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
Lou Harrison’s Oregon trails Posted on June 16, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Portland State University throws a 100th birthday party for Oregon’s greatest composer. Plus: excerpt from the new biography.
Bag & Baggage Vaults into the Future Posted on May 25, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Theater company’s loss of longtime Hillsboro home is also its gain
Lou Harrison California centennial: Old Friends, New Revelations Posted on May 23, 2017 by brettwriter Standard Rare Music Emerges at Lou Harrison Centennial Concerts
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