Posts Tagged ‘La Jolla SummerFest’
San Diego Arts 2017: Classical Music
In terms of visitations from brilliant pianists, 2017 proved to be a notable year…
Read MoreBravos and Boos for 2016
We asked each of our writers to cast their thoughts as “bravos” and “boos.” As you’ll see, some of them found it easier to do than others. Be that as it may, we proudly present essays by Ken Herman, Kris Eitland, Bill Eadie, David Dixon, Martin Jones Westlin, and Welton Jones.
Read MoreLa Jolla SummerFest’s “Virtuoso Winds” Flies High
In spite of SummerFest’s program title that promised wind music, half of the offerings were not . . .
Read MoreBach and Brahms: Songs of Faith and Songs of Love at SummerFest
La Jolla SummerFest’s Bach and Beyond III program (Wednesday, Aug. 21) drafted a chorus and four vocalists to consider both the trials of love in Brahms’ “Neues Liebeslieder Walzer,” Op. 65, and those of faith in J. S. Bach’s Sacred Cantata No. 99, “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan.”
Read MoreSummerFest Welcomes the Ambassadors of Early Music
Early music finally arrived in great style at La Jolla SummerFest Tuesday (Aug. 13) with a concert by Nicholas McGegan’s Arcadian Academy, a vibrant quintet of period instrumentalists under McGegan’s astute direction. These players served up a tasty buffet of sonatas by G. F. Handel and Henry Purcell, as well as a slew of lesser-known Italian and English 17th-century composers.
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