Master Chorale Presents a Spectacular “Creation”
Photo by Brian Lawler Wow! Spectacular! Awesome! Heck, I’m going to have to use a thesaurus to find any more superlatives to describe the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale’s…
Susan Cahill’s Artistry Demands a Hearing
Three cheers and more for Festival Mozaic’s 2026 artist in residence, contrabassist (double bass player, bassist—or upright bassist, if you prefer) Susan Cahill. Her recital on April 11 at the…
Marvelous Execution Marks Festival Mozaic Concert
Orion Weiss, Bion Tsang, Scott Yoo I enjoy attending Scott Yoo’s “Notable Insights” and Alyson McLamore’s pre-concert lectures for Festival Mozaic. I may not always agree with them on…
“Anthropology” Concert Energizing from Start to Finish
One of my favorite graduate composition classes was "World Music." This was more accurately (if a bit more awkwardly) named "Introduction to the Field of Ethnomusicology"—the study of the musics…
Bach Week Finale Yields Pathos, Joy, Drama
Saturday, January 24 was a mild, mostly sunny day in San Luis Obispo. It felt to me like a great time to spend an hour or so listening to Baroque…
Festival Mozaic Chamber Concert Dazzles
Wow! They did it again! Festival Mozaic music director Scott Yoo and colleagues dazzled SLO County art music aficionados on December 7 with three chamber works from the Romantic era…
“Bravi!” for Master Chorale’s Songs of Joy
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Thomas Davies led the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, its orchestra, and four soloists in a compelling trio of works from different musical eras: Classical,…
Shao and Friends Demonstrate World-Class Artistry
For her farewell concert as this year’s Festival Mozaic Artist in Residence, cellist Sophie Shao teamed up with pianist Amy I-Lin Cheng and violinist Carmit Zori to take the audience…
A Visually and Musically Stunning “Hansel and Gretel”
In my September interview with Opera SLO director Brian Asher Alhadeff regarding the company’s October production of Hansel and Gretel, I closed by noting “A ginormous gingerbread house and a…
Franco-Cancél Returns for “Hansel and Gretel”
Opera fans in San Luis Obispo who have followed coloratura soprano Alba Franco-Cancél will be pleased to know that she is returning to the area this month to perform in…