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Lily enjoys the dog days!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s that time of year, summer is winding down. The summer festival circuit is coming to an end. Orchestras with 52-week seasons are just ending their 21-22 seasons or just about to start their 22-23 seasons. The weather is hot, the greenery is starting to show stress by getting darker, more muted, and droopy. The people are, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a recap of what I’ve been up to this summer. I had some readers accost me at a recent festival. They were asking why I hadn’t written anything here for so long. So here I am. You’re welcome! \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, just a few days after the end of the Oregon Symphony season, I traveled down to Eugene for the Oregon Bach Festival. It was a transitional year (no doubt the first of several) for the festival, with three finalists in the search for a new Artistic Director. The three were (in order of appearance) Kazem Abdullah<\/a>, Eric Jacobsen<\/a>, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya<\/a>. All were very strong candidates, but my favorite was Eric Jacobsen. No word on when a selection will be made. It was great to see colleagues again (even if in a very reduced modern orchestra) after two years of virtual content. It was especially nice to play with principal violist Gareth Zehngut – now the newest member of the viola section of the Cleveland Orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a July spent recovering from the uninterrupted block of playing since December came my favorite weeks of the year. I’m of course referring to the Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charles Noble, Megumi Stohs-Lewis, Leo Eguchi, Sasha Callahan, Reena Esmail, and Catherine van der Salm at WV Chamber Music Festival 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year’s composer-in-residence was Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, who is one of the rising stars of young composers. Her music magically finds a fusion point between Indian and Western classical music and is a delight to perform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now there are just a few weeks before the Oregon Symphony 2022-23 season begins. The first concert (which actually occurs before the official start of our season) is the returning free Waterfront Concert at Tom McCall Waterfront Park<\/a>. It will be a very enjoyable event and I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year, summer is winding down. The summer festival circuit is coming to an end. Orchestras with 52-week seasons are just ending their 21-22 seasons or just about to start their 22-23 seasons. The weather is hot, the greenery is starting to show stress by getting darker, more muted, and droopy. 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