Category: Music
Oregon Mozart Players brings back its Jeffrey Eaton Chamber Series with the first of three concerts
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 MoreReview: Fifth and Final candidate for conductor of the Eugene Symphony “leads with authority and grace”
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...
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Chamber Music Amici offers lush, warm music to brighten the winter season
(Above: Art by Susanna Rose Bemetz of Coquille, winner of Chamber Music Amici’s 2024-2045...
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Delgani String Quartet plays Beethoven’s Op. 130 plus original new works by contest winners, based on the original
Edited by Randi Bjornstad Beethoven Reimagined, the title of the Delgani String Quartet’s...
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Eugene Opera opens its 2025 season with the Giuseppe Verdi classic, “Rigoletto,” on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2
Edited by Randi Bjornstad Here’s Rigoletto in a nutshell, as announced by Eugene Opera in...
Read MoreReviewer: Eugene Symphony conductor candidate Tania Miller “magnificent” in her turn at the podium
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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Marisa Frantz and friends recreate some of the most popular music of the ’60s and ’70s Jan. 31-Feb. 2
By Randi Bjornstad Ever hear of a group called The Wrecking Crew? Marisa Frantz (who happens to be...
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Jan. 22-26 is the winter edition of the 2025 Oregon Festival of American Music
Edited by Randi Bjornstad The Shedd Institute’s 2025 winter version of the Oregon Festival...
Read MoreReviewer: microphilharmonic and soprano Siri Vik bring a warm glow to a midwinter concert at The Shedd
By Daniel BuckwalterClassical music fans got a taste of technical virtuosity and melodic grace over a weekend, and they responded with rousing ovations for the chamber ensemble microphilharmonic and soprano Siri Vik. They were...
Read MoreReviewer calls Oregon Mozart Players’ end-of-year concerts “always one of my favorites”
By Daniel BuckwalterAnnually, this is one of my favorite concerts in the Eugene-Springfield area. It comes at the end of another chaotic year, and I can use the serenity that candlelight and soft, pastoral music bring. The...
Read MoreThe Oregon Mozart Players choose new artistic director
Oregon Mozart Players has chosen its next artistic director with the selection of David Amado, who will join the group in June 2025. Amado’s credentials include 20 seasons with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, where he was...
Read MoreReview: Among the adjectives for Eugene Symphony’s December concert — elegant, captivating, magnificent
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)The sweeping, melodic and familiar phrasing of Ludwig van Beethoven and Sergei Rachmaninov gave patrons of the Eugene Symphony Orchestra an elegant sendoff to the holiday season. Led...
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11th Annual Grilled Cheese Experience February 1 – 28, 2025
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33rd Annual Chefs’ Night Out! Monday, April 7, 2025
