by Wendy Kikkert | Oct 6, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
I had the pleasure of attending “The Golden Age: Extravagant Renaissance Choral Music,” the Pasadena Master Chorale’s opening concert of their 2010-11 season on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3. As Artistic Director and Conductor Jeffrey Bernstein described...
by Wendy Kikkert | Aug 10, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
After such an enjoyable program two weeks ago, the California Philharmonic’s “Frank, Tony and the Maestro” at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Aug. 8 was not up to their usual standards. The customary thread with which Maestro Vener usually weaves...
by Wendy Kikkert | Jul 28, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Once again Victor Vener proved himself the master of popular programming, combining John Williams favorites with excerpts from Wagner’s Ring Cycle and an arrangement of Howard Shore’s music for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I had the pleasure of...
by Wendy Kikkert | Jul 18, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Each year I look forward to Southwest Chamber Music’s Summer Festival at the Huntington. To enjoy the beauty of the grounds, the art, and exquisite chamber music in the cool of a summer evening is a cultural experience unrivaled in Southern California. For the...
by Wendy Kikkert | Jun 18, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Last weekend Long Beach Opera presented three performances of the hauntingly beautiful theatrical song cycle, Orpheus & Euridice, music and poems by Ricky Ian Gordon at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach. Opera in a swimming pool? Somehow this 80-minute...
