Ken Baldwin, our Assistant principal bassist, and one of the best guys I’ve ever had the pleasure to know, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.  Godspeed, Ken.

I think it would be safe to say that Lang Lang’s Portland Oregon Symphony debut was a triumph.  The roar that came from the sold-out crowd at the Schnitz at the conclusion of the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto was well nigh deafening, such was the response from the audience.  I can’t say that I’ve ever heard such a thing in my 13 years with the OSO. [Read more →]