Dr. Wyant Morton is Professor of Music at California Lutheran University and is in his 31st year as conductor of the Cal Lutheran Choral Ensembles, which includes the Cal Lutheran Choir, Cielo (treble choir), and Areté Vocal Ensemble–a chamber choir he founded...
When Natasha Kislenko sits at the piano on April 15 and 16 to perform two selections by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with New West Symphony, she will be in her element — even if that element is a bit more stress-laden than others. “You can talk for hours on Mozart,”...
There is, says Joshua Ranz, a key to playing Mozart well. It’s called singing. “There is a grace and a nuance to Mozart,” says Josh, principal clarinet for New West Symphony who will perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto during NWS’ “Binging on Mozart” concerts April 15...
Cedric Berry has sung everything from classic opera to modern opera, and sung it well. But regardless of what he’s singing, this Midwest-raised, Los Angeles-based baritone keeps one thought at the front of his mind: Enjoy what you’re doing. “That’s what I share with...
“The orchestra,” declares Mason Bates, “is one of mankind’s greatest creations.” Spoken, you might say, like a true composer of symphonies and operas — a Grammy-winning composer at that. But for Bates, creator of “Philharmonia Fantastique” which will be...
At age 6, Enluis Montes Olivar attended his first concert in his native Venezuela and was immediately enthralled, particularly by the percussion instruments — tympani, cymbals, all of it. But when he was asked, “What instrument would you like to play?”, Enluis...
