MUSIC REVIEWS
Wynton Marsalis Brings his Musical Menagerie to Life with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for the La Jolla Music Society
Wynton Marsalis and his elite Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brought his recent composition “Spaces,” a ten-movement suite that features cleverly depicted species of the animal kingdom, to San Diego’s Balboa Theatre on Wednesday, October 3, to open the La Jolla Music Society’s 50th Anniversary Season.
Read MoreHausmann Quartet’s Adventurous Haydn Voyage with Reich’s ‘Different Trains’ and a Stephen Prutsman Premiere
Sunday, September 16, the Hausmann Quartet boldly set sail on the on the next leg of its Haydn Voyages at the San Diego Maritime Museum’s ferry Berkeley. The quartet’s rich program included an exciting new commissioned piece for the ensemble by the American composer Stephen Prutsman.
Read MoreKonk Pack: Impressive, but the Hills Are Not Alive with These Sounds of Music
Bonnie Wright’s ambitious Fresh Sound series makes its audience reconsider their ideas about what music is—or is not. Konk Pack, Saturday’s visiting trio on Wright’s adventurous series, filled the large room at Bread and Salt in Barrio Logan with clouds of vibrant electronically generated sound.
Read MoreFeast of Russian Music Crowns San Diego Symphony’s Summer Season at Embarcadero Marina Park South
The ritual of culminating the San Diego Symphony’s Summer Pops season with canons and fireworks punctuating Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” is too much fun for everyone involved to give it up, and Associate Conductor Sameer Patel followed tradition on Friday, August 31, at Embarcadero Marina Park South.
Read MoreSunday in the Park with the Carlsbad Music Festival
At Sunday’s (August 26) Carlsbad Music Festival, the programming verged on offering something for everyone, with juxtapositions of musical style appearing like the flashing colored lights in a classic pinball machine.
Read MoreSaturday Celebrations at the Carlsbad Music Festival
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.
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