Posts Tagged ‘Eric Whitacre’
San Diego Symphony and Choral Ensembles Toast the Season with ‘Noel Noel’ at the Rady Shell
Under guest conductor Christopher Dragon, the San Diego Symphony opened this season’s edition of its annual holiday fête, Noel Noel, Friday, December 9, at the Rady Shell.
Read MoreSacra/Profana Redeems the December Holiday Concert
Following the success of Sacra/Profana Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta choral direction of San Diego Opera’s “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” the San Diego choral director returned with the Sacra/Profana chorus in a fine concert last weekend that smartly exceeded the expectations of traditional holiday programming.
Read MoreSacra/Profana’s Bridge to Musical Nirvana
Sacra/Profana’s Associate Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta anchored the choral ensemble’s excellent program (given on May 19 & 20) with Canadian composer Larry Nickel’s secular cantata “When I Think of Bridges,” a U.S. premiere of the challenging 2007 work.
Read MoreSan Diego Master Chorale Sings Kirchner’s ‘Songs of Ascent’
Among the numerous choirs that make up the San Diego choral landscape, the San Diego Master Chorale has always had a leading role because of its 100-voice size and its longstanding performing relationship with the San Diego Symphony. But in the last decade, the vitality of several newer choral groups—some specializing in early music or…
Read MoreSACRA/PROFANA’s Musical Valentine at St. Paul’s Great Hall
Given the natural affinity of music and romance, the choral ensemble SACRA/PROFANA whipped up an appealing choral concert for Valentine’s Day on Friday, February 12, in the Great Hall of St. Paul’s Cathedral . . .
Read MoreNew Music from a Lofty Perspective
From the eighth floor Helen Price Reading Room of the San Diego Central Library, the choral music of Folklore Guild and the instrumental third stream of Swarmius floated above the city in a world of their own . . . .
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