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Recommended: LONG BEACH OPERA (2024 Season)
THE 2024 LONG BEACH OPERA SEASON Season tickets now on sale at longbeachopera.org ISOLAMusic by Alyssa WeinbergPoetry by J. Mae BarizoWORLD PREMIERECompound, Long Beach1395 Coronado Ave, Long Beach, CA 90804February 3,10 and 11 2024All performances at 7:30 PMGeorge R. Miller, Director (LBO directorial debut)Lucy Yates, Music DirectorAriadne Greif, Soprano ISOLA is a prismatic meditation on time,…
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Music Preview: LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Matthew Kraemer’s Inaugural Season)
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director Matthew Kraemer begins Inaugural Season Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at lpomusic.com or by calling Patron Services at 504-523-6530. Kraemer’s Upcoming Season Highlights Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 7:30 PM Opening Night Matthew Kraemer, Conductor Stacy Garrop: Song of Orpheus Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber…
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Streaming Classical: YUJA WANG, DUDAMEL & LA PHIL (Rachmaninoff’s Four Piano Concertos & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini)
Amazing Performances of Rachmaninoff’s Four Piano Concertos & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Recorded Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall with Yuja Wang are now available streaming for free The Los Angeles Philharmonic today released a free Sound/Stage series — a six-episode online cycle of Rachmaninoff 150, performed by Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel and…
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Recommended Jazz Album: MORE THAN YOU KNOW (Silva & Steini)
A SOOTHING YET UPLIFTING COLLECTION OF STANDARDS IS LOVELY — MORE THAN YOU KNOW Peaceful, lush, lovely, luminous, unhurried, timeless, and distinct, the debut album from Icelandic duo Silva & Steini, More Than You Know is proof of the pure magic in truly inspired song interpretation. Over the course of eight spellbinding tracks, Reykjavík-based musicians…
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Opera Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Pacific Opera Project at The Ford)
THE BARBER OF HOLLYWOOD Last Friday, a beautiful night at The Ford amphitheater in the Cahuenga pass, Pacific Opera Project presented a one-night-only performance of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. As with earlier productions, POP has given The Barber of Seville a decidedly local vibe, relocating the opera’s setting from 17th-century Spain to 1980s glam…
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Music Review: HIAISHI & LA MER (Los Angeles Philharmonic at The Hollywood Bowl)
The sold-out performance at the Hollywood Bowl, led by the multi-talented Joe Hisaishi, was an unforgettable evening that showcased the brilliance of Hisaishi’s compositions and the exceptional talent of the orchestra. As a composer known for his work on numerous film scores, particularly those in collaboration with renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki, Hisaishi brought his distinct…
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Concert Review: BROADWAY ROMANCE (San Diego Symphony at the Rady Shell)
On Friday, August 25th, attendees were treated to Broadway Romance, a delightful evening filled with romantic Broadway melodies at the Rady Shell. Situated in the heart of San Diego, California, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park stands as a cutting-edge open-air concert venue. Nestled within the expansive Embarcadero Marina Park South, it graces the waterfront,…
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Recommended Music: FREE POP-UP CONCERTS (Miller Theatre Fall Season at Columbia University)
Miller Theatre at Columbia UniversitySchool of the Arts announces the fall season of Pop-Up Concerts “Close to the music” takes on new meaning with this friendly, free modern music series with the audience onstage and free drinks at cocktail hour # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #…
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Recommended Album: FYFTY (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Southern by the Grace of God indeed. On October 13, Geffen/UMe Recordings is set to release FYFTY, a 4CD/digital 50th anniversary box set that celebrates the enduring legacy of one of rock & roll’s most pre-eminent bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd. The career-spanning 50 tracks featured on FYFTY represent the best of the best music the band has offered up to its loyal,…
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Music and Concert Review: QUINCY JONES’ 90TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION (Hollywood Bowl)
JONESING FOR JONES For two nights at the Hollywood Bowl, quite an all-star cast paid tribute to arranger-composer-producer Quincy Jones. His 90th birthday actually took place last March 14 but it was a good excuse to celebrate “the Dude’s” musical legacy. Angélique Kidjo Samara Joy, Patti Austin, Jacob Collier Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was born in…
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Music Review: GIANCARLO GUERRERO CONDUCTS MAHLER AND WOLFE (Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood)
REMEMBER THE LADIES The double bill of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major brought two distinct types of pleasure to an appreciative audience at Tanglewood on Friday, July 28. The Boston Symphony Orchestra performed both works; Her Story featured the all-female choral group Lorelei Ensemble. Personable and puissant…
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Music: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER VIRTUOSO: THE POWER OF VIOLIN LESSONS
Whether you’re seeking a new hobby, a means of expression, or a path to the concert stage, the violin is a fascinating instrument with a captivating allure. As an instrument that requires precision and control, it has the potential to foster significant personal growth. This article aims to delve into how violin lessons can help…
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Opera Interview: MAXIMO MARCUSO – TENOR OF THE AMERICAS (Coachella Valley Repertory)
“Music is the unbreakable bridge that unites all nations without frontiers of time and space” – Maximo Marcuso International tenor sensation MAXIMO MARCUSO makes his Coachella Valley Repertory debut this Thursday, July 20 in CVRep’s 2023 Summer Cabaret Series. It will be a rare experience to hear Marcuso’s glorious voice in an intimate venue. Marcuso is the new…
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Concert Reviews: DUDAMEL CONDUCTS RAVEL AND FALLA (Gustavo Dudamel, LA Phil, Hollywood Bowl)
A HELLUVA FALLA There is something different – more beautiful – about the Hollywood Bowl this year. Immediately following the COVID shutdown, the audiences were becoming fairly unruly, including classical concerts. Even at a Joshua Bell concert last year, the crowd was talking, consuming loudly, and applauding throughout Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto whenever Bell would hit…
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Extras | Music: EASY PIANO SONGS FOR BEGINNERS
Anyone can learn to play the piano. It’s a matter of developing proper practice habits and starting with the right songs. While it may be tempting to plunge straight into your favorite piano songs, it’s best to start with easy piano songs for beginners. Easy piano songs give you the opportunity to carefully develop your…
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Opera Concert Review: AN EVENING WITH RENÉE FLEMING (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion)
SUBLIME STORYTELLING IN SONG At the start of this event a voice reminded us to silence our cell phones and to refrain from talking or singing along. Lucky for the crowd I don’t know the lyrics to Penelope, the vocal-theatrical work by composer André Previn and playwright Tom Stoppard. Few would as this is the…
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Opera Review: MADAME BUTTERFLY (SF Opera)
THIS BUTTERFLY FINDS ITS WINGS It’s 1904. US naval officer Lt. Pinkerton (Moisés Salazar) is seeing the world in the name of war and pleasure. When ashore in Nagasaki, Japan, he seeks the best and fairest woman and is offered Cio-Cio-San (Karah Son). Transfixed by her exotic beauty, Pinkerton marries her on sight. She is…
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Music Review: SAMUEL MARIÑO (Camerata Pacifica)
SAMUEL MARIÑO MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH CAMERATA PACIFICA As many more SoCal music lovers are discovering, Camerata Pacifica is a chamber music ensemble based in Santa Barbara that performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino (at the Huntington), and DTLA’s Zipper Hall (at Colburn School). Founded by Adrian Spence in…
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Highly, Highly Recommended Album: RAYMOND SCOTT REIMAGINED (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band & Take 6)
GREAT SCOTT! The label Violinjazz Recordings has digitally released two tracks of Raymond Scott Reimagined (see videos below), an entirely successful new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with musical polymath (and genius arranger, if I may say so) Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band, plus the stunning a capella group Take 6 and The…
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Opera Review: STRANGER LOVE (LA Phil Commission at Walt Disney Concert Hall)
STRANGER LOVE, OR MINIMALIST MELATONIN Composer Dylan Mattingly calls his six-hour Stranger Love an opera in three acts, but it’s more like a set of three distinct pieces: an opera (Act I, 230 minutes), a ballet (Act II, 80 minutes), and an orchestral piece (Act III, 25 minutes). It premiered Saturday May 20, 2023, at…
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