Romantic Latin Music Flourishes in Barrio Logan

Camarada, that sophisticated chamber music collective run by Beth Ross Buckley and Dana Burnett, presented a rich, emotionally charged concert Saturday (May 6) at Bread and Salt in Barrio Logan. Titled “Cantos de Amor,” this generous program mined the great mother lode of love-stricken songs and ballads written by Hispanic composers . . .

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Vivaldi Upstaged by C.P.E. Bach in the Barrio

When the month of December rolls around, I am eager for almost any program that is NOT “Messiah,” “Nutcracker” or Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” So when the San Diego chamber music collective Camarada announced they were playing an all-Vivaldi program without a single movement from “The Four Seasons” I was eager to hear it . . .

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Rare Birds, but Little Exotic Plumage

Camarada, one of San Diego’s respected chamber music series, opened its 20th season Sunday (September 28) with a concert of ingratiating music from the last century, music that was off the beaten path . . .

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