Author Archives: Robin McKee Williams

Endless Melody — George Friederich Handel at the Carmel Bach Festival

by Robin McKee Williams
July 23, 2010

On Thursday, July 22, the Carmel Bach Festival presented at Sunset Center an evening of music devoted to George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Under the direction of Andrew Arthur, the evening’s concert showcased superb instrumentalists and some fine ensemble playing by … Continue reading →

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

St. Matthew Passion – Carmel Bach Festival 2010

by Robin McKee Williams
July 19, 2010

On Sunday afternoon we heard Bach’s, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, directed by Maestro Bruno Weill in his farewell season with the Carmel Bach Festival at Sunset Center in Carmel. We heard many fine moments from the orchestra, chorale, youth … Continue reading →

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

Camerata Singers Performs Duruflé Requiem

by Robin McKee Williams
May 15, 2010

The Camerata Singers directed by John Koza presented an evening of choral music at the First United Church in Pacific Grove on Saturday, May 15th. This included many centuries of singing from Ambrosian chant to the Duruflé Requiem. The evening … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: 20th Century, Choral

Soprano Devon Guthrie – Vocal Competition Winner

by Robin McKee Williams
May 14, 2010

On Friday evening, May 14, the Carmel Music Society presented soprano Devon Guthrie, the Grand Prize Winner of the Society’s 2009 Vocal Competition. Guthrie is a young soprano from New York whose training includes a Bachelor of Music degree from … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Competition, Vocal

Chanticleer Christmas Concert at the Mission

by Robin McKee Williams
December 22, 2009

On Monday, December 21, the virtuoso choral group Chanticleer sang their “Chanticleer Christmas” concert at the Carmel Mission. The concert opened with singers entering in a procession down the aisle singing the plainsong Hodie Christus Natus Est. From the first … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral, Vocal ensemble