Posts Tagged ‘Julie Smith Phillips’
Art of Élan Adds Musical Grace to the Mingei International Museum Renovation
At the Mingei International Museum’s open house Sunday afternoon, visitors streamed through architect Jennifer Luce’s spare but elegantly redesigned museum interior while members of Art of Élan enlivened the viewing with their music.
Read MoreAmazing Performances of Berio and Tchaikovsky at La Jolla SummerFest
Tuesday’s SummerFest 2021 concert featured Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, withpianist Daniil Trifonov, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, and violinist Stefan Jackiw, as well as a Lucian Berio song cycle with mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano
Read MoreA 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.
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