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John Cage Is Realized at Palomar College
By Elizabeth Salaam, Published Oct. 20, 2010
Bonnie Whiting Smith begins the Palomar College afternoon “concert hour” with a three-minute John Cage piece entitled “A Flower.” The piece consists of melodic singing and the sound of Smith’s knuckles and fingertips tapping on a ...
San Diego Master Chorale Back with a Bang
By Michael Thitathan, Published Oct. 18, 2010
After a three-month hiatus, the San Diego Master Chorale opened its fall season with a lively concert at College Avenue Baptist Church in the College East area. The two-hour event included choral music from Henry Purcell ...
Rasputina's Sister Kinderhook
By Andrew Hamlin, Published Oct. 12, 2010
On their sixth studio set, Rasputina’s dropped the cello-femmes-trio bit. A lot of the cello here comes from Daniel DeJesus, who doubles on a two-stringed Chinese instrument called an erhu. The three-cellos bit was fine for ...
The Giuseppi Logan Quintet
By Andrew Hamlin, Published Aug. 22, 2010
In a word: soapy. That's Giuseppi Logan's saxophone tone in one word, although soap, when you think on it, can do so much. His intonation, ... More Post a comment
Look of Death
By Elizabeth Salaam, Published Aug. 18, 2010
Carol Williams — San Diego civic organist and artistic director of the Spreckels Organ Society — hates the heat. She also hates it when the ... More Post a comment
We Only Have Eight Fingers to Work With
By Matthew Lickona, Published June 23, 2010
81 pounds of wood and steel Valentine’s Day, 2010: Strolling through the outer edges of downtown before heading home for the evening. Passing Salvatore’s Cucina ... More Post a comment
Beethovenus Interruptus
By Elizabeth Salaam, Published June 23, 2010
Jung-Ho Pak and Orchestra Novaban keep St. Paul’s Cathedral on their list of venues (along with Sherwood and Qualcomm auditoriums) despite a multitude of problems ... More Post a comment
The Singing Violin
Published June 15, 2010
Saturday's cool night drew a youngish crowd to Balboa Theater's beautifully restored auditorium, which was 80 percent full. We were greeted by Maestro David Atherton, ... More Post a comment
Right Rite of Spring
Published May 20, 2010
Richard Strauss's musical description of an adventurous day in the Alps and Igor Stravinsky's turbulent tonal depiction of spring make an apt pairing for an ... More Post a comment
Fetching La Traviata
Published April 22, 2010
The opening performance of Verdi's La Traviata at the San Diego Opera started with a hiccup but ended on several high notes. The show was ... More Post a comment
Four and Sixty
By Elizabeth Salaam, Published April 14, 2010
“The world is so strange,” says Lauren Kinhan, the “new girl” of New York Voices who has been with the quartet for 18 of its ... More Comments (2)
New York Voices
Published April 12, 2010
When was the last time you went to the symphony to hear an electric guitar riffing over the orchestra? Or a conductor introducing a musical ... More Post a comment
Rhapsody at Copley
Published March 28, 2010
The last weekend in March offered a Symphony Exposed concert of Gershwin's "An American in Paris." The educational concert program featured maestro Nuvi Mehta -- ... More Post a comment
In Memoriam
Published March 21, 2010
The San Diego Master Chorale along with St. Paul's Cathedral Chorus, St. Cecilia Choir, and the Cathedral Choristers gave a concert of sacred choral music ... More Post a comment
Romeo et Juliette
Published March 14, 2010
March is a fatally romantic month at the San Diego Opera, which kicked off its first performance of Gounod's Romeo et Juliette since 1998. Using ... More Comments (2)
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