This week I’m up in Kenmore, Washington teaching and performing at the Max Aronoff Viola Institute, which I helped to found 18 years ago. The facility that we use is Bastyr University, which has all the classrooms and the lovely Chapel which is acoustically renowned (and used for a lot of movie scoring work during
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I was forwarded this information from Janet George: Fivea Sharipoff was sentenced June 24, 2008 in a 3 hour hearing. Family members of Kjersten and Angela read statements, Kelly Gronli read her own statement and one from her parents, and members of Fivea’s family read statements as well. In the end, the judge sentenced Fivea
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Pettygrove Park Tuesday morning Heather and I went to Pettygrove Park, and small urban oasis set in a 70′s urban renewal zone largely characterized by monolithic, concrete apartment blocks. It is one of three plazas in the area designed by renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, along with the Keller Fountain (formerly the Forecourt Fountain) and
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Last Friday, a group of us from the OSO went up to Seattle to hear a matinee performance of the Seattle Symphony. It was a group of management, staff, and musicians who made the trek. It was quite the interesting experience. Primarily, I’d like to provide my basic impressions of the experience as someone who’s
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I’m taking a break from posting, at least with any regularity, for much of the summer. Enjoy the weather wherever you are, and see you in the Fall.
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Today I played a gig at a local mall. It was for the opening of a new hearing aid store which specialized in their own brand of high-end hearing aids. The ensemble for the group was a traditional string quartet. As we were walking up to the store, I remarked to my wife that at
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wildflowers at rowena viewpoint | Originally uploaded by nobleviola click photo to enlarge The weather has finally turned appropriately beautiful, and in honor of the occasion, I’m posting a photo I took last year at Rowena Crest viewpoint in the Columbia River Gorge. Hopefully I’ll be able to get out there and capture some more
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David Stabler wrote yesterday about the passing Thursday of former OSO cellist Naomi Blumberg, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She will be missed, as a warm and hospitable person, a caring and gifted teacher, and a fine cellist of long standing. My condolences and best wishes go out to Naomi’s family and friends.
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This was forwarded to me by Janet George: A jury found Fivea Sharipoff guilty as charged today after approximately 2.5 hours of deliberation. Charges are 2 counts of manslaughter in the first degree for the deaths of Angela Svendsen and Kjersten Oquist, 1 count of assault in the second degree for injuries suffered by Kelly
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The Oregon Symphony announced today that they had achieved double-digit gains in both average concert attendance and ticket sales revenue. For the 2007-2008 season, the OSO sold $5.64 million in tickets, up over 15 percent from the previous season. As for audience attendance, the symphony sold 7,878 more tickets that last season, which, combined with
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Arriving at the last minute, the Astoria Music Festival returns this summer in full force with a slate of varied offerings June 19-29 in Astoria. Here’s a look at the concerts on offer this year:
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Kyssekryds? | Originally uploaded by pollas click photo to enlarge I’m not sure what the text means, but I’m all for what the sign suggests!
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Four new musicians will be joining the Oregon Symphony next season – here’s the rundown on each of them (courtesy of the Oregon Symphony’s Carl Herko): Mark J. Dubac, second clarinet – Dubac has been principal clarinetist with the Green Bay Symphony in Wisconsin for the past two seasons and has performed with the Santa
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Kjersten Oquist Angela Svendsen This from KVAL‘s website in Eugene: ALBANY, Ore. – A Salem woman is on trial in Linn County for the deaths of two members of the Eugene Symphony. Fivea Sharipoff, 26, at left, is charged with manslaughter, assault and driving under the influence after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 5 last
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It is, or at least should be, a roller coaster ride when you go to an orchestral concert (and I think that the OSO has been pretty successful at making these kinds of concerts happen on a regular basis), and the folks over at the Zürich Chamber Orchestra used this element as the basis for
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