Baritone Tyler Duncan & Pianist Erika Switzer to Release New Album 'A LEFT COAST'
by Blair Ingenthron
- May 12, 2023
On Friday, June 23, 2023, baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer will release A Left Coast on Bridge Records. In a heartfelt playlist for their home of British Columbia, Duncan and Switzer share their fondness for the Vancouver communities, geography, and spirit that continue to nourish them as artists....
Festival Opera Presents Bellini's NORMA in July
by Stephi Wild
- June 01, 2022
Walnut Creek's revitalized Festival Opera, led by General Director Zachary Gordin, continues its 31st season with an all-new production of Bellini's Norma, featuring acclaimed singer Shana Blake Hill (she/her) in the title role, directed by Mark Foehringer and conducted by Bryan Nies, with the Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus. ...
2022 Honens International Piano Competition Semifinalists Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 18, 2022
Ten pianists have been chosen to advance to the Semifinals of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition. The pianists (aged 21 to 31) come from seven countries: Austria, Hungary, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, and the United States....