Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Portland Columbia Symphony goes Russian, Armenian, and American with conductor Steven Byess and tuba virtuoso JáTtik Clark

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Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra under Steven Byes at Mt. Hood Community College The Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, und...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet inspires in Portland Piano International recital

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Review by Jeff Winslow We all have our dream programs for piano recitals.   Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, for his November 24th performance in ...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Irrevent send up of Dickens Christmas Carol is a mixed bag

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Last Friday evening (November 22nd), I attended "Twist Your Dickens," a high-energy, send up of Charles Dickens's "Chri...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Barnaton, Brown, and the Oregon Symphony create delicious Shakespearean sandwich

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Justin Brown and Inon Barnatan “A Shakespearean sandwich” was an apt description given by guest conductor Justin Brown to describe...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Portland Youth Philharmonic excel with Dvořák, Grieg, Hanson, and Bunch

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David Hattner and Kenji Bunch The Portland Youth Philharmonic opened its 90 th season on Saturday (November 9) at the Arlene Schn...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Piano! Push Play! brings free range keyboards to the public

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By Susan Joyce I had heard about the Piano Push play project, started by Meagan McGeorge, and even passed a woefully locked (!) pia...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Britten's "War Requiem" receives masterful treatment by Oregon Symphony, choral forces, and soloists

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Benjamin Britten The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall was filled to near capacity on Saturday evening (November 2) not only where the a...