Posts Tagged ‘Juan Carlos Acosta’
Sacra/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.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Brings a New Production of ‘All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914’ to the Balboa Theatre
San Diego Opera’s upcoming production of Peter Rothstein’s choral chamber opera “All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914” at the Balboa Theatre sheds light on the impromptu Christmas Day truce of 1914, an event early in World War I that offered a glimpse of humanity in that otherwise merciless combat.
Read MoreA New Season Opens with Sacra/Profana Lite in Hillcrest
The San Diego choral ensemble Sacra/Profana launched its 10th season this past weekend with a pair of identical concerts, subtitled “A Retrospective Experience,” that touched on the successes of previous seasons and aspirations for the future.
Read MoreSacra/Profana’s Bridge to Musical Nirvana
Sacra/Profana’s Associate Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta anchored the choral ensemble’s excellent program (given on May 19 & 20) with Canadian composer Larry Nickel’s secular cantata “When I Think of Bridges,” a U.S. premiere of the challenging 2007 work.
Read MoreArt of Élan Celebrates New Chamber Works at San Diego Museum of Art
Art of Élan completed its adventurous season at the San Diego Museum of Art Tuesday (May 15) with a spectacularly eclectic program of music by younger contemporary composers, including American Sarah Kirkland Snider and Argentine Andrés Martin who were in the audience . . .
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