{"id":985,"date":"2008-05-23T01:53:22","date_gmt":"2008-05-23T08:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=985"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:57:08","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T02:57:08","slug":"a-far-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/23\/a-far-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"a far cry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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a far cry<\/em><\/a>, a conductorless string orchestra from Boston, will be making a Portland stop on their West Coast tour<\/a> tonight, May 23 at the First Unitarian Church<\/a> downtown at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $20. You can order tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My friend LC recommended this group to me, as she knows several of its members, and says that it should be a great show. Sounds interesting, and I plan to be there<\/span>.<\/p>\n

You can view a video of the group in action here<\/a>, and you can read an article about the group here<\/a>, and view a slide show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a side note, this reminds me of the excellent group Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, also based in Boston, I believe, and I wonder if they still are concertizing as well, and if the two groups share any members. UPDATE: I was not able to find a working website for Metamorphosen, so I suspect they may have disbanded.<\/span> UPDATE: SMB<\/a> wrote to say that Metamorphosen suspended operations around 2004.<\/p>\n

If anyone knows it they’re still playing concerts, leave a comment as to their status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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