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Posted by Daniel Buckwalter | Feb 18, 2025 | Music, Reviews
By Daniel BuckwalterThe soft sounds and bouncy rhythms of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf was a soothing antidote to the chaos of the outside world on a recent late Friday afternoon. From the second floor of the Eugene...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Buckwalter | Feb 17, 2025 | Music, Reviews
By Daniel Buckwalter (#CommonManAtTheSymphony)Fierce storms and delicate elegance. There were sharp turns in each direction on Feb. 13 when the Eugene Symphony Orchestra played at the Hult Center’s Silva Concert Hall, all of it...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Buckwalter | Feb 7, 2025 | Reviews
By Daniel BuckwalterA cold winter morning, a hot cup of coffee, and the only sound is the pitter-patter of cat feet chasing down toys on hardwood floors. I bring up this moment of morning bliss because on Feb. 4 it was revealed...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Buckwalter | Feb 1, 2025 | Opera, Reviews
By Daniel BuckwalterYou are the court jester. You work for the Duke of Mantua. You have mocked the husbands of the Duke’s many sexual conquests as well as Monterone, a statesman whose gorgeous underage daughter has been seduced....
Read MorePosted by Daniel Buckwalter | Jan 27, 2025 | Music, Reviews
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)It was a night rich in brava moments, and the end result this spring could be that the Eugene Symphony Orchestra might have just its second female presence on the podium as its new...
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