Author Archives: Reg Huston

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 – Christmas in July.

by Reg Huston
July 19, 2009

The Carmel Bach Festival’s Sunday afternoon concert featuring movements from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and works by Mendelssohn and Brahms will be difficult for me to review. Let me start with the good things: Mendelssohn and Brahms. The performances of Psalm … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Bach Festival, Choral, Youth

Opening Night at the Carmel Bach Festival – An Extraordinary Concert!

by Reg Huston
July 18, 2009

It goes without saying that the Carmel Bach Festival enjoys a reputation for first-rate programs and performances. On Friday evening, Haydn’s Creation in Carmel’s Sunset Center Theater continued that legacy with a superb, world-class presentation. Praises must be showered upon … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Choral, Orchestral

Camerata Singers Continue to Impress

by Reg Huston
May 15, 2009

It’s nice to go to a concert and know ahead of time that you will not be disappointed. This is the continuing legacy that the Camerata Singers, led by John Koza, has built for itself since its inception in 1980 … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral

I Cantori di Carmel Pleases Once Again

by Reg Huston
May 2, 2009

Since 1981, Sal Ferrantelli’s I Cantori di Carmel has provided Monterey County with superlative choral concerts that have filled our lives with season after season of beautiful and exciting music. Twenty-seven years is a long time to do anything, really, … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral