Posts Tagged ‘Julie Smith Phillips’
A Little Night Music from Art of Élan at the San Diego Museum of Art
Art of Élan’s bracing outdoor chamber concert in the San Diego Museum of Art’s May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden offered yet another option for live performance under pandemic restrictions.
Read MoreChristopher Dragon Leads Stirring All-Tchaikovsky Concert to Cap Summer Series on San Diego Bay
On Friday, August 30, Australian guest conductor Christopher Dragon adeptly refurbished the San Diego Symphony’s familiar but fading end-of-summer ritual at their outdoor site on San Diego Bay, the all-Tchaikovsky grand finale.
Read MoreArt of Élan: Fine Performance Without Applause–an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Questioning the protocol of concert attendance is rarely undertaken, but Kate Hatmaker, Artistic and Executive Director of Art of Élan, made a brave suggestion before the group’s concert Tuesday, May 7, at the San Diego Museum of Art. She asked the audience not to applaud after each of the seven works on the evening’s program. The result proved astounding.
Read MoreSurprising Musical Premieres Courtesy of Art of Élan
Art of Élan’s January 30 concert at Balboa Park’s San Diego Art Institute offered an entire program of new compositions: fresh, engaging, and thought-provoking works, including Lei Liang’s impressive “Petal by Petal, Leaf by Leaf” a trio for flute, viola, and harp.
Read MoreJohannes Debus Conducts Stirring Tchaikovsky First Symphony with the San Diego Symphony
Guest conductor Johannes Debus again showed his conducting prowess leading the San Diego Symphony in an exciting account of Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony, as well as works by Mozart and Humperdinck . . .
Read MoreJust What the Doctor Ordered: Art of Élan’s Latin American Voices
Art of Élan’s superbly performed program of Latin American chamber music on Tuesday (November 21), deftly curated by Artistic Director Kate Hatmaker, sent me out of the San Diego Museum of Art elated.
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