Category: Reviews
Reviewer on Oregon Mozart Players’ latest concert: A “much needed reprieve” from anger and hostility
By Daniel BuckwalterA lovely concert filled the air on Feb. 28 at Central Presbyterian Church in...
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Reviewer: Chamber Music Amici offers “a magical evening of music
By Daniel BuckwalterValentine’s Day was on a Saturday this year, and it made for a long weekend,...
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Reviewer: Eugene Concert Choir “keeps the romantic spirit alive” with its Valentine concert
By Daniel BuckwalterAs a general rule, Valentine’s Day doesn’t move the needle for me in any...
Read MoreWorks by six local women sculptors opens Feb. 20 at Maude Kerns Art Center:
Edited by Randi Bjornstad A new show opening on Feb. 20 at the Maude Kerns Art Center has an interesting twist: As We See It: Six Sculptors features work by Nadya Geras-Carson, Anna Golden, Mary Maggs Warren, Karen Myers,...
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Reviewer: Eugene Symphony’s command of Beethoven works “a joy to listen to”
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)Grace and elegance met muscular idealism, and all of...
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Reviewer: UO School of Music and Dance’s piano concert made for “wondrous music” and “glittering keyboard performances”
By Daniel BuckwalterFour stately concert pianos on a stage with 22 pianists playing snippets of...
Read MoreReview: At The Shedd, microphilharmonic “inspires” with the “elegance and gentility” of 18th- and 19th-century French music
By Daniel BuckwalterThe magnetic elegance and gentility of late 18th century and early 19th century French music enveloped Jaqua Concert Hall at The Shedd over the weekend, and by fate, on the eve of the romantic season:...
Read MoreReviewer: Delgani String Quartet’s “Jewish Memory” concert “enriches mind and soul”
By Daniel BuckwalterWithout memory, there is no culture, and among ethnic and religious communities, the people of the Jewish faith certainly understand this. From the ancient teachings of the Tanach to historical writings, film...
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Reviewer: VLT’s Urinetown “will keep you on the edge of your seat”
By Daniel BuckwalterFirst things first: The adorable Little Sally is correct when she tells...
Read MoreBaton from the past: Giancarlo Guerrero revisits Eugene Symphony for first concert of 2026
By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)From the soft, gentle and delicate illustrations at the start to the heavy low brass, clangy bells and grotesque portrait at the end, stirring images were captured and put on full...
Read MoreReviewer on Oregon Mozart Players’ Candlelight Sounds of the Season concert: “I wanted to hear more …”
By Daniel BuckwalterThe serenity of the holiday season walked hand-in-hand with marvelous talent, and the shame of it all is that the hour-plus went by too fast. I wanted to hear more. The Oregon Mozart Players brought a...
Read MoreReviewer: Eugene Symphony Orchestra and Chorus “raise the roof” with Handel’s Messiah
By Daniel Buckwalter (#CommonManAtTheSymphony) And the trumpet shall sound. Along with the rest of the brass section, and with a heavy dose of triumphant percussion instruments, and the sometimes serene and sometimes frenzied...
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