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Samson and Delilah: The Production – and Passion – of a Grand Opera
Epic passion, massive sets, bravura arias, large choral numbers and the famous “Bacchanale” dance. It’s all preparing to unfold this Saturday, February 16 when San Diego Opera’s production of Camille...
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Make Room on the Award Shelves!
It’s time to make some room on our award shelves! We’re happy to report that a whopping five UCSD-TV programs have been honored with awards for excellence. Gold is the metal of honor when it comes to...
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Why We Make Music
Is it possible to define music? What is its utility? What needs does it serve? Does it have survival value? Is it biologically necessary? Are humans inherently musical? In the second installment of the...
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March News & Highlights
Sign up to receive UCSD-TV News and Highlights by e-mail: Featured This Month Program Highlights New to Video On-Demand FEATURED THIS MONTH A Musical Month From perspectives on what makes music musical...
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Bronze Bling for UCSD-TV
We needed needed a little more bling around here! After a terrific showing at the Aurora Awards, UCSD-TV is adding to its 2013 tally with two bronze Telly Awards. “Building It Better:...
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Who’s Behind That ‘Murder in the Cathedral?’
This week, San Diego Opera is busy is preparing for a murder, set to take place Saturday night when their production of Ildebrando Pizzetti’s “Murder in the Cathedral” takes the stage. Based upon the...
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Pianist Cecil Lytle Presents Beethoven
Renowned pianist and educator Cecile Lytle has been delighting audiences with his annual Rebecca E. Lytle Memorial Scholarship Concerts for 19 years, with proceeds benefiting deserving students from...
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April News & Highlights
Sign up to receive UCSD-TV News and Highlights by e-mail: Featured This Month Program Highlights New to Video On-Demand FEATURED THIS MONTH An Evening with Poet Billy Collins Don’t miss this chance to...
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Indulge in ‘Aida’
Verdi’s evergreen favorite “Aida” returns to San Diego Opera this weekend in a production designed by fashion icon Zandra Rhodes. Get a look behind the scenes as cast and crew prepare to mount the...
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Lear on the 2nd Floor
Composer Anthony Davis presents a modern take on Shakespeare’s classic, King Lear. Lear on the 2nd Floor tells the story of Nora Lear, a neuroscience researcher suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s....
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Jazz Camp 2013- Finale Concert Highlights
Looking for a way to send your summer off with a musical kick? UCSD-TV is here to help. Take one listen to our Jazz Camp finale concert and your toes will be ready to tap right into the fall. Students...
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It’s SummerFest Season!
Summer wouldn’t be the same without La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest! Every year La Jolla Music Society orchestrates three weeks of chamber music concerts with world famous musicians who not only...
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The Elixir of Love – San Diego OperaTalk!
In this episode of OperaTalk, Dr. Nicolas Reveles discusses Gaetano Donizetti’s comedic opera “The Elixir of Love” or ”L’elisir d’amore,” in which a con artist convinces villagers that a bottle of wine...
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La Jolla Music Society SummerFest: Musical Crossroads
Enjoy the last moments of Summer with UCSD-TV’s coverage of this year’s La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest! UCSD-TV has been filming this annual three week festival of chamber music since 1999 and...
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Jazz Camp 2014 – Finale Concert Highlights
What is jazz? The late great Stan Getz described jazz thusly: “It’s like a language. You learn the alphabet, which are the scales. You learn sentences, which are the chords. And then you talk...
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A Good Tune – SummerFest 2014
In past seasons the SummerFest programs aired on UCSD-TV tended to the eclectic, mixing different styles, eras and composers broadly representative of the chamber music genre. This year, we’re focusing...
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The Rhythm of the 20th Century
It’s been said that jazz is one of America’s most significant and lasting cultural exports. The style that became known as jazz originated in New Orleans in the late 19th century, and grew rapidly in...
View ArticleLa Jolla Symphony & Chorus: The Lovers
When Dr. David Chase assumed leadership of the La Jolla Symphony Chorus in 1973, it consisted of 60 members. Over the succeeding years, Dr. Chase grew the chorus to 130 voices while expanding the...
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Contributed by John Menier In his remarks from the podium, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Conductor Steven Schick notes that the 2017 edition of the “Young People’s Concert” features music by two...
View ArticleJazz Rules the World
Contributed by John Menier F. Scott Fitzgerald famously called the 1920s the “Jazz Age,” and recent inventions such as radio and phonograph records helped to spread the popularity of two...
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