by admin | Mar 5, 2023
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents their Concerts for Fifth Grade, starring the Orange County Youth Symphony led by Music Director Johannes Müller Stosch. And moi? I have the happiest job of all: narrating the program and interacting directly with a... 
by admin | Jan 31, 2023
The Israel Philharmonic makes its first Orange County appearance in 14 years under the baton of its new Music Director Lahav Shani with an all-Prokofiev program, including music from the beloved “Romeo and Juliet” Suites. Join Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano in... 
by Kristi | Feb 12, 2022
Join Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano for UpBeat Live to explore this Esa-Pekka Salonen-led program featuring two exciting premieres. Salonen’s own Fog (a tribute to Frank Gehry) takes as inspiration the Bach E major Prelude from Partita in E (BWV 1006), which was the first... 
by Kristi | Sep 30, 2021
Reimaging Wolfgang’s life through a TV entertainment lens? Could be interesting. I’ve been asked to participate as a music history Special Advisor on an TV project aimed at reimagine Mozart’s life. It’s in development, so I can’t say much... 
by Kristi | Sep 29, 2021
This Week’s Topic – A Tale of Two Opera Composers We will explore the careers of Rossini and Wagner up to 1850 in the context of European opera cultures—French, German, and Italian—of that time. How did these two creative artists get their start in the...