Nancy Ives/Photo © Charles Noble
I had the pleasure of venturing North into the wilds of Vancouver, Washington to hear Nancy Ives, principal cellist of the Oregon Symphony, perform the great Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony under the direction of Salvator Brotons. I don’t really want to write a review, other than to say [...]
by Charles Noble on February 12, 2009
Agniezka Laska Dancers – Photo: Chris Leck
Fear No Music will be presenting its second concert of the season, Home Grown: Fresh, Delectable Sounds by Oregon Composers, at Disjecta (8371 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97217) this Friday February 13th at 8 p.m.
It should be a fascinating and enjoyable concert, featuring some of the best dancers [...]
by Charles Noble on January 21, 2009
I just got an email a couple days ago from Susan Franklin, who along with former OSO concertmaster Amy Schwarz Moretti, has founded the Portland Summer Ensembles program at Reed College. Here’s a bit of what she had to say about the program and its genesis:
Amy and I started talking about having a chamber music [...]