Costa del Sol increase in popularity through the decade. This trend coincided with rapid industrial growth in Málaga and the decline of dependence on the agricultural sector, although growth in the general economy of Spain slowed almost to a standstill after 1973. As rapid development proceeded on the Costa del Sol, and the influx of expatriate retirees from northern European countries, notably Great Britain, increased during the late 1970s and 1980s, it has since then sometimes been referred to in the press of the United Kingdom as the "Costa del Crime", because British criminals would escape justice at home by moving there to
Del Sol Quartet the Bay Area, American Composers Forum and San Francisco Performances, the City’s largest independent concert presenter. To date, Del Sol has performed over 300 concerts for more than 30,000 young people. Del Sol has released seven full-length CDs since 2002, that reflect the ensemble’s fascination with the intersection of place and culture, garnering praise from Gramophone, The Strad, Chamber Music, BBC Music Magazine, and others. Its latest CD, “The Complete String Quartets of Robert Erickson,” was released July 1, 2014 by New World Records. Del Sol has a multi-CD recording contract with Sono Luminus, which released our “ZIA” CD in