As we edge our way into November, and I reflect on what’s going on in the classical music scene here in Portland, I’m finding it remarkable what all has happened already, and what’s about to happen. At the Oregon Symphony, we’ve just completed our third Classical series concerts. The Vancouver Symphony opened its [...]
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 [...]
by Charles Noble on July 28, 2009 · 1 comment
I’m starting to actually get used to the idea that another season is coming and I’d better get going on thinking about it! So, I’ll give a few of the upcoming highlights for some of the various musical organizations around Portland that I have information for as I get myself oriented for the upcoming season [...]
by Charles Noble on April 15, 2009
If you were not able to make it to the American String Quartet’s Friends of Chamber Music performance this past Monday night, you’re in luck, as the concert is available for streaming online at InstantEncore.com. It’s a cool program: Haydn’s Op 76/2, Irving Fine’s String Quartet, and the great C-sharp minor Op. 131 of Beethoven.
Hear [...]
by Charles Noble on March 19, 2009
Friends of Chamber Music has begun streaming its concerts online at InstantEncore.com. [thanks to David Stabler for the alert]
If you, like me, are kicking yourself for not making it to last week’s concerts by the fabulous French Quatour Ebène, then now you can hear complete performances by clicking here (Monday’s performance of Haydn, Fauré and [...]
by Charles Noble on March 15, 2009
This Monday and Tuesday (March 16 -17) the young Ébène Quartet comes to Portland play on the Friends of Chamber Music series. The Monday program, at the First United Methodist Church, will feature the rarely performed Fauré String Quartet op. 121, as well as a late Haydn quartet and Schubert’s ever-present “Death and the Maiden”. [...]
by Charles Noble on January 22, 2008
David Stabler offers an excellent compendium of links and photos that relate to the upcoming weekend’s Carter/Messiaen Project concerts by Chamber Music Northwest.
Don’t forget, if you are or know of a full-time college student who might like the Carter/Messiaen concerts, they can get free student passes online.
Stabler also highlights this Thursday’s (01/24) lieder recital by [...]