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my 2009 discoveries

by Charles Noble on December 28, 2009 · 1 comment

I came across quite a few cool people and things in 2009, and as the end of the year approaches I’d like to share a few of them with you.  Enjoy!

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see locally, hear globally

by Charles Noble on October 3, 2009

There have been a couple of recent classical music groups that have appeared recently in Portland that have garnered some well-earned recognition or have dropped new albums that are receiving acclaim in the world-wide press.
The first of these is the Ebène Quartet, a young French ensemble that gave a spectacular concert as part of the [...]

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an embarrassment of riches

by Charles Noble on September 26, 2009 · 1 comment

What an assemblage of talent we’ve got onstage with us this week for the opening night gala of the Oregon Symphony!  Chris Thile is a wonderful mandolin virtuoso, and he gives his own Concerto for Mandolin a great performance, but for my money, the trio of banjo player Bela Fleck, bassist Edgar Meyer, and tabla [...]

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bela fleck and the flecktones

by Charles Noble on February 24, 2008 · 1 comment

Not much to say about this one except – go, go tonight and come back on Monday night. I think it’s a must-see show, and a highlight of the pops season. I’ve heard rumors (quite possibly untrue) that this is the last tour of the Flecktones, so it’s literally a once in a [...]

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