Posts Tagged ‘John Russell’
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 MoreLa Jolla’s Magnificent Festival Performance of the Verdi Requiem
Yes, it seemed like the Day of Judgement was about to occur when the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus under Steven Schick launched into the “Dies Irae” of Verdi’s Requiem this weekend at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium . . .
Read MoreDe Waart’s Triumphant Take on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Guest conductor Edo de Waart led a triumphant account of Beethoven’s Ninth (“Choral”) Symphony with the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Master Choral this weekend (Dec. 9-11) . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Master Chorale Sings Kirchner’s ‘Songs of Ascent’
Among the numerous choirs that make up the San Diego choral landscape, the San Diego Master Chorale has always had a leading role because of its 100-voice size and its longstanding performing relationship with the San Diego Symphony. But in the last decade, the vitality of several newer choral groups—some specializing in early music or…
Read MoreRare Buxtehude Cantata Shines Brightly in Pacific Beach
San Diego Pro Arte Voices brought Dietrich Buxtehude’s extended Lenten devotional cantata “Membra Jesu Nostri” out of the archives and into a moving live performance Tuesday (March 22) in Pacific Beach
Read MoreSymphony’s Festive ‘Te Deum’ to Relieve Holiday Tedium
On Friday the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Master Chorale presented the Berlioz ‘Te Deum,’ a rarely heard monumental work for chorus, orchestra, organ and tenor soloist . . .
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