Recent Stories
Voices of Ages
I Cantori di Carmel celebrates 25 years of choral excellence.
Back in the day before instruments took over, there was just one music delivery system: the human voice, the original musical instrument. Multiply the voices by about 30 and you’ve got yourself a force to ...
AM Lefties
The progressive talk-radio battle of Monterey.
AM radio listeners under 65 are rare—except for those who ardently believe that Rush Limbaugh is right. For many of us, AM radio conjures memories of being forced to endure what dad listened to while ...
Winds of Faith
Imani bring a fresh mix of cultures and sounds.
In the classical music world, a group not made up entirely of old white guys is no longer a news flash. Combine that thrust with the long-forgotten concept of a woodwind quintet, however, and you’ll ...
The Singer’s Studio
Opera singer’s singer brings friends together for a public chat.
If you think of opera singers as an elite group who dress up and sing arcane songs in Italian and German, you’re not alone. Carmel singing coach extraordinaire David Gordon is doing everything in his ...
Music in the Valley
Veteran ‘Phantoms’ headline big blues show.
When Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi tour the country doing corporate gigs as the reincarnated Blues Brothers, it isn’t all about the porkpie hats, mutton chops and tight black suits, because backing up the bro’s ...
The Blind Boys of Alabama bring a dose of true religion to Carmel.
Gospel music legends the Blind Boys of Alabama are really clued in to the true meaning of the Christmas season. They don’t care if you come away from the show saved. They just want you ...
Beautiful Noise
The Larks are not just another pretty string quartet.
The Lark Quartet may be easy on the eyes, but don’t let their good looks fool you—the foursome also happens to be composed of very serious musicians unafraid to play music that’s decidedly not pretty. ...
Reed Warrior
Clarinet wunderkind joins St. Petersburg String Quartet in Carmel Saturday.
Picture this: a nine-year-old boy attends an orchestra concert, his first ever. He’s so taken with the experience that he writes a long, heartfelt letter to the conductor about how he’d like to follow in ...
Gay performer Tim Miller visits an intolerant America.
Being queer in America isn’t a crime, but for gay performance artist Tim Miller, it’s getting pretty close. “We have a nut in the White House who wants to amend the Constitution to deny gay ...
El Maestro
Monterey Symphony kicks off its new season by introducing its new director.
Although he doesn’t actually start wielding the baton until January, Max Bragado-Darman, Monterey Symphony’s new music director, is already throwing his weight around the podium. The first order of business: attract a broader audience. To ...
