We did our monthly pops runout to the Smith Auditorium at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon tonight. It’s usually an interesting trip regardless, with the very different acoustics (often described as better than the Schnitz both on stage and in the audience seats) and backstage “amenities”. Tonight, there were lots of extras. First of all,
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We finished our first official pops program this weekend (as opposed to some of our similar-to-pops specials that you’ll see throughout the season), which ushered in a new era for us, with Jeff Tyzik as our new Principal pops conductor. As we were leaving the hall after this afternoon’s matinee, we heard lots of buzz
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Tonight we did a one-off show with Johnny Mathis, and it was a pretty great show. The guy’s 72 years old, and he can still sing all of his signature songs with ease and grace. Sure, everything isn’t absolutely perfect, but he’s one of those old-school, consummate showmen who just deliver, day in and day
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Not much to say about this one except – go, go tonight and come back on Monday night. I think it’s a must-see show, and a highlight of the pops season. I’ve heard rumors (quite possibly untrue) that this is the last tour of the Flecktones, so it’s literally a once in a lifetime opportunity
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My, oh, my! Eartha Kitt swept into Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall like a proverbial force of nature last night – I don’t think that the place will be the same ever again!
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Just got this email forwarded from the OSO marketing team: $10 Friends and Family offer High-Wire High Jinks with the Oregon Symphony Saturday, Nov 24 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov 25 at 3 p.m.; Monday, Nov 26 at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor MarchFourth Marching Band Safety Last, the classic silent movie with Harold Lloyd
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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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