Category: Music
Reviewer: OFAM concert at The Shedd is a “21-song salute” to American folk music
By Daniel BuckwalterThere were moments when I felt a little disoriented in regards to my roots, and that’s not a bad thing. We can all refresh our memories from time to time through the interpretation of others. Take, for...
Read MoreReviewer: Don’t miss one more chance — on Aug. 22 — to attend OFAM’s “Painting With Blue”
By Daniel BuckwalterWe’re all forgiven for those moments when we annually forget the occasions we swore to always remember and, then happily trip over them again and say, “Oh, yes, I remember. I need to hear this.” One such...
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Reviewer: Piano recitals at Tsunami Books delivered “expressive elegance” and “explosive command”
By Daniel BuckwalterWe all live for those unexpected treasures tucked inside otherwise ordinary...
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Brombaugh organ marks 50 years at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene
(Detail of the 50-year-old pipe organ crafted by John Brombaugh in 1976 for Central Lutheran...
Read MoreReview: 2026 Oregon Bach Festival reveled in America’s 250-year history
By Daniel BuckwalterSometimes the old becomes new again, as I was reminded at a recent Oregon Bach Festival concert. The standard bearer for re-imagining music classics on July 9 was Conrad Tao, a 32-year-old, well-traveled and...
Read MoreReviewer: Youthful singers at Oregon Bach Festival — “the sound was glorious”
By Daniel BuckwalterChildren took center stage June 30 at the Oregon Bach Festival, and the sound was glorious. This was a well-spent afternoon, and the standing ovation was genuine for the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus after...
Read MoreReview: Oregon Bach Festival underway through July 12
By Daniel BuckwalterThere was the exquisite as well as the melancholy of Gustav Mahler (but of course) and the work of a French composer from the 1920s that had one patron afterward believing he had heard a George Gershwin...
Read MoreReview: “Lush, quiet, and fun” as Concerts at First caps its musical season
By Daniel BuckwalterLush drama, a quiet nocturne, fun folk music from across the pond and a stellar performance of an Antonín Dvořák piano quintet filled the air of Eugene First United Methodist Church on June 21, 2026. The...
Read MoreReviewer: Chamber Music Amici concert with pianist Eunhye Choi “mesmerizing”
By Daniel BuckwalterA Steinway piano took center stage at the Wildish Theater in downtown Springfield, and its sound was glorious. Every grand piano needs a good driver sitting on the bench, of course, a pianist whose mastery of...
Read MoreTombstone artistry and music on tap for Memorial Day at Eugene’s historic Masonic Cemetery
Edited by Randi Bjornstad On Sunday and Monday, May 24-25, the Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association will host a series of events honoring those who have fought and died for our country. Flags will fly over veterans’ graves,...
Read MoreReview: Stirring performance closes Eugene Symphony Orchestra season
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)There was a symphony concert May 14, and by the end of it, I was recalling the lyrics of a soulful country tune sung by Alison Krauss. That might be a stretch, and I’ll get to it...
Read MoreReview: Michael Anderson and microphilharmonic nearing a major goal — so far arranging and performing all but one of Beethoven’s nine symphonies
By Daniel BuckwalterEveryone should have a prime professional ambition, no matter how daunting or far-fetched. Take Michael Anderson, for instance. Since 2021, the clarinetist and artistic director of microphilharmonic has made...
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