MARY POPPINS AND THE LIAR OPEN THIS WEEK
POPPINS on the Cabrillo Stage. THE LIAR at UCSC’s Stanley-Sinsheimer Glen. Click our CALENDAR, or, for Poppins on the ad, left.
ARTS & CRAFTS THEATREFEST
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 10am-6pm, Custom House Plaza, Monterey. Raises funds for PacRep Theatre. Click HERE
HARPSICHORDIST ALAN CURTIS DIES AT 80
THE GIANT IN Baroque scholarship, conducting and recording obscure baroque operas was harpsichord teacher to Linda Burman-Hall and appeared in her music festival, later named Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, in the late 1970s. Click HERE
DAVID GORDON VIDEO
GORDON describes the upcoming Bach Festival Friday Main concert. Click HERE
LEONARDO’S ‘PIANO’ AT LONG LAST
‘WACKY’ INSTRUMENT combines harpsichord, organ and cello, with an action of hammers and wheels, finally built. Click HERE
MISOPHONIA, THE HATRED OF CERTAIN SOUNDS
FINGERNAILS ON A CHALKBOARD? Click HERE
BACH FESTIVAL GENERAL MANAGER RETIRES
ELIZABETH PASQUINELLI served as GM for 25 years. I first got to know Elizabeth 
under trying circumstances. In 1981, she was the new Executive Director of the Monterey Symphony and for eight years I had been running their In-School program that visited all the public elementary schools in Monterey County. I was also the new music critic at the Monterey Herald. My review of a Symphony concert set off a scandal. As a result the Symphony cut me loose and Elizabeth inherited a huge new and, to her, unexpected responsibility. She was not happy with me. But, as ever, she took it on and made it continue during her watch. To this day, I consider her a good friend; we’ve had many personal and private conversations on topics of mutual interest outside of the day-to-day. I applaud her dedication and discipline, but even more her unflagging optimism and ‘can do’ spirit.
PERFORMING ARTS PEOPLE
TOM LEHRER, Living Legend, Santa Cruz resident and irreverent songwriter. Click HERE
FRESH PERFORMANCE CRITIQUES
BACH FESTIVAL opening weekend. Click HERE
PAPER WING’s Pan. Click HERE
Scott MacClelland, editor