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September 2010
Classical music writer for the New Yorker, Alex Ross, will be reading and signing his new book Listen to This at the downtown Powell’s City of Books on Wednesday, October 13th at 7:30 p.m. Here’s what Ross says about Listen to This: It offers a panoramic view of the musical scene, from Bach to Björk and
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On Sunday I achieved a goal that I’ve been working towards for several years: I rode 100 miles in a day. It’s the cycling equivalent of running a marathon, and it felt like the epic event that it really is. I’m amazed that I’m not in too much pain in my quads this morning –
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In response to the management of the Detroit Symphony imposing their “last, best offer”, the musicians have called a strike, set to begin on October 4th at 10:00 a.m. Here’s the press release from the players: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DSO MUSICIANS TO GO ON STRIKE OCT. 4 DETROIT, Sept. 26—“The strike is on, effective Monday,
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This was too good to pass up – thanks to Chantal for first posting this!
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UPDATE: Looks like the clock has ticked to 11:59 p.m. tonight. Read the latest here. Remember the Doomsday Clock? It was established by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago in 1947. It reflects the proximity of the world to nuclear annihilation – midnight – by the use of an analog
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This is one of those strange weeks that we often have near the start of the season, where we’ve had a couple of special concerts under our belt, then a few days off, another special, and then the season gets underway in earnest. This week happens to be one where we had a concert on
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Violinist Hilary Hahn makes her Oregon Symphony debut on our opening Classical series concerts on October 2 – 4, and you can get a chance to listen to her playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on her newly-released album on Deutsche Grammophone. This beloved work is paired with the Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto, which has been
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Tonight’s the night – the night we try to push over the top and reach our fundraising goal for the Oregon Symphony’s trip to Carnegie Hall in May 2011. The concert will feature Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony, with guests Thomas Lauderdale, OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki, Storm Large, Darcelle XV, and more! We’ve got
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There was a review of last night’s concert by James McQuillen, which you can find here at the Oregonian’s website. I was interested to find that there was a pretty quick followup comment by “clarities” – I’ll quote the first paragraph here: If it’s true that “Carlos Kalmar intends for the orchestra to pull its
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Thursday night was our opening season gala special, featuring violinist Joshua Bell. It was an unusual concert in several ways, not the least of which was the rehearsal period that led up to it. Usually, when we rehearse for a classical series concert, we start with one rehearsal on Tuesday, have a day off on
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Tonight marks the official opening of the Oregon Symphony season – it’s the gala concert with violin soloist Joshua Bell. The concert is selling well, but there seem to be tickets at all price levels available, so grab one or two quickly if you’re so inclined. The Lalo Symphonie Espagnole that features Josh is very
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On Saturday I joined the Three Centuries Ensemble (Jonathan Dubay, violin, Gregory Dubay, cello, and Cary Lewis, piano) for an afternoon of music by Ernest Bloch and Robert Schumann in a lovely seaside home in Coronado Shores on the Oregon coast. It was one of those rare days on the coast, where the abundant sunshine,
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Last night the Oregon Symphony performed a concert with Rufus Wainwright as the opening salvo of the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art’s (PICA) 2010 Festival of Time-Based Art. When our first rehearsal with Rufus was approaching, I really had no idea what to expect. Would this be one of those uncomfortable collaborations where the orchestra
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Then this might encourage you to get there a bit early: The Oregon Symphony’s Ticket Office tells us that they are expecting long lines at Will Call for tonight’s Rufus Wainwright concert. If you’re picking up tickets at the concert hall, they advise you to get there early to avoid problems. Curtain time is 7
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