Reviews

David Bratman - May 8, 2018

The oratorio comes together with excellent soloists and choral contributions.

Joe Cadagin - May 8, 2018

Composer Martin Matalon’s score for a 1919 silent film comedy isn’t meant as underscoring, and that’s part of the problem.

Andrew Gilbert - May 8, 2018

A band dedicated to the legacy of the under-recognized jazz great Mary Lou Williams delivers showstoppers with ease.

Nicholas Jones - May 8, 2018

A fascinating concert of seldom-heard music reflects on the Europe of a century ago.

Steve Osborn - May 8, 2018

The Santa Rosa Symphony’s music director bows out with a strong reading of Mahler’s epic Ninth.

Tysen Dauer - May 8, 2018

Volti Vocal Ensemble breathes life into the works of four living composers.

Roger Wallace - May 7, 2018

Composer-in-residence Katherine Balch’s world premiere and Haochen Zhang’s pianism raised the stakes.

Steven Winn - May 7, 2018

Brahms’s colossal Violin Concerto is bookended with bombastic works by Prokofiev and Andrew Norman.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 6, 2018

John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.

Steven Winn - May 5, 2018

Foot-stomping, exuberant, and unabashedly sentimental, Jordi Savall’s latest musical tour is still about sensitive, extraordinary performances.