under the radar July 19, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : Uncategorized, 7commentsHere’s a great article by David Brewster about the much-respected and financially secure Chamber Music Northwest from the online journal Crosscut. Here’s the opening:
If Seattle is a bright beacon flashing out its grandness, Portland is a bushel basket, under which well-kept secrets gleam. My favorite example is Portland’s Chamber Music Northwest summer festival, now in its 37th year and one of the finest in the country. My family has been going for the past 25 years, but I rarely encounter a music lover in Seattle who’s ever been. CMNW, doing just fine, thank you, shows no inclination or need to market to a Seattle audience.
reactions to alan gilbert appointment July 19, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a commentNYTimes critic Anthony Tommassini wets himself.
The NYPhil musicians are pleased, too.
A Philly critic is left wondering what Philly will get.
Alex Ross shows how un-young Mr. Gilbert really is, in historical context.
