John Adams’ 'Chairman' doesn’t dance, but Rossini’s 'Stabat Mater' given a good outing
Rather than elicit a visceral reaction with violent music, Song lays out a musical scenario and invites us to observe and think about what we’ve heard/seen.
In Schneider, Song had a valiant proponent, further aided by Malecki and the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus.by John Adams. Malecki and the orchestra never quite found its groove. Malecki’s tempos were sluggish, and all too often patterns that should have crescendoed and diminished were subsumed into the overall texture. The performance was earnest but unfocused, and it would have benefited from more tongue in cheek.
New choral director Arian Khaefi has his work cut out for him. The leadership changes over the last five years and the reduced performing during the pandemic have taken their tolls.
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