The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) presents its fourth concert of the 58th season, “Angle of Repose,” which was inspired by Wallace Stegner’s 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.
The March 16-17 concert, titled “Repeat/Move On,” will provide a spectrum of music from the 20th century — from minimalism to rock- infused experimentalism.
The La Jolla Community Center hosted “A Night with the Opera Singing Chef” Elizabeth Podsiado as both a fundraiser for the center and Podsiado’s birthday celebration on Feb. 15, 2013. Guests sampled a variety of food, soups and wine, while folk songs and opera selections were performed by Podsiado, Alexis Alfaro, Marilyn Anderson, Patrick Anderson and Pandeli Lazaridi. Podsiado also holds weekly soup-cooking classes at the center.
Now in its 25th year, Mainly Mozart has expanded to two months of musical delights, featuring a range of composers.
La Jolla Country Day fourth-grader, Ursula Hardianto, 9, loves to perform. She plays the classics on piano so beautifully that in March and April she will get to do so at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
“Lear on the Second Floor,” a chamber opera by Anthony Davis (with libretto by Allan Havis) will premiere 7 p.m. March 6, 8, 9 at UC San Diego’s Conrad Prebys Music Center.
The Social Service League of La Jolla will present a series of three Sunday Afternoon Musicales in the Darlington House Living Room, 7441 Olivetas Ave.
The Mary James Concert at La Jolla Presbyterian Church scheduled for Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 4 p.m. has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 4 p.m.
Mary reports that she is so sorry to do this, but alas she has the flu.
This is only the second concert in 12 years that Mary has cancelled. The first concert was last week when she first came down with the flu.
Jazz returns to the music room of the Athenaeum for the library’s annual winter series at 1008 Wall St. Since seating is limited, early reservations are suggested.
If you haven’t experienced ArtPower yet, February would be a fine time to start. What is ArtPower? It’s a program at UCSD designed to pump up cultural life on campus and in the community by presenting exciting performances from around the world. Innovative dance companies and hip combos of classical, jazz, and roots musicians are the norm here, and there are many opportunities to interact with the artists at intermissions.
The La Jolla Village Merchants Association cancelled the outdoor performances scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25 for Haute La Jolla Nights.
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