Jeff Dunn

Jeff Dunn is a freelance critic with a B.A. in music and a Ph.D. in geologic education. A composer of piano and vocal music, he is a member of the National Association of Composers, USA, a former president of Composers, Inc., and has served on the Board of New Music Bay Area. 

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Jeff Dunn - March 29, 2012

There is plenty of drama in this program for Welser-Möst’s operatic experience to shine.

Jeff Dunn - March 26, 2012

A well-planned program of chamber music presents works both new and time-tested, plus a few attractive incidentals.

Jeff Dunn - March 20, 2012

With songs and a bang, the S.F. Symphony performs challenging works with true glory.

Jeff Dunn - March 17, 2012

Pairs of contrasting works illustrated 20th-century extremes and 21st-century frontiers of orchestration at the Mavericks Festival were brilliantly juxtaposed and together made for a wonderful concert.

Jeff Dunn - March 5, 2012

Two long nights at a new-music festival prove to be a trial, leavened by a couple of wake-up works.

Jeff Dunn - February 17, 2012

A superprolific Armenian-American composer said that ideas “persecute him,” causing him to write every day. This CD offers a range of his works, with their high-quality tunes and, in one work, effective drama.

Jeff Dunn - February 15, 2012

For the purest maverickism, attend the second concert honoring four rule-breakers and featuring top-notch artists.

Jeff Dunn - February 12, 2012

Ensemble Paralléle's production of John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby, newly trimmed and reorchestrated with the help of Jacques Desjardins, is a triumph of improvement over previous productions.

Jeff Dunn - February 10, 2012

The S.F. Symphony's concert entirely devoted to Bruckner’s massive Fifth Symphony, offered a time-bending experience for those utterly engaged by the work.

Jeff Dunn - February 3, 2012

Herbert Blomstedt leads the Symphony in what many believe is his signature piece, Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony.