new concert space debuts in KBPS benefit April 30, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : chamber music, fundraising, add a commentThe Museum of Contemporary Craft, at 724 NW Davis (the DeSoto building, on the North Park blocks), will make its debut as one of Portland’s newest concert venues in a benefit for KBPS’ “Permanent Home on Your Dial” campaign to secure its broadcast license in perpetuity.
The concert will feature Portland chamber music fixtures violist Joël Belgique, violinist Inés Voglar, pianist Cary Lewis, and cellist Dorothy Lewis.
They’ll present a very interesting concert of chamber music rarities, including a world premiere by composer and classical radio announcer Robert McBride of a new work for violin and piano. An arrangement of Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances for piano quartet will also be featured, as well as Enoch Arden, a melodrama by Richard Strauss, with KBPS announcer Edmund Stone narrating.
Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at Classical Millennium at 3144 E. Burnside, or at the door the evening of the performance.
To learn more about the Craft museum, take a look at this video:
cheap seats @ the oso February 1, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : News, music, the orchestra world, add a commentThanks for generous support from Symphony sponsor Wells Fargo, now through February 8th, the Oregon Symphony will be offering all seats for the remainder of the season at either $20 or $50 each (except for the Eartha Kitt concert). There’s lots of great stuff to grab tickets for, here are some of my picks: (more…)
rocky 2 September 27, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a comment
This weekend’s first subscription concert at the Oregon Symphony is pretty much a must-see/hear. There’s a terrific piece of Dvorak - his Symphonic Variations - that I’ll bet you’ve never heard live before (and maybe not even on a recording) - but which is both totally charming and an orchestral showpiece. Then there’s the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto, which I never grow tired of hearing, which was played absolutely stunningly today at rehearsal by substitute pianist Valentina Lisitsa. Amazing - she plays with no apparent effort, but with great clarity and power. Make sure you come hear her play this piece! Last is the iconic Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss. There’s stunning virtuosity on display all around, and it gives a chance to hear our orchestra 2.0 in all its glory. If you want better seats, availability is best for Sunday and Monday.
