Posts Tagged ‘Ken Jacques’
SummerFest Pairs the Polar Joys of Adès and Schubert in Saturday’s Concert at the Conrad
Saturday’s SummerFest concert kept the spotlight on Composer-in-residence Thomas Adès, featuring the U. S. premiere of his clarinet quintet Alchymia, and presenting him performing at the piano in Franz Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet.
Read MoreMainly Mozart Festival Brings Mahler to The Conrad
Tuesday at La Jolla’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, San Diego’s annual Mainly Mozart summer festival presented Mahler’s Fourth Symphony in a chamber ensemble version.
Read MoreUneven Subtext Can’t Sink Cygnet’s Good ‘The Whale’
Charlie was always big, but not like this. Life has fueled his colossal eating disorder — and playwright Samuel D. Hunter gives us plenty of explanation (despite some very faulty subtext) in Cygnet Theatre Company’s good ‘The Whale.’
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