Last night the Oregon Symphony played a concert that is, in many ways, emblematic of the tenure of our current music director Carlos Kalmar. On display were canny programming, a stellar soloist, and a well-known chestnut with an interpretive twist. The work that has most occupied the members of the orchestra in the weeks preceding
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Remember the classic movie The Princess Bride? There was a much-feared creature that lived in the Fire Swamp – the R.O.U.S (Rodent Of Unusual Size). This week, the Oregon Symphony tackles a composition by another much-feared creature – the R.O.U.S.E (Christopher Rouse) called Phaeton. His music is renowned for its difficulty, and he does, in
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