April is full of cool — not cruel — stuff to do

Posted on April 3, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

Long before Madonna was the most famous American in self-imposed exile in the UK, another noteworthy American-turned-Brit wrote some unkind words about April (or at least that’s what the Thunder said). Whatever. Don’t believe the hype — April is a kick-ass month, and this one in particular is full of all kinds of stuff … Continue reading →

All Reviews / Los Angeles Master Chorale / Music News & Info: Classical / Reviews 2011/2012

Excellent again: LA Master Chorale shines in Bach’s St. John Passion

Posted on April 2, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

I don’t remember the last time I heard the Los Angeles Master Chorale have a less-than-impressive performance, let alone a bad day. It’s had to happen; the group is only human, after all. The Master Chorale has a long and distinguished history, but ever since Grant Gershon took over as Music Director in 2001, its … Continue reading →

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A worthwhile Wednesday: “Spring Recital 2012” by Radu Pieptea and Bryan Pezzone

Posted on April 1, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

One of the benefits of living in a “big city” is that arts and entertainment options are relatively frequent and easy to come by. This provides both opportunities and challenges to both audiences and performers. For audiences: how do you choose to spend your valuable time and money? For performers: how do you break through … Continue reading →

Music News & Info: Classical / Other classical music concerts and recitals (in So Cal and beyond)

Save Powell Hall — the video

Posted on March 30, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

See for yourself what the St. Louis Symphony is up against. . . .The horror. The horror. Do your part today to help Save Powell Hall. Continue reading →

All Reviews / Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Music News & Info: Classical / Reviews 2011/2012

Interest earned: LACO’s “Sound Investment” with Timothy Andres pays off handsomely

Posted on March 26, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

Timothy “Timo” Andres was a busy man about Los Angeles this past week. Thursday night, he played Sorbet, his solo piano palate-cleanser, as part of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Westside Connections” series. Friday night and Saturday afternoon, he joined wild Up’s concerts highlighting younger composers and, as they described it, “the music of right … Continue reading →

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Yummilicious: Jonathan Gold sets the table for LACO’s musical sampler

Posted on March 25, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

The good folks at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra have no qualms about taking non-standard approaches to building concert programs. Case in point: their annual “Westside Connections” series of three events curated by Margaret Batjer, LACO concertmaster, attempting to link music to the designated topic-of-the-year. This year’s edition looks for links between music and food. Each concert invites a different … Continue reading →

Music News & Info: Classical / Other classical music concerts and recitals (in So Cal and beyond)

Save Powell Hall

Posted on March 23, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

The St. Louis Symphony implores you: Save Powell Hall. You have until April 14th. Do it now, before it’s too late. . . . If you have no idea what I’m talking about, click HERE. Has there ever been a better, more clever campaign by any orchestra? No. No, there hasn’t. Kudos to the SLSO. … Continue reading →

Humor

Public service announcement: Actor’s Rags to Sequins Eurovision Dream (A.R.S.E.D.)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

“Every three seconds, someone in the world is cast in the musical, Les Miserables. They believe they will dream the dream, but instead, are living a nightmare. . . .” Continue reading →

Music News & Info: Classical

Better uses of my time

Posted on March 19, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • 1 Comment

Many of my esteemed fellow bloggers — including, but not limited to, Lisa at Iron Tongue of Midnight and Brian at Out West Arts, just to name a couple — have taken Spring for Music to task for their little contest. Good for them. I was going to refrain from any comment whatsoever because I barely have time to write/blog about things … Continue reading →

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Friends and neighbors: the first two Piatigorsky Cello Festival concerts by the LA Phil

Posted on March 18, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

It’s been a while since Neeme Jarvi has stood on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s podium. The last time he led them downtown was at the end of the 1988/89 winter season, when he was tapped to replace Andre Previn who had withdrawn on short notice with an injury after having resigned as Music Director just … Continue reading →

All Reviews / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Music News & Info: Classical / Other classical music concerts and recitals (in So Cal and beyond) / Reviews 2011/2012

Absurdity for all ages: Long Beach Opera and LA Phil’s Toyota Symphonies for Youth

Posted on March 15, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

At first blush, a matinee at Long Beach Opera (LBO) would seem to have little in common with one of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Toyota Symphonies for Youth (TSFY) educational concerts. If you knew that one had programmed a double-bill of surrealist operas by Poulenc (The Breasts of Tiresias) and Martinů (Tears of a Knife), while the … Continue reading →

Music News & Info: Classical

Verdi and video games

Posted on March 8, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

Thanks to the iPod touch game, “N.O.V.A. 2” by Gameloft, CKDH Jr. has a new favorite piece of classical music: The “Dies Irae” from Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. We have a recording of the Requiem by Fritz Reiner conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, and the “Dies Irae” is now on constant repeat. Nothing like hearing it cranked up … Continue reading →

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The future looks bright: Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and American Youth Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Posted on March 6, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • 1 Comment

The fact that the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) is excellent should not be news. They’ve had many opportunities to impress when performing with the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, most recently as part of the massive choir for Mahler’s Eighth Symphony. That said, they don’t usually get a chance to show off on … Continue reading →

Drink / Mixology / Spirits

“Sun Also Rises” at MB Post

Posted on March 2, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

I cannot eat often enough at Manhattan Beach Post. In less than a year, it has gone from South Bay newcomer to So Cal institution. The most recent of their many noteworthy accolades was the announcement that Chef David LeFevre and his very popular “social house” are up for two 2012 James Beard Awards (“Best Chef, Pacific” and … Continue reading →

Food / Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Music News & Info: Classical / Pacific Symphony

A March full of music

Posted on March 1, 2012 by CK Dexter Haven • Leave a comment

A smattering of musical stuff to check out over the next 31 days . . . Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Westside Connections” Margaret Batjer, LACO’s Concertmaster, curates this novel combination of food-themed music and discussion about gastronamy and the culinary arts. The first of three presentations is tonight and features LACO musicians being joined by … Continue reading →

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