Nicholas Jones, professor emeritus at Oberlin College, is a teacher, lecturer, and translator living in the Bay Area. He sings and plays recorder, violin, and viola da gamba in a number of early-music groups. Articles By This Author Review Music of the Sun King Shines Brightly With Paolo Pandolfo and Ensemble Nicholas Jones - March 13, 2018 The viol virtuoso brings French Baroque chamber music to the Bay Area. Review Island City Opera Reveals Two Sides of Rimsky-Korsakov Nicholas Jones - January 22, 2018 A pair of one-act operas range from the restrained to the flamboyant. Review Cappella SF Triumphs Timelessly Nicholas Jones - October 31, 2017 Pitch-perfect performances blend seamlessly in a program spanning the centuries. Review California Bach Society Dazzles With a Shorter Mass and an Expressive Cantata Nicholas Jones - October 24, 2017 Vocalists, orchestra, and conductor are in perfect synch in this intense, spiritual program. Review Passionate Music and Druidic Barbarity Emerge in West Bay Opera’s Norma Nicholas Jones - October 16, 2017 Superb singing and playing transcend lackluster acting and staging in this challenging opera. Review Carmel Bach Festival Catches Fire With “London’s Burning!” Nicholas Jones - July 27, 2017 Samuel Pepys’s diary provides the links for a program of music from 17th-century London. Review A Clever Translation Lifts Pocket Opera’s Die Fledermaus Nicholas Jones - July 17, 2017 Donald Pippin’s rhymed libretto in English brings the opera’s charming lyrics to the fore. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
