Posts Tagged ‘David Lang’
Timo Andres’ Impressive Piano Trio at La Jolla SummerFest
Composer David Lang returned to the La Jolla SummerFest stage Sunday, August 18, to introduce his second installment of fresh contemporary music for this year’s festival. Featured were composers Ted Hearne, Nina Young, Timo Andres, and Julia Wolfe.
Read MoreSmart Contemporary Chamber Music at La Jolla SummerFest
In his opening remarks to Sunday’s La Jolla SummerFest concert, composer David Lang explained that he chose the evening’s program to demonstrate how certain contemporary composers were showing their respect for music’s past. He gave us a helpful insight to Caroline Shaw’s 2011 work “Entre’acte,” noting that the composer set to work on this piece…
Read MoreCurious and Delightful Finds by Art of Élan at the San Diego Museum of Art
For Art of Élan’s sleekly delivered concert on March 12 at the San Diego Museum of Art, Executive Director Kate Hatmaker selected an unusually amazing musical repast, starting with Georg Phillipp Telemann’s “Gulliver’s Travels” Suite for two violins and ending with a rare string quartet by film score great Nino Rota
Read MoreA Bouquet of SummerFest Commissions
On Sunday (August 14) La Jolla SummerFest 2016 offered a program devoted to chamber music commissioned by the festival, some recent and some from previous seasons . . .
Read MoreSACRA/PROFANA’S Choral Sampler of New Works
Krishan Oberoi’s choral ensemble SACRA/PROFANA brought a sampler of polished contemporary a cappella works Friday (May 8) to the Mission Hills United Methodist Church . . .
Read MoreArt of Elan Visits the Carlsbad Music Festival
In previous years, the adventurous Carlsbad Music Festival brought in headline performers from New York, but this season the festival focused on local collaborations, including San Diego’s cutting edge contemporary chamber series Art of Élan . . .
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