Tasha Smith Godinez – San Diego Story

UC San Diego’s Amazing Revival of Luciano Berio’s ‘Circles’

By Ken Herman | December 2, 2018 |

At UC San Diego, Luciano Berio’s now classic avant-garde “Circles” from 1960 was magnificently performed on Thursday, November 29, 2018, in the university’s Experimental Theater at the Conrad Prebys Music Center.

Saturday Celebrations at the Carlsbad Music Festival

By Ken Herman | August 27, 2018 |

Spending a day at the Carlsbad Music Festival, August 24-26, 2018, reminds the followers of new music that there is no right way to do or to define contemporary music. Like visiting that ice cream emporium chain that advertises 33 flavors, at Carlsbad you are likely to discover a flavor you haven’t yet tried.