Tonight was the opening night of the 2010 Astoria Music Festival (and that’s the Astoria in Oregon, not the one in New York). The concert was billed as Norman Leyden’s All-American Gala, and it certainly lived up to its name. With the exception of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, the entire program consisted of Leyden’s legendary
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This Friday Saturday we’re doing a one-night-only show with local sensation Storm Large. I had heard of Storm, but not actually heard her, and I was pleasantly surprised by her vocal prowess in sets largely made up of standards from the Great American Songbook. Songs by Elvis Costello, Storm Large, and John Lennon also are
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Thanks for generous support from Symphony sponsor Wells Fargo, now through February 8th, the Oregon Symphony will be offering all seats for the remainder of the season at either $20 or $50 each (except for the Eartha Kitt concert). There’s lots of great stuff to grab tickets for, here are some of my picks:
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Wow. I am stunned – and I’m ashamed that I’m stunned. I went to the Norman Leyden 90th birthday concert at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall this evening (which was presented by the Oregon Symphony). I don’t know what I was expecting, but I got a master class in what it is to be a
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