PhotosOff to a caliente start
Papa Marce's feels like Baja, drinks like San Diego
Ian Anderson 4 p.m., Oct. 19
Garrett Harris
Articles by Garrett Harris
Wow!
After bumpy start, symphony sparkled with Mason Bates, Rachmaninoff, and Mozart.
The San Diego Symphony came into form at their concert on Friday, October 12. Joyce Yang was back at the keyboard not just on the 12th but also earlier in the week at The Scripps ...
Why Figaro needs tradition
The answer is obvious
As The Marriage of Figaro comes up soon at San Diego Opera, I thought sharing some of the rules of the Figaro game might be warranted. It’s difficult to enjoy anything when one isn’t aware ...
Chaos, order, Huey Lewis
The Heart of Rock & Roll is a new musical at The Old Globe. It runs through October 21. The title is borrowed from the famous Huey Lewis and the News song, but this is ...
I'll take Germans for the win
A poll of conductors on their all-time faves
We have unanimous confirmation of German superiority via WQXR. WQXR is a New York public radio entity which has been a standard bearer for the arts over the past several decades. In a poll of ...
Classical music as weapon
How 7-11 chases away transients.
From time to time there is story about classical music being used as a means of repelling undesirable elements at a business establishment. The most recent stories are about a 7-11 in Modesto and another ...
October is ripe
San Diego concert harvest rich and full
It’s the middle of September and all is quiet, but October is on the way. The San Diego Opera is moving one of their mainstage productions to October, and the autumn harvest of concerts is ...
Why do anything else when I can listen to Bruckner
Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 and Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3 only come close
It’s time to recognize the birthday of my favorite composer. I never expected to play the My Favorite Composer game. But when I saw that September 4 was the birthday of Anton Bruckner, I realized ...
Leningrad in October
We need to remember the devastation of totalitarianism.
Of all the special concerts over all the years, perhaps this one is the most special. Great orchestras such as The Philharmonia or The Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, among others, visit San Diego on a ...
Why vocal recitals are a clear loser
Money? Repertoire? Singers?
One of the least appreciated elements of classical music is the vocal recital. It is a double rite of passage for vocal majors in that they are required to produce both a junior and senior ...
