Concert at a new venue in Del Mar starts on shaky ground but ends strong under the baton of Michael Francis, Mainly Mozart's music director
Mainly Mozart concerts have been moveable feasts the past three years, thanks to COVID-19. When the pandemic shut down live performances in March 2020, the Balboa Theatre was no longer a viable venue.
On Wednesday, the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra opened The Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The ensemble had an unlikely partner in this venture, The Belly Up — purveyor of rock and pop music. The concert started shakily with Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Soloists Erin Hannigan and Nathan Olson played gracefully. The 11 strings accompanying them had intonation difficulties in the first movement. The second movement is one of Bach’s most sublime melodies, but the accompaniment was tentative. The playing from all was matter-of-fact.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born 150 years ago on Wednesday. To honor the occasion, Francis conducted the “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.” With even more strings onstage — five of them from the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra — the performance was exquisite. The spatialization of the two different string groups and the solo quartet was readily apparent. San Diegans don’t get to hear much of Vaughan Williams’ orchestral music, so featuring his works on different programs this week is a treat.
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