Monthly Archives: July 2009

Carmel Bach Festival – Final Session of the Adams Vocal Master Class

by Lyn Bronson
July 31, 2009

Winding up the series of Adams Vocal Master Classes, David Gordon was back at the helm for the final session. Gordon led off by reminding the audience that on Saturday, August 1, at 1:30 pm in Sunset Center Theater, there … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Bach Festival, Master class

Carmel Bach Festival – Well Tempered Keyboardists

by Lyn Bronson
July 31, 2009

It was a beautiful sight! On the stage of Sunset Center was a glorious array of magnificent looking keyboard instruments — most of them were museum quality reproductions of Flemish, French, German and other European instruments from the seventeenth, eighteenth … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Bach Festival, Harpsichord, Piano

Carmel Bach Festival – The Four Seasons

by Lyn Bronson
July 24, 2009

Andrew Arthur The Carmel Bach Festival’s Thursday evening concert, “The Four Seasons of Vivaldi” was quite a show. One of the first things we noticed while sitting and waiting for the concert to begin was several white sheets hanging out … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Strings, Violin

Carmel Bach Festival Plays Haydn – Both Win!

by Reg Huston
July 22, 2009

It wasn’t actually “Haydn’s Greatest Hits,”  but it was a great hit nevertheless. Bruno Weil and the Festival Orchestra were at their elegant best, and the Chorale, aided by the Youth Chorus, was flawless, once again under the master work … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Bach Festival, Choral, Classical Era, Orchestral, Piano, Vocal

Carmel Bach Festival – Monday Main Concert

by Lyn Bronson
July 21, 2009

The “Monday Main Concert” was a “Libby” evening at the Carmel Bach Festival as Elizabeth Wallfisch, concertmaster and director, conducted members of the Festival Strings in an program of masterpieces by Bach and Mendelssohn. The first work we heard during … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Chamber music, Strings, Violin