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Bach Collegium San Diego Reveals of the Musical Glories of Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’
The Bach Collegium San Diego, San Diego’s estimable early music ensemble, presented a thrilling concert version of the music Purcell wrote for his 1691 semi-opera “King Arthur” on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Point Loma’s All Souls’ Episcopal Church.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego’s Stirring J.S. Bach ‘Christmas Oratorio’
Ruben Valenzuela’s Bach Collegium San Diego gave an electric performance of J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Friday (December 14) in the capacious sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. Sung in German by a strong 19 member chorus, accompanied by a fleet 25-piece period instrument ensemble, and guided by Artistic Director Valenzuela’s acute sense of Baroque period performance practice, this concert brought the audience amazingly close to Bach’s musical world.
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