Posts Tagged ‘Juan Carlos Acosta’
Krishan Oberoi Returns to Conduct Sacra/Profana in Dominic Argento’s Cantata ‘Walden Pond’
Krishan Oberoi, founder and Principal Guest Conductor of the San Diego choral ensemble Sacra/Profana, returned to San Diego Friday to conduct Sacra/Profana in a striking concert of recent choral works at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach.
Read MoreChoral Music from African-American Traditions Comforts the Soul and Confronts History
Although Black History Month is nearly over, two San Diego choral organizations, Sacra/Profana and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir of San Diego, managed to pay appropriate tribute to this worthy tradition in a joint concert at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Clairemont.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Challenge to the Art and Performance of Choral Music
All performing arts organizations are facing the daunting challenge of surviving during the current quarantine, but San Diego’s choirs and choruses are in a unique crisis.
Read MoreSacra/Profana’s Concert of American Choral Music with a Literary Bent
Sacra/Profana gave the first choral concert of the fall season Friday, October 18, at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach. Titled “Looking Back,” the program featured American composers who chose to set to music decidedly literary texts.
Read MoreSacra/Profana Redeems the December Holiday Concert
Following the success of Sacra/Profana Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta choral direction of San Diego Opera’s “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” the San Diego choral director returned with the Sacra/Profana chorus in a fine concert last weekend that smartly exceeded the expectations of traditional holiday programming.
Read MoreVibrant, Probing Production of ‘All Is Calm–The Christmas Truce of 1914’ at the Balboa
With collaboration from Bodhi Tree Concerts and Sacra/Profana, San Diego Opera opened a powerful new production of Peter Rothstein’s choral opera “All Is Calm” Friday (December 7) at the Balboa Theatre.
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