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The composer as performer has rather strong roots in the traditions of western music. J.S. Bach conducted his weekly sacred cantatas in the gallery of Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church; Mozart performed as soloist in his piano concerts that he offered in the salons of Vienna, and virtuoso violinist Paganini amazed concert audiences across Europe with his own brilliant Caprices. So Project BLANK’s Sunday concert of San Diego based composers Xareni “Xa Xa” Lizárraga and Francisco Eme performing their own works at Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan clearly saluted this hallowed tradition of composer-performer. Percussionist Camilo Zamudio opened the program…
It makes sense that several of John Carney’s films have been adapted for the stage. Movies with theatrical renditions, such as “Once” and “Sing Street,” are musical movies in which the songs enhance the narrative and characters.
There really does seem to be a group for everyone. Plenty of people spend time together exploring hobbies such as sports, entertainment, gaming, and birdwatching. A birdwatching group in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is the focus of La Jolla Playhouse’s bighearted staging of the World Premiere comedy-drama, A Black-billed Cuckoo.
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