Yearly Archives: 2011

Chanticleer is a Star in the Heavens

by Reg Huston
December 22, 2011

For those of you living under a rock, or who just think it is too much of a hassle to go out at night, you simply must rethink your respective lives. Especially now, in the season of comfort and joy, … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral, Vocal, Vocal ensemble

Gryphon Trio Does it Again!

by Lyn Bronson
December 3, 2011

Anne Thorp, President of the Carmel Music Society, addressed the audience at the beginning of last night’s concert at All Saints’ Church by the Gryphon Trio and told us that originally a different group of musicians had been scheduled for … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: All Saints' Church, Carmel Music Society, Chamber music, Piano trio

Gershwin & Tchaikovsky Draws Large Audience in Salinas for Monterey Symphony

by Lyn Bronson
November 20, 2011

Julio Bragado-Young & Gillian Murphy With Conductor Max Bragado-Darman at the helm, the Monterey Symphony launched its second concert of the 2011-2012 season last night in the Performing Arts Center at the Steinbeck Institute of Arts and Culture (most of … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano

Santa Cruz Symphony — A Trio of Concertos

by Lyn Bronson
November 14, 2011

Yesterday afternoon at Mello Center in Watsonville we heard Conductor John Larry Granger, after twenty years of inspired service, conducting the second concert in his last season with the Santa Cruz Symphony. With concertos by Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky on … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Santa Cruz Symphony

Paderewski Festival 2011 Gala Concert

by Lyn Bronson
November 13, 2011

By any standard it was a “Gala” occasion! It was the concluding event in the 2011 Paderewski Festival, and we had among us in the Grand Ballroom of the Paso Robles Inn the Consulate General from the Polish Republic, the … Continue reading →