The London Symphony Orchestra recently had a mishap of mammoth proportions occur on a trip to Dijon, France this past weekend. A French ferry strike led to the stranding of the truck containing almost all of the orchestra’s instruments, wardrobe, and music. The musicians had been flown into Dijon, but the truck could not make it over the Channel in time. Read on to see what happened - the orchestra managers must have been having absolute fits trying to work this one out in time! [Read more →]

Jen Harrison, free-lance horn player extraordinaire, sent out the following - sounds like a fun time:

THE NORTHWEST HORN ORCHESTRA TAKES THE STAGE
March 22nd @ 8pm at
The Old Church 1422 SW 11th, in downtown Portland.
Tickets at the door: $8 for adults/ $5 for students and seniors.

The Northwest Horn Orchestra is a revolving assembly of 16 French horn players from The Oregon Symphony, The Portland Opera, The Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Eugene Symphony, The Vancouver Symphony and The Columbia Symphony. They perform from a broad spectrum of styles starting from the instrument’s traditional classical sounds then branching out into jazz and even rock-n-roll using a full rhythm section. Along with a ridiculously entertaining rendition of Star Trek music, this show will include works by Mozart, Fauré, Freddie Mercury, and Led Zeppelin. Come prepared to be surprised.