Catherine Getches

Catherine Getches is Managing Editor of San Francisco Classical Voice. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, and others. She received her Masters in Journalism from Columbia University and Bachelors from Kenyon College.

Articles By This Author

Catherine Getches - April 15, 2014
Poster calls for fighting the company's closure plan
Poster calls for fighting the company's closure plan

After several weeks of heated discussion and a

Catherine Getches - March 12, 2012

Songs by guitarist Trey Anastasio experience new life in an amazing space, backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Catherine Getches - November 21, 2011

It's time to re-think how we listen to music, together, now that the experience of sharing music has drastically shifted.

Catherine Getches - June 16, 2009
“It is somewhat unexpected when a small company like Festival Opera takes on a very grand opera like Turandot. The size of the piece and the enormous role of the chorus make it a challenge,” says Artistic Director Michael Morgan.
Catherine Getches - April 14, 2009
Krystian Zimerman

Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman is known for his technical polish, recently seen here

Catherine Getches - March 31, 2009
Krystian Zimerman

Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman is known for his technical polish, recently seen here

Catherine Getches - March 11, 2009
The Catacoustic Consort delves into an intriguing era in musical history with music of the French Baroque for the rare pardessus de viole, a hybrid that blends violin and viola da gamba. While the viola da gamba first appeared around 1480 in Italy, the pardessus did not appear until the early 1700s in France, when it became a staple of Versailles heyday.
Catherine Getches - March 2, 2009
In a concert titled "Ye Sacred Muses — Music of the Chapel Royal" the choral group Clerestory gets back to its cathedral roots and music that inspired the ensemble's name. On the program are lesser-known a cappella works by Purcell, Byrd, Tallis, and Handel, side by side with a few compliations devoted to great Queens, and more familiar works by other greats (composers, that is).