Saturday, June 27, 2015

Imagery and motion adds to and distracts from “Missa Solemnis” performance by San Francisco Symphony

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Photo credit: Stefan Cohen With mixed results, the San Francisco Symphony performed Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” using projected imager...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

San Francisco Opera conquers “Les Troyens” with massive brilliance

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Opening scene from Berlioz's "Les Troyens" ("The Trojans"),  ©Cory ...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Gunther Schuller passes - age 89

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Composer, teacher, conductor, and author Gunther Schuller died yesterday in Boston at the age of 89. He had leukemia. For more information, ...
Friday, June 19, 2015

“The Rake’s Progress” – a tale that still resonates

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Photo credit: Karen Almond Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” was served with verve and wit by Portland Opera on Sunday afternoon (...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Review of San Francisco Opera's production of "Two Women"

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Anna Caterina Antonacci in "Two Women" - © Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera I was in San Francisco last weekend for the annual ...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

A conversation with Ari Pelto, who will conduct "The Rake's Progress" for Portland Opera

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Ari Pelto returns to Portland Opera to conduct “The Rake’s Progress,” which opens at the Keller Auditorium on Thursday (June 11). Pelto co...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Talking with David Stabler who just retired from the arts journalism scene at The Oregonian

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David Stabler, longtime classical music critic and arts feature writer for The Oregonian has officially retired from the newspaper. I ca...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Oregon Symphony closes its classical season with Beethoven

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Stephen Hough. Photo by Hiroyuki Ito Monday May 18 saw the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall host the Oregon Symphony for the final night of...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Former Portland Opera Director Stefan Minde passes

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I have just received email from Edith Minde that her husband, Stefan Minde, died on May 21st. He was 79 years old. Minde was the General Dir...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Ken Selden talks about his "Octet" and upcoming concert at Marylhurst

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Ken Selden's "Octet" will be one of the works performed this Friday at 7:30 at the Flavia Salon at Marylhurst University. Th...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Mercadal brothers make strong case for more double clarinet concertos

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Tolo Mercadal and Juanjo Mercadal Concertos for two clarinets are rare in the orchestral repertoire, but Juanjo and Tolo Mercadal, two v...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

James Carter brings bold sax sound to the fore – Orchestra excels with Rouse, Bernstein, and Barber

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Saxophone virtuoso James Carter made a bold statement with both soprano and tenor saxophones on Saturday (May 9) with the Oregon Symphony....
Friday, May 8, 2015

Seattle Opera's Ariadne auf Naxos sparkles

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Kate Lindsey and Sarah Coburn. Photo: Elise Bakketun. Seattle Opera's production of Ariadne auf Naxos began its run Friday, May 2nd ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Review of Portland Symphonic Choir: "Shakespeare in Song" with Portland Actors Ensemble

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Guest review by Phil Ayers A gorgeous early May afternoon (Sunday, May 3rd) beckoned most Portlanders to be outside in their yards and...
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Show Boat steams ahead in Portland Opera production

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Arthur Woodley | Photo credit: Cory Weaver Jerome Kern’s “Show Boat” steamed across the stage at a good clip and left lots of positive i...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Third Angle teams up with Alex Ross to play and explain West Coast music

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Guest review by Jeff Winslow Music is sound first, then emotion. The partnership remained a largely unquestioned part of European mus...
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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Book review of Orfeo - reviewed from a composer's perspective

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Guest reviewer - Jack Gabel When first studying music formally, I spent some time with Claudio Monteverdi's “L’Orfeo”. A non-music-...