Category: Reviews
Reviewer deems UO’s play, “Los Dreamers,” a profound experience
By Daniel BuckwalterThis doesn’t happen often, but occasionally I run into a music or theater performance that I find profound, yet I wouldn’t even know where to begin to describe it or offer context. That’s fair, especially...
Read MoreReviewer: Eugene Opera’s “Three Decembers” — heartfelt, absorbing, and profound
By Daniel BuckwalterIt is the fragments that small children remember in a time of crisis — vivid memories of scenes, to be sure, but never enough of context to stitch those memories together to form a baseline narrative to the...
Read MoreReviewer: Oregon Brass Society plays “lyrical, intricate, and compelling” concert
By Daniel BuckwalterIt was billed as a “trial collaboration recital,” and I hope there is more of this to come. The Oregon Brass Society — with organist Lindsey Henriksen Rodgers — paired the grandeur and...
Read MoreSeeing Oregon through an artist’s eye: Bets Cole at the Karin Clarke Gallery
Edited by Randi Bjornstad Longtime Oregon artist Bets Cole has a new — and large — solo exhibit on display at the Karin Clarke Gallery in downtown Eugene. It has been described as “taking a road trip...
Read MoreReview — Classical oratorio by Beatle Paul McCartney “a pleasant surprise”
By Daniel BuckwalterThere were flickers of doubt in my mind: Could a Paul McCartney-driven oratorio make sense without gimmicks of any sort? Can this be classical music? The pleasantly surprising answer was a qualified...
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...
Read MoreReview: Delgani String Quartet ends season with “Far From Home,” a musical deep dive into migration issues
By Daniel BuckwalterThe reasons for migration from one country to another vary. There’s civil war, an invasion from an outside military, persecution — ethnic or religious — and economic opportunity, to name just a few. Whatever...
Read MoreReview: Chamber Music Amici continues to “transport audiences” with its April concert
By Daniel BuckwalterChamber Music Amici has a wonderful history of playing lyrical chamber music from master composers that is thoughtful and has the capacity to transport audience members away from the bustle of life. This was...
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Review: Eugene Symphony pays spirited homage to conductor Prior’s mentor, the late Michael Tilson Thomas
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)Somewhere, Michael Tilson Thomas had to be smiling....
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Reviewer: Non-Stop Players “Little Women” riveting and top-notch
By Daniel BuckwalterAstonishing is the name of the final song in Act 1 of Little Women, and lead...
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Reviewer: OCT’s ” ‘A Case for the existence of God’ is raw, real and worth it”
By Daniel BuckwalterThe question hangs: Where is God — or any form of Divine intervention —...
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