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RE-IMAGININGS – Santa Cruz Chamber Players at Christ Lutheran Church of Aptos

Bach’s great harpsichord masterpiece, the “Goldberg Variations,” transcribed for string trio? – This was the first piece on one of the most special musical programs of the season. It brought together...

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Santa Cruz Chamber Players: The Garden, at Night

Lars Johannesson “Fools hurry, clever ones wait, wise ones walk in the garden”  -- Rilke What musical experience do you imagine with the latest Santa Cruz Chamber Player’s concert title “The Garden,...

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Philip Glass at Villa Montalvo

On Saturday, April 7, I had the unpleasant experience of hearing pianist/composer Philip Glass perform a solo recital of his own music at the Montalvo Center for the Performing Arts Carriage House in...

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Soaring Spirits Choral Project at Holy Cross Church Saturday, April 28, 2012

San Jose Choral Project The performance on Saturday evening at Holy Cross Church by the San Jose Choral Project can only be described in superlatives – transporting, sublime, transcendental.The...

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Baritone Eugene Villanueva – Destined for Greatness!

A small, highly select gathering of music lovers had the rare opportunity to experience an evening of Art Song masterfully rendered by San Francisco Opera baritone, Eugene Villanueva and pianist John...

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San Francisco Great Performer Series – Pianist Evgeny Kissin

“Kissin performs Schubert!” The mere thought seems an oxymoron to my mind, although  one that definitely attracted my attention. Evgeny Kissin, has been subject to censure by self-proclaimed more...

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The Art of Sound: Chiaroscuro – The San Jose Choral Project

  Just as there is no instrument more beautiful than the human voice — to which all other instruments aspire — so also at its best, there is no finer instrument than a chorus of voices, united, finely...

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“Music In May” Soars with Eloquence and Passion

The 8th annual “Music in May” weekend of chamber music at Peace Church, performing to a near capacity audience, opened with a program of some of the finest music making of the year. The program opened...

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Music in May Festival, Evening Two —“A Connoisseur’s Musical Indulgence”

After the triumph of the first Friday evening’s program, there are hardly enough superlatives left to describe Saturday’s fare. The first thing I noticed which says a lot is that most of the patrons...

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Pianist, Garrick Ohlsson part of the distinguished Artists series at Peace...

With the rich, full-bodied opening chords played by pianist, Garrick Ohlsson at Peace United Church in Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon, September 30, we were hearing an all Brahms recital demanding...

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