MUSIC REVIEWS
Sacra/Profana’s Summer Youth Ensemble Soars in Final Concert
Saturday (July 16), in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego, Sacra/Profana presented in concert some 55 high school choristers who have been participating in that choral organization’s annual Summer Choral Intensive at Point Loma Nazarene University . . .
Read MoreConcert Organist Christoph Bull: from Bach to Bowie and Back
Noted concert organist Christoph Bull pulled out all the stops at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion Monday night in a cleverly eclectic program that played to the organ’s strengths . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s ‘Prodigy Year’ Exits With Prodigy Gavin George
Mainly Mozart Music Director Michael Francis concluded this year’s festival with a bland program of early Mozart pieces and Felix Mendelssohn’s First Symphony . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s Sublime Schubert Piano Trio
The Mainly Mozart Festival’s last chamber music concert (June 16) was devoted to Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio in E-flat Major–a rewarding performance by pianist Adam Neiman, violinist Marie Bérard and cellist Ronald Thomas . . .
Read MoreSchubert and Mozart: the Teen Years Exposed
Wednesday’s Mainly Mozart program at the Balboa Theatre balanced offerings of early Mozart with early Schubert, a logical pairing that showed each composer’s youthful exuberance and hints of deeper musical expression . . .
Read MoreA Subtle Genius – Fred Hersch & Anat Cohen
Fred Hersch and Anat Cohen display mastery, humor and deeply expressive music making at the La Jolla Athenaeum
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