Staff Blog Entries

Ethiopian Sweep in Carlsbad

No new records in Carlsbad but there was a rare three-peat.

The results from the Carlsbad 5000 are in. Concerning the elite fields, it was one of the slower runnings of ...

Kill the mother kill the baby

The story of Gesualdo's mania continues with infanticide.

I wish I could say that Gesualdo’s atrocities ended with the murder of his wife and her lover. I cannot. ...

She might not be dead yet

Composer Carlo Gesualdo stabbed, mutilated, and displayed his wife and her lover.

“Kill that scoundrel along with this Harlot! Shall a Gesualdo be made a cuckold?” This was more than hyperbole from ...

Carlsbad 5000

The world's fastest 5K is joined by elite athletes from around the globe including Olympic medalists.

The premiere event this weekend is the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday the 7th. The event is billed as the “world’s ...

Vomit at night run in the morning

After a night of worship at the altar of porcelain it was time to get up and run. It happens.

I had a 20-mile run scheduled for this week but it ended up being 17. However, I have an excellent ...

Oriflamme and bad-asses in east San Diego County

Two intense events on Saturday the 6th in the Borrego area. Life insurance is required.

There are two hardcore events on Saturday the 6th. One is the King of the Hill six mile, 15 mile ...

ACT 2013 supports autism care and treatement

A 5 and 10K event to support autism care for military families.

ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment for military families) is holding a 5K and 10K at East Mission Bay Park ...

Junior Carlsbad

A special event for runners ages 12 and under in Carlsbad.

Saturday the 6th at 7:30 a.m. is the start of the Junior Carlsbad. This is a running event for kids ...

The difficult life of Josquin

Josquin had family members burned alive, had his employer arrested by a king, and escaped the plague.

While looking for information about musical settings of David’s lament--”Absalom, oh my son" etc, I found Josquin des Prez. Josquin’s ...

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon is looming

With the marathon about two months away, it's time to go long.

After being sick and out of running for a couple weeks, I decided it was necessary to hop back in ...

Eric Whitacre

A brief introduction to living composer Eric Whitacre

As promised, we’re going to look closer at When David Heard by Eric Whitacre. According to Whitacre’s website: “The text, ...

The son dies and the father laments

The story of King David and his favorite son Absalom.

“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he ...

Ferruccio as Becket

Italian bass takes on a saintly role at San Diego Opera

Ferruccio is coming. His portrayal of Thomas Becket is almost here. What, when and where? Thomas Becket is the central ...

Mariachi at San Diego Opera

Legendary Mariachi performs original opera at Civic Theater.

Cruzar la cara de la luna--To cross the face of the moon--the first Mariachi Opera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ZPiFSTSO4 “Yes I’m going, that’s ...

Classical music videos that work

Classical music has been lamely mimicking the mainstream but every now and again someone does something amazing.

Classical music-videos have made an attempt to be relevant for years. When they mimic pop videos, it’s annoying. Who wants ...

Metropolitan Opera HD Parsifal

Why won't my schedule let me see this monstrous tour de force from the Met?

I so wanted to go see the Metropolitan Opera HD broadcast of Parsifal on Saturday March 2nd. The performance is ...

Strangle Guido

An obscure but rewarding opera by Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky.

While I have failed to keep my New Year’s resolution of listening to a new piece of music everyday, I ...

Calder Quartet at UCSD

The Calder Quartet does TedxTalks and tries to keep the quartet fresh.

The Calder Quartet came together at USC and stayed together through grad school at the Colburn Conservatory and the Juilliard ...

Puns are spontaneously on schedule in Balboa Park

A concert update with a few options in Balboa Park this weekend.

There is cutthroat competition going on Thursday, February the 28th at 6:30 pm. It’s all going down at the at ...

Musica da influenza

Feeling like crap? Here's some music for flu season.

While most of my body continues to function properly and efficiently, I have been forced to turn my attention to ...