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San Diego Symphony Salutes the Holiday Season with Two Programs of Jazz and Traditional Carols

By Ken Herman | December 21, 2020 |

Copley Symphony Hall has been dark since mid-March, but last weekend, to offer some sorely needed musical Christmas cheer, the San Diego Symphony used the hall as a sound stage to stream online a pair of beautifully produced holiday specials.

Saturday Celebrations at the Carlsbad Music Festival

By Ken Herman | August 27, 2018 |

Spending a day at the Carlsbad Music Festival, August 24-26, 2018, reminds the followers of new music that there is no right way to do or to define contemporary music. Like visiting that ice cream emporium chain that advertises 33 flavors, at Carlsbad you are likely to discover a flavor you haven’t yet tried.