Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged Arnold Schoenberg, David Krakauer, David Schiff, Ernst Bloch, Jewish, Milken Archive, Music of Remembrance, Paul Schoenfield, Seattle, Seattle Symphony on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
When the Seattle Symphony, David Schiff, Miraim Fried and members of Seattle’s Jewish community gather on May 7, 2008 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel, they won’t just be celebrating a country; they will be celebrating the Northwest’s unique connection to Jewish music. It is understandable to expect a city [...]
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Portland State University’s production of Puccini’s La Boheme received a strong performance on opening night (Friday, April 25) at Lincoln Hall. The singing and acting by the principals won over the audience with convincing portrayals of young, poverty-stricken artists and lovers in the midst of their struggle to survive in Paris in the 1830s.
It’s really [...]
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Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged Adam Stern, Chen Yi, Cordero, Dvorak, Gunter Herbig, Seattle Chamber Players, Seattle Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Sibelius, Xavier Phillips on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Take Two
Depending on your point of view, Saturday’s Seattle Symphony performance was either excellent or catastrophic. The performance began well enough. Mendelssohn’s youthful Sinfonia No.10 received an spirited and convincing interpretation from both the orchestra and guest conductor Gunter Herbig. The balance among the reduced forces was especially notable.
The orchestra’s balance carried through the evening [...]
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Bloomberg is reporting the Berlin Phil. members voted to extended Rattle’s contract beyond 2012.
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The Fear No Music ensemble gave its third concert, appropriately titled “ear courage,” on Sunday evening (April 20) at The Old Church in downtown Portland. The concert reached both ends of the spectrum in terms of volume with some really loud and almost ear-splitting pieces and others that had super pianissimo passages. All of the [...]
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The Seattle Chamber Players finish their 2007/2008 season with two concerts exploring contemporary Asian composers and music inspired by Chinese poetry. April 25 and 27th.
Gunther Herbig continues his two week stay by leading the Seattle Symphony in a performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto and Sibelius’ Symphony No.1. Rick Steves would be proud, because [...]
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Two articles highlighted by Arts Journal illuminate Sir Simon Rattle’s precarious position in Berlin. In a matter of days the Berlin Philharmonic players will vote on whether to retain Rattle. The most recent article place the blame on Rattle’s programming, which some believe is too experimental.
Rattle’s future with the orchestra looks bleak if [...]
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Posted in Seattle, WA on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Outside of the Northwest, Bang on a Can and the Kronos Quartet are without doubt the ensembles people most identify with contemporary music. Eighth Blackbird, with its recent Grammy is on the rise too. But here in the land of perpetual green, the Seattle Chamber Players have established themselves as the most important [...]
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Posted in Portland, OR on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently published an article about the Portland Cello Project in Crosscut magazine. The PCP has had a lot of success in reaching out to new audiences with their programs of rock, alternative, and classical music. I hope that you enjoy reading the article.
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The versatile Seattle Choral Company has more strings to its bow than most realize when attending one of its excellent concert performances in Seattle. For instance, you’ll hear its voices on dozens of promotional film tracks, from King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia to Planet of the Apes. When you go to see [...]
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