Email Author Mary Beth Crain

2006 Stories by Mary Beth Crain

• A Chanticleer Christmas

  published December 14, 2006

  If you’ve never had the extraordinary pleasure of hearing Chanticleer, there’s no better time to remedy that situation than... More >>

• Ciaramella: a Shepherd's Christmas

  published December 7, 2006

  As usual, Chamber Music in Historic Sites is presenting the holiday concert of the season: Ciaramella — an award-winning mixed... More >>

• The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir

  published November 30, 2006

  Conducting an ensemble of 14 clarinetists is, in the words of Margaret Thornhill, “a little like herding cats. Everybody is an... More >>

• The Coronation of Poppea

  published November 23, 2006

  Baroque opera is an acquired taste, but in the case of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, it shouldn’t be too hard to... More >>

• Gidon Kremer and After Bach

  published November 16, 2006

  If you haven’t yet had your Schnittke, Tickmayer or Gubaidulina experience, you’ve got the rare chance to hear those composers by... More >>

• Alan Gampel

  published November 9, 2006

  Anyone who loves museums and music should bow down before Bill Vestal, creator of “Sundays Live,” where you can browse... More >>

• Heat and Light: A Pan-American Music Marathon

  published November 2, 2006

  Trust Jacaranda, that intrepid group of world-class visionaries, to present a truly exciting eight-plus hours of music. Divided into three... More >>

• A Big Week at Disney Hall

  published October 26, 2006

  editor: burkWhen it comes to the best, how do you choose among Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, András Schiff and Joshua Bell? They’re... More >>

• Martini Club Concert

  published October 19, 2006

  I don’t know what it is about martinis, music, Pasadena and groups abbreviated C.P. Cal Phil started it all with its “Music,... More >>

• Brett Dean

  published October 12, 2006

  Multifaceted and always exciting Australian composer/violist Brett Dean appears with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to solo in the U.S. premiere... More >>

• Pamela Z: Wunderkabinet

  published October 5, 2006

  The Museum of Jurassic Technology plus Pamela Z equals this entrancing multimedia opera that “charts the magical journey of one Alice May... More >>

• The Peony Pavilion

  published September 28, 2006

  There probably couldn’t be a better kickoff to UCLA’s Fifth International Theater Festival than the 400-year-old Chinese Opera... More >>

• Paul Calistus Ashley

  published September 21, 2006

  With a concert soprano for a mother, a conductor/composer for a grandfather, a concert violinist for a granduncle and a bunch of brothers who... More >>

• Diva On the Verge

  published September 14, 2006

  Are you afraid of opera? Don’t waste your money on a therapist — just go to Julia Migenes’ Diva on the Verge. Migenes... More >>

• La Traviata/ Don Carlo

  published September 7, 2006

  L.A. Opera’s 2006-2007 season gets off to a roaring start with a double scoop of Verdi: back-to-back productions of Traviata and... More >>

• Sergio and Odair Assad

  published August 31, 2006

  If you’ve never seen Sergio and Odair Assad, you’ve been missing some of the most exciting finger picking ever to come from two... More >>

• Sound at the Schindler House

  published August 24, 2006

  This weekend the Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound celebrates the 50th anniversary of Louis and Bebe... More >>

• Vintage Evenings at the Ford: Christopher O'Riley

  published August 17, 2006

  Christopher O’Riley is one of those pianists who just brightens up classical music, along with your day. You may know him as the amusing,... More >>

• Thibaudet Plays Liszt

  published August 10, 2006

  Jean-Yves Thibaudet loves fast cars, Erik Satie, Duke Ellington and anything else pertinent to the life of a well-rounded pianist. A favorite... More >>

• Two Hahns Under the Stars

  published August 3, 2006

  This week, in an odd coincidence, Los Angeles hosts two brilliant young violin virtuosos by the name of Hahn, in two outdoor concerts. And... More >>

• Bassiona Amorosa

  published July 20, 2006

  One string bass is enough of an experience, but six all at once? Welcome to Bassiona Amorosa, a sextet of brilliant young virtuosi from Munich... More >>

• Southwest Chamber Music at the Huntington

  published July 6, 2006

  There are few summer music events more charming than Southwest Chamber Music’s outdoor series at the Huntington Library, Art Collections... More >>

• Grendel

  published June 8, 2006

  If you remember your Beowulf, Grendel was the big, bad monster who ate Danes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and terrorized good... More >>

• Naked Magicians and Funny Liberals

  published June 1, 2006

  FRIDAY, June 2They’re promising “full-frontal wizardry,” which could be just a gimmicky way of describing any... More >>

• The Los Angeles Children's Chorus 20th Anniversary Concert

  published June 1, 2006

  The original members of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus would have kids of their own by now. Considered one of the country’s... More >>