Catina DeLuna & Lado B Brazilian Project
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CABrazilian pianist, vocalist, composer and voice actress Catina DeLuna has enjoyed a successful and varied musical career since beginning to play the piano and sing at a young age. After completing a B.A. in Brazilian Popular Music at the prestigious UNICAMP University in São Paulo, she founded two award winning groups: the vocal group Arirê, […]
Jazz Legend Diane Schuur
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CAA leading vocalist in contemporary jazz, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Nicknamed “Deedles” as a child (her mother’s endearment), Tacoma-born Schuur grew up steeped in traditional American jazz, courtesy of her parents’ formidable record collection with ample LPs by Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington. Dinah Washington is often listed as Schuur’s major vocal […]
Judy Collins: Big Hits & Spellbound
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CACultural Icon Curates Night Of Songs From Milestone Album Of Originals and Hits from her 61-year Career. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins is offering a once in a lifetime peek into her creative and personal continuums with the newly-announced concert series, Big Hits & Spellbound. This special long-form concert series features music themed around favorites from her six-decade […]
Maria Schneider Orchestra Presents “Data Lords”
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CAMaria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, imaginative, revelatory, riveting, daring, and beyond categorization.” Blurring the lines between genres, her varied commissioners stretch from Jazz at Lincoln Center, to The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, to the American Dance Festival, and include collaboration with David Bowie. She is among a […]
