Carlsbad Music Festival
Peter Gach, a professor of music at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif., plays “In C” on the accordion at the Village Faire Shopping Center in Carlsbad. About 15 musicians joined him to play the 40-minute Terry Riley composition in the open-air courtyard as part of the three-day Carlsbad Music Festival in the north San Diego County coastal city. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The audience expresses its appreciation at the conclusion of a free, open-air concert Saturday during the Carldbad Music Festival. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A coffee shop customer at the Village Faire Shopping Center in Carlsbad listens to the piece “In C” performed in the courtyard. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Drew Allen, a doctoral student from
Strolling musicians play “In C” Saturday at the eighth annual Carlsbad Music Festival. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Vocalist Shara Worden performs the song cycle “Penelope” Saturday at the Carlsbad Village Theatre. The cycle of 14 songs by Sarah Kirkland Snider and sung with a chamber orchestra is about a woman’s husband who returns from war after a 20-year absence. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Canadian pianist Vicky Chow plays in the Carlsbad Village Theatre. She performed eclectic interpretations of classical and contemporary music. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
