And they'll be joined by some solo choral singers, as well as the San Diego Master Chorale. And it's structured in this Venezuelan style. S3: The pieces inspired by this mythic poem about a man who gets into a singing contest with the devil. And this right here is Estévez Cantata Criolla, which was written in 1954. S3: There's Evancho, Castellanos and Antonio Estévez. The San Diego Symphony is doing a special concert this weekend at the Shell to close out their current season, and it involves Venezuelan folklore and some visual elements like costumes, video, light and film. S1: And finally, here's a different musical performance. And this play opens tonight at Diversionary and Previews, and it will be on stage through June 18th. This is by playwright Jeff Witty, who's famous for Avenue Q. It's basically about a royal family that has to try and counteract this prophecy of doom. So some chivalric literature from the 16th century. And in this case, it's the late 70s and 80s band The Go-Go's, and it's an adaptation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia. So instead of like original songs that the characters kind of sing to tell the story, they use existing songs like Popular music. S3: Yeah, it's called Head Over Heels, and it's what's known as a jukebox musical. S1: Diversionary Theatre's latest play has music from the pop band The Go-Go's, combined with a story that's centuries old. They have staggered shows at Queen Bees and seven Grand. And you can also get $10 tickets to the Friday preview night. Advance tickets for the North Park Music Festival are $45 each day, which makes the two day pass a pretty good deal at $60. This one is called Your Phone's Off the Hook, but you're not driving to. So some of those big iconic San Diego indie bands from the 90s and then headlining on Sundays, a band called El 1011 also playing our Wild, Wild West, Dead Feather Moon, and this LA singer, Kate Clover.
It's a project from Paul Jenkins, who he's famous for bands like Three Mile Pilot and the Black Heart Procession. It's this weekend, a two day festival, so there's a lot of bands. It comes to North Park and the little mini park. S3: Let's start with the North Park Music Festival. There are three very different ways you can experience some music this weekend, right ? Right. We want to continue the conversation about some of the arts and culture happenings this weekend. S1: You're listening to Midday Edition on KPBS.
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