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Unpredictable Fringe Events

By David Dixon | June 23, 2018 |

One important rule about the San Diego International Fringe Festival is to be prepared for anything, especially on the first day. Last year, for instance, the festival had several performances with very low attendance.

Cellist Johannes Moser Thrills with Tchaikovsky “Variations on a Rococo Theme” at Mainly Mozart

By Ken Herman | June 18, 2018 |

If the most rewarding moments of a Mainly Mozart Festival concert can occur during the performance of music by other composers, Saturday’s (June 16) Mainly Mozart program made a great case for that possibility with Johannes Moser’s brilliant solo in Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme,” Op. 33, and Stravinsky’s sparkling “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto.

Teaching Kids Through Music

By David Dixon | June 16, 2018 |

One of the songs in School of Rock, currently running at the Civic Theatre, is somewhat ironically titled “Where Did the Rock Go?” Fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber might have felt the same way about the composer before his latest hit opened on Broadway.

Avant-Garde and Traditional Cohabit Comfortably at La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Concert

By Ken Herman | June 14, 2018 |

Living up to its reputation as a citadel of the avant-garde, the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus under the direction of Steven Schick closed its 2017-18 season Sunday (June 10) with two substantial new works: Rand Steiger’s ”Template for Improvising Trumpeter and Orchestra” and Courtney Bryan’s “Yet Unheard,” as well as Gabriel Fauré’s endearing Requiem.

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