Monthly Archives: February 2012

Calefax Reed Quintet at Sunset Center

  Calefax Reed Quintet Whenever you hear a concert by a quintet of wind instruments, you can be sure you are going to hear a lot of transcriptions, for there is unlikely to be much original music written for the … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Woodwinds


Monterey Symphony – “Arabian Nights”

Soprano, Ekaterina Semenchuk “Arabian Nights” was the theme of the Monterey Symphony’s February series of concerts, and for those of us who attended the Sunday afternoon concert at Sunset Center in Carmel, it was an exotic trip back in time … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Monterey Symphony, Vocal


Astrid Schween and Randall Hodgkinson in a Cello & Piano Recital

  Randall Hodgkinson & Astrid Schween Often concert programs give us a full spectrum of musical styles. We hear something from the Baroque, followed by a nod of the hat to the Viennese classical period, something in the 19th century … Continue reading

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


Hans Boepple Piano Master Class at Sunset Center

Erin Seo On Sunday afternoon the Carmel Music Society’s President Anne Thorp introduced distinguished pianist Hans Boepple, who was presiding over a piano master class backstage at Sunset Center in Carmel. Local teachers had been invited to recommend one of … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Master class, Piano


Sara Davis Buechner in Recital at Cabrillo College

How often do you attend a piano recital and discover that most of the program is unfamiliar? Well, that’s exactly what happened on “Super Bowl Sunday” when the Distinguished Artists Concert and Lecture Series presented pianist Sara Davis Buechner in … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Cabrillo College, Piano