Posts Tagged ‘Ruben Valenzuela’
Bach Collegium San Diego’s Milestone ‘Messiah’
Under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, San Diego’s Bach Collegium performed a complete version of G. F. Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” at the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 . . .
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Gives Vivid Account of Early Handel Opera
The Bach Collegium San Diego gave a scintillating performance of G. F. Handel’s ‘Acis and Galatea’ Friday (October 20) at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma . . .
Read MoreTeutonic Treasure: Bach Collegium San Diego Plays the German Masters Before J. S. Bach
Doing its part to boost San Diego’s celebration of early music month, the Bach Collegium San Diego offered a concert of rare 17th-century German music—”Agony and Ecstasy: Bach’s Muses”—over the weekend of March 11 & 12, 2017 . . .
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego’s ‘Messiah’–the One We’ve Been Waiting For
The Bach Collegium San Diego gave its annual ‘Messiah’ performances in three San Diego County locations this weekend–read SanDiegoStory’s review of the final presentation on Monday, December 19, at the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego . . .
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Brings Distler’s Mystical ‘Totentanz’ to San Diego
A late medieval meditation on life’s fragility, called the Dance of Death, stimulated the imagination of painters more than musicians. It was such a gloriously macabre 15th-century painting in Lübeck, Germany, by Bernt Notke—Death summoning folks from every station and walk of life—that inspired Hugo Distler’s 1934 choral work Totentanz (Dance of Death). Ruben Valenzuela’s…
Read MoreBach Collegium’s Brilliant Concert Digs Deep into the the Bach Treasure Trove
Bach Collegium San Diego Music Director Ruben Valenzuela brought an engaging, polished performance of two quite unknown choral cantatas by J. S. Bach to All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma Saturday (October 15) . . .
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