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 June 28, 2009
Tonight was one of those nights where I was intimately reconnected with why I became a performer in the first place. It’s about people. The person the composer, who in their genius rendered their innermost thoughts into sublime music. The person the performer, who studied for years to be able to recreate and interpret that [...]
by Charles Noble on February 3, 2009
I just got this email from Portland Youth Philharmonic executive director Diane Syrcle – please write in support of this very important string program in Vancouver, WA.
The Evergreen School District is considering eliminating its string music program. We know first hand the power of music in the lives of children. We cannot sit idle and [...]