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classical 1 initial thoughts

by Charles Noble on October 4, 2009 · 3 comments

Last night was a bit of a strange concert, at least speaking for myself from my vantage point on the stage.  First of all, there was the sobering sight of empty seats in the hall – lots of them.  It’s not as though this is a strange program – Brahms d minor piano concerto is [...]

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random thoughts for thursday evening

by Charles Noble on October 1, 2009 · 3 comments

First, I just have to say that the First Piano Concerto of Brahms is even better than I remembered it.  I think the last time we performed it was with Peter Serkin, and that was an amazing series of performances, but this time, with Jon Kimura Parker, and with the orchestra playing so well, it [...]

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odds and ends

by Charles Noble on July 1, 2009

The day’s final glow from Bastyr dormitory.
Photo: © Charles Noble
Tonight was the final faculty chamber concert of the 2009 Max Aronoff Viola Institute, a string camp that I started along with University of Puget Sound viola faculty Joyce Ramée back in 1990.  It was a great concert on three counts:  the quality of the performances, [...]

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doldrums

by Charles Noble on June 12, 2009

It’s that time of the year.  The orchestra’s season is over (and so are the paychecks).  I teach at the Max Aronoff Viola Institute, a string camp that takes place at the end of June each year in Kenmore, a suburb of Seattle/Bellevue.  I always seem to choose repertoire that demands a lot of practice [...]

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more 24/7 photos

by Charles Noble on March 24, 2009

Cellist Gregory Dubay plays the Brahms e-minor Sonata with pianist Bill Crane just after dawn.

Pianist and organist Tamara Still plays selections from Bach’s Goldberg Variations at 8 a.m.

Soprano Lisa Mooyman, pianist Bill Crane and cellist Justin Kagan.

Cellist Justin Kagan.

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mmm, brahms…

by Charles Noble on March 15, 2009

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brahms chamber concert

by Charles Noble on February 3, 2009

Violinist Jonathan Dubay and cellist Gregory Dubay will give a concert of chamber music for strings and piano by Brahms with pianist Janet Guggenheim. It’s a selection of some of Brahms’ best works for strings – the A major Violin Sonata, the E minor Cello Sonata, and the Trio in B major, Op. 8.  Should [...]

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breakfast of champions

by Charles Noble on October 25, 2008 · 1 comment

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chamber concert noon today

by Charles Noble on February 6, 2008

If you’ve got time in your lunch hour for a quick concert of chamber music masterpieces, come on over to the Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave) at Noon today to hear (mostly) members of the Oregon Symphony play music by Beethoven and Brahms.  Here’s the line-up:

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brahms rules!

by Charles Noble on January 28, 2008

I was thinking about Brahms this morning as I was getting ready to go to a rehearsal of his Piano Quintet (with pianist Cary Lewis and the Arnica String Quartet – we’ll be performing it on Wednesday, February 6 at Noon in the Old Church, Portland).

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