Eileen Wingard

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the featured soloist at TICO’s opening programs, Thursday evening, November 17 and Saturday evening, November 19. The large audience in the Cohen Social Hall of Tifereth Israel Synagogue included many members of the Church of Latter Day Saints, of

By Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — The Israeli duo, violinist Asi Matathias and pianist Victor Stanislavsky, shone in their recent recital at the Encinitas Library, under the auspices of Virtuosi USA, a concert series sponsored by the Friends of Musical Arts, under the direction of Michael Tseitlin. Matathias and Stanislavsky have performed in San Diego

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — One of the cultural attractions provided by the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest is the plethora of free offerings, which are designed to engage the community. During the three weeks of the festival, there were five open rehearsals at Sherwood Hall; three encounters, at the Athenaeum Music and

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Sounds can evoke memories in the interconnected world of music.  Many recollections came to mind as I listened to the Summerfest concert Tuesday evening, August 23 in Sherwood Hall. This concert included a 7 p.m. Prelude, which featured the Beacon Street Trio performing the Brahms Piano Trio in B

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra’s (TICO’s) June 7 concert featured the music of Leonard Bernstein, the 20th century’s most outstanding American musician. He was not only a great composer, equally versatile writing classical music and Broadway musicals, but he was one of the world’s foremost conductors, a brilliant pianist