

One of the finest bands in America’s Finest City, Dixieland Express are regulars at the annual 5-day Dixieland Jazz Festival where,įor over 25 years, visitors from around the world have visited San Diego over Thanksgiving weekend to experience traditional jazz.ĭixieland Express has a well-deserved and enthusiastic following. Took over our stage for a toe-tapping afternoon.

(Click photo to enlarge.)įor Fathers Day 2009, the Dixieland Express The group also cast their instruments aside at the drop of a (Tudor) hat, and burst into six-part vocal harmony. Were among the instruments the group they had in tow. Recorders, viola da gamba, vielle, krummhorns, cornamuse, cornetti, bowed psaltery, mandolin, gemshorns, and rackett, The December 2009 holiday concert featured Courtly Noyse,Ī group inspired by our forebears from the sixteenth century who enjoyed a Sunday afternoon with music, storytelling, and song. The January 2020 concert concert featured the Deuterium Jazz Quartet,Ī group which has been in existence since 2001 and which focuses on classic jazz and original pieces.Įvery performance is new with their jazz, finding new expression to songs that provide lyric quality. In a musical journey through the history of jazz and how it has touched the world-from the advent of swing and the big band era to Latin jazz and the birth of the Bossa Nova,Īnd the ever-evolving Great American Songbook. Performing with internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker were trio members Melonie Grinnell (pianist) and Justin Grinnell (bassist) (Click photo to enlarge.)Īppearing at the January 2022 POYC concert was the Allison Adams Tucker Jazz Trio. The members of the Orvieto Piano Trio met in 2009 during the Orvieto Musica chamber music festival in the Italian town of the same name.Īs happens regularly at such festivals, they found tremendous enjoyment in playing together and sharing musical ideas īut they also made the remarkable realization that three individuals from different corners of the country and at different stages in their careersĬould find the singular passion of playing to have revitalized each other's love of performing to an even higher degree. (Click photo to enlarge.)įebruary 2022 featured the Orvieto Piano Trio. Of the entire spectrum of brass music from classical works to music of other cultures and jazz. This brass quintet, comprised of trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba, returned to our stage with a genre-spanning program from their repertoire The March 2022 POYC concert featured the Westwind Brass Quintet. This eight-member string ensemble, performing on custom acoustically designed violin-family instruments,įrom the 18.5 inch treble to the 7.5 foot contrabass, brings rich sonority to their music, ranging from classical works to rock and jazz. The April 2022 POYC concert featured the Hutchins Consort. The Me Kolme Trio delighted the audience with performances of classical, romantic, and contemporary compositions that showcase theĭelightful tone and texture of the violin/viola, clarinet, and piano trio. The quintet consists of Kay Van Tassell (flute), Mike Gaby (oboe), Bob Barnhart (clarinet), Arnold Barron (bassoon) and Buddy Gibbs (French horn).

We welcomed back this polished ensemble for a performance of classic, modern, and contemporary music written for a quintet consisting of flute, The audience was encouraged to sing and clap along as the SDJMC lent their unique blend of class and schmaltz to this wonderful music!Īppearing at the June 2022 POYC concert was the Grossmont Symphony Woodwind Quintet. In a variety of languages including English, Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew. The award-winning and Billboard-charting San Diego Jewish Men's Choir which presented an afternoon of uplifting Jewish music Leading off the 2022-2023 concert season, the September 2022 POYC concert featured

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Many outstanding performers have appeared at the SRFOL-sponsored "Pleasure of Your Company" series of Sunday music concerts.Ī selection of past performers appears below.Ĭlick on any photo to enlarge it for detailed viewing.įor the best viewing of enlarged photos in your web browser, please enable Javascript or allow blocked content (scripts) to run for this page.
