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Overlapping Halos invite listeners to immerse in the quiet grace of living poetry.
Arts & Culture

Overlapping Halos invite listeners to immerse in the quiet grace of living poetry.

  • Ava Homa
  • May 17, 2025

When I meet Penny Vieregge, I am struck by the 97-year-old woman living alone in a cottage in Big Sur, reciting work by Hafiz, the same 14th-c…

Monterey Symphony wraps its season with the premiere of a concerto exploring the region’s Indigenous history.
Music

Monterey Symphony wraps its season with the premiere of a concerto exploring the region’s Indigenous history.

  • Paul Fried
  • May 18, 2023

Born out of an intimate musical and philosophical friendship between composer and soloist, Monterey Symphony music director Jayce Ogren will o…

The Monterey Symphony emerges from the pandemic with a new season and a unique composition project.
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The Monterey Symphony emerges from the pandemic with a new season and a unique composition project.

  • Paul Fried
  • Nov 24, 2022

With a new music director/conductor and the beginning of a new season just launched, there is plenty of forward-thinking energy at the Montere…

Overlapping Halos offers a unique experience of poetry, sound and performance.
Arts & Culture

Overlapping Halos offers a unique experience of poetry, sound and performance.

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Aug 18, 2022

If you’re lucky enough to be invited to tea under Penny Vieregge’s Pfeiffer Canyon plum tree, you’re likely to be offered a Hafiz. If you run …

The duo Fire & Grace has not stopped, and releases a new album this week.
Music

The duo Fire & Grace has not stopped, and releases a new album this week.

  • Paul Fried
  • Aug 22, 2021

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Northern California wildfires and amid the devastation of a global pandemic, popular fusion duo Fi…

Bach Festival's final prelim concert booms, bodes well for 2016 edition.
Music

Bach Festival's final prelim concert booms, bodes well for 2016 edition.

  • Paul Fried
  • Jul 14, 2016

The first actual concert of the pre-event lead-up to Saturday night’s opening of the 2016 Carmel Bach Festival is now officially in the books …

A youthful violinist brings a popstar energy to Bach Fest.
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A youthful violinist brings a popstar energy to Bach Fest.

  • Paul Fried
  • Jul 14, 2016

Far removed from the footlights of the concert stages he so often frequents, violinist Edwin Huizinga is driving along a narrow road in the hi…

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