Peggy Swafford, former violist with the Oregon Symphony and forever a Finn, sent me this poetic review of Sunday night’s performance – enjoy!<\/p>\n
My husband and I went out last night Ms. Gomyo was articulate, pretty, not a rooky The Wagner was calm reassurance of love Now to my favorite on the program that’s done Peggy Swafford, former violist with the Oregon Symphony and forever a Finn, sent me this poetic review of Sunday night’s performance – enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[148,115,135,2],"tags":[3668,160],"class_list":["post-4010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciations","category-music","category-soloists-recitals","category-the-orchestra-world","tag-oregon-symphony","tag-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-12G","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4317,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/01\/oso-music-director-to-seattle\/","url_meta":{"origin":4010,"position":0},"title":"oso music director to seattle","author":"Charles Noble","date":"April 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In a stunning announcement to a small group of musicians, staff and board members in Seattle's Benaroya Hall, Carlos Kalmar announced that he will be taking the helm of the Seattle Symphony after current music director Gerard Schwarz ends his tenure at the close of the 2010 - 2011 season.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "the orchestra world"","block_context":{"text":"the orchestra world","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/the-orchestra-world\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":869,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/21\/10-tix-to-classical-elegance-oso\/","url_meta":{"origin":4010,"position":1},"title":"$10 tix to classical elegance @ OSO","author":"Charles Noble","date":"March 21, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"a Special Ticket offer from Oregon Symphony: Below please find a special $10 ticket offer for Classical Elegance with the Oregon Symphony. 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\nTo attend the concert not only alright
\nBut better than best, and to my delight
\nSibelius of course was the evening highlight.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIn a stunning gown the color of a great chocolate cookie
\nShe treated Prokofiev like she was chased by her bookie
\nBut she was stunning and charming saying “At me, Lookie!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThat fit Cosima’s hand like a fine silken glove
\nThe orchestra played softly like the down on a dove
\nI was moved by the chord progressions – heavenly from above.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe 2nd Symphony has to be called #1.
\nIt recalls of the struggles, then tells of the fun
\nAnd talks of the freedom that is eventually won. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"