MUSIC REVIEWS
Massive Success for Pro Arte Voices in Pacific Beach
Patrick Walders’ San Diego Pro Arte Voices gave another stirring concert at St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church on Saturday (April 8) with assistance from the Hausmann Quartet . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony’s “Russia and Paris”
Guest conductor Fabien Gabel brought music from Russia and Paris to the San Diego Symphony April 1 & 2, 2017 . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Nearly Blows the Roof Off Copley Symphony Hall
Stellar performance of Bruckner’s mighty Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Read MoreLa Jolla’s Magnificent Festival Performance of the Verdi Requiem
Yes, it seemed like the Day of Judgement was about to occur when the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus under Steven Schick launched into the “Dies Irae” of Verdi’s Requiem this weekend at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium . . .
Read MoreNWEAMO 2017 Festival with Swarmius and scenes from ‘St. Francis de los Barrios’
The NWEAMO contemporary music festival returned to San Diego State’s Smith Recital Hall, where festival director and composer Joseph Martin Waters, the Swarmius ensemble, and members of SD City Opera preformed the opening concert Friday . . .
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 . . .
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