cantata – San Diego Story

Bach Collegium’s Brilliant Concert Digs Deep into the the Bach Treasure Trove

By Ken Herman | October 17, 2016 |

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) . . .

French Baroque Gems at St. James, La Jolla

By Ken Herman | January 11, 2014 |

Friday’s performance (Jan. 10) by tenor Aaron Sheehan and Musica Pacifica for the San Diego Early Music Society made a winning case for Jean-Phillipe Rameau’s distinctly French Baroque style, complementing this repertory with more familiar pieces by J.S. Bach, G.P. Telemann, and G.F. Handel.