We had our last iteration of this past weekend’s classical series concerts, but we took it on the road to Salem, Oregon. Normally, a trip to Salem can be like the last mile of a forced march. Everyone’s tired, most likely we had a rehearsal the same morning, and we are just wanting to get to
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Tonight’s the night – the night we try to push over the top and reach our fundraising goal for the Oregon Symphony’s trip to Carnegie Hall in May 2011. The concert will feature Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony, with guests Thomas Lauderdale, OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki, Storm Large, Darcelle XV, and more! We’ve got
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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 is the first local, large-scale benefit for victims of the Hatian earthquake that I know of, organized by local dynamo/musician/blogger/organizer Stephen Marc Beaudoin. It’s called Songs for Haiti, and it features a who’s who of local Portland’s classical and non-classical musicians. And it benefits Mercy Corps, which is notable among major charities in that
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First, I just have to say that the First Piano Concerto of Brahms is even better than I remembered it. I think the last time we performed it was with Peter Serkin, and that was an amazing series of performances, but this time, with Jon Kimura Parker, and with the orchestra playing so well, it
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Many exhausted musicians presented the finale to the 24/7 event at Weiden+Kennedy last evening at 6:00 p.m. To say that it was a successful event would be the understatement of the century, so here are some images and a video of the moments leading up to the performance from a seat inside the orchestra. Created
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Bill Crane, Howie Baggadonutz and Thomas Lauderdale have been organizing an event called 24/7: 24 concerts in 24 hours featuring many of Portland’s best musicians, all commemorating the seventh anniversary of the U.S. war in Iraq. This marathon concert event will take place in the atrium of the Wieden+Kennedy building, which is between NW 12th
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Would you like a conducting lesson with OSO music director Carlos Kalmar? A violin lesson with PBO’s music director Monica Hugget? How about a piano lesson with Pink Martini’s Thomas Lauderdale? Well, you’re in luck, because these fabulous experiences and many other great products and services are available at the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s online auction
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