave a scintillating performance of G. F. Handel’s ‘Acis and Galatea’ Friday (October 20) at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma . . .
Read MoreBravos and Boos for 2016
We asked each of our writers to cast their thoughts as “bravos” and “boos.” As you’ll see, some of them found it easier to do than others. Be that as it may, we proudly present essays by Ken Herman, Kris Eitland, Bill Eadie, David Dixon, Martin Jones Westlin, and Welton Jones.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Brings Distler’s Mystical ‘Totentanz’ to San Diego
A late medieval meditation on life’s fragility, called the Dance of Death, stimulated the imagination of painters more than musicians. It was such a gloriously macabre 15th-century painting in Lübeck, Germany, by Bernt Notke—Death summoning folks from every station and walk of life—that inspired Hugo Distler’s 1934 choral work Totentanz (Dance of Death). Ruben Valenzuela’s…
Read MoreBach Collegium’s Brilliant Concert Digs Deep into the the Bach Treasure Trove
Bach Collegium San Diego Music Director Ruben Valenzuela brought an engaging, polished performance of two quite unknown choral cantatas by J. S. Bach to All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma Saturday (October 15) . . .
Read MoreSplendor and Sarcasm in Latin American Baroque Music
Bach Collegium San Diego’s concert “An Empire of Silver and Gold” opened the exciting and sexy frontier of Baroque music from Latin America . . .
Read MoreSanDiegoStory.com Writers Present Bravos and Boos For 2014
Judging from the reaction of SanDiegoStory.com’s team of reviewers, 2014 was a mixed year for the arts in San Diego. While there was plenty to savor, there was also plenty to criticize…
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