Northwest Reverb

I've really enjoyed writing Northwest Reverb since my first posting in February. I'm happy to report that the blog is now attracting...

Willamette University flute instructor Molly Barth was a member of Eighth Blackbird, whose recording Strange Imaginary Animals has been nomi...

On Friday evening, I heard the Portland Baroque Orchestra's concert with Cappella Romana as the chorus. But only LeaAnne DenBeste and a ...

Composer Bob Priest has been on a letter-writing spree lately. His letter about Elliott Carter's music appeared on page 40 of Sunday...

Portland-based composer Bob Priest wrote the following letter to the New York Times regarding the turmoil with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattl...

I thought that Anna Song did a terrific job, conducting the Portland Symphonic Choir in its Wintersong! concerts over the weekend. She seem...

The Seattle P-I ran the entire New York Times article about the Seattle Symphony's problems on its front page yesterday. And you can re...

Steven Zopfi, artistic director of the Portland Symphonic Choir, won't be able to conduct the choir's concerts this weekend. Zopfi i...

It's not often that the new PR person at the Oregon Symphony is greeted with fanfare, but that's what it feels like from my perspect...

KBPS has put together a fine holiday CD called "Comfort and Joy" that has been a popular gift for listeners who have donated to th...

Besides Michael Kosmala's exit, I received news that Allison Griffin, public relations associate at the Oregon Symphony, has recently le...

Caffe D'arte is offer a pound of coffee free with every pound that you purchase at their new store in NE Portland. I just tasted their V...

Many of my reviews will now be published also on MusicWeb International's "Seen and Heard." You can find recent Oregon Symphon...

The Oregon Symphony transported us to Italy, performing Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” Edward Elgar’s “In the South,” and Hector Berl...

Earlier today I talked with Dave Lee the fellow pictured in the Oregonian article about the termination of pianists in their stores. That...

One of the ways that the Oregon Symphony is conserving money involves restricting how many substitutes can be hired. One of the orchestra ...

I published a piece about upcoming Christmas concerts in the Portland-metro area on livePDX here . It's doesn't cover all of the con...

On Sunday evening, I attended the Oregon Symphony concert that offered Sibelius' Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Haydn's Concerto for Cel...

Fear No Music, an intrepid group of musicians who date to inject contemporary works into Portland’s musical consciousness, presented its fir...

I’ve heard that Richard Egarr is good, but that’s an understatement. He’s fantastic! I got to see and hear him direct the Portland Baroque O...