By Lyn Bronson

Halida Dinova

Returning once again to Cabrillo College’s Distinguished Artist Series, pianist Halida Dinova proved, if indeed we needed proof, that she is a full fledged virtuoso pianist capable of the widest range of dynamic and poetic expression, and equally at home in a wide variety of musical styles.

Last night we had an added bonus, the premiere of a new work by Santa Cruz composer Josef Sekon entitled “Dodedafonically.” This work is based on a poem written by Brazilian poet, Maria Davico, who is married to the composer and was present on stage before the performance to read the poem in its original Portuguese.

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