William Byrd Festival: auspicious anniversary Posted on August 13, 2017 by brettwriter Standard As the summer Renaissance music festival celebrates its 20th edition, it continues to expand its scope
‘The Other Mozart’ review: sister act 2 Posted on August 10, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Sylvia Milo’s one-sister show at Chamber Music Northwest gives Mozart’s talented older sibling Nannerl, her music stifled by sexism, her own voice at last
‘Ordo Virtutum’ review: sister act 1 Posted on August 9, 2017 by brettwriter Standard In Mulieribus’s mix of theater, music and explanation at Chamber Music Northwest proved too much of a good thing
David Lang: from iconoclast to eminence Posted on July 26, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Pulitzer Prize winning composer and Bang on a Can founder’s music performed at Portland Opera and Chamber Music Northwest
‘Romeo & Juliet (Layla & Majnun)’: cross cultural combination Posted on July 17, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Bag and Baggage Productions’s new theatrical mashup of Shakespearean and Persian classic tales involved collaboration across cultures
‘Cabaret’: the darkness behind the razzle-dazzle Posted on July 5, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Unlike the current stage revival, Bob Fosse’s film made evil real by making the political personal
Cascadia Composers and Third Angle: Northwest inspirations Posted on June 29, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Oregon composers create music inspired by the sounds of their home
