Category: Reviews
Review: Outside pelting rain, inside perfect harmony with microphilharmonic’s October concert at The Shedd
By Daniel BuckwalterIf you were able to navigate the fierce and gushing atmospheric river rain...
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Review: Hearty applause and standing ovations usher in the Oregon Mozart Players’ 2025-26 season
(Above: Conductor and artistic director David Amado made his formal debut with the Oregon Mozart...
Read MoreReviewer: Just in time for Halloween, “The Haunting of Hill House” at VLT “brings out the darkness in everyone”
By Jennifer Appleby We all need a place to call home. Someplace not just familiar, but where we belong and feel welcome and wanted. The more fragmented our world becomes, the more we crave that feeling, but what if we choose...
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Reviewer: New Eugene Symphony conductor’s manner bodes well for “free-spirited music, one-liners, and joy”
(Maestro Alex Prior; photo by J.RobertWilliams) By Daniel Buckwalter(#CommonManAtTheSymphony)The...
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Review: OCT’s Lizzie the Musical is “an electric, nonstop force …”
Note: Five performances remain of Lizzie the Musical at Oregon Contemporary Theatre — evenings at...
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Reviewer: Delgani String Quartet opens its 11th season with “seamless performance”
(Above: Members of the Delgani String Quartet include, left to right, Jannie Wei, Eric Alterman,...
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Review: Sharp acting and wonderful singing in Eugene Opera’s “The Pirates of Penzance”
By Daniel BuckwalterIt begins with soft, tender music conducted by Andrew Bisantz in the orchestra...
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Oregon Mozart Players opens its season with its new artistic director and conductor, David Amado
(Above: David Amado, new artistic director and conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players; the group...
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Review: “Midsummer, a Musical” at Pegasus Playhouse is “quirky and charming”
(Above: The cast of Midsummer, a Musical, at Pegasus Playhouse in downtown Springfield) By Daniel...
Read MoreReviewer: You may not know the name of composer Harry Warren, but you no doubt know his songs
By Daniel Buckwalter We come today in praise of the unknown artist — studious, creatively bountiful and forgotten — whose volume of widely praised music abounds and astounds. We’ve been tapping our feet to the beat and humming...
Read MoreReviewer: OFAM’s concert, “West End Blues,” is well worth attending
By Daniel BuckwalterSoft, easy and breezy. That was the start of the matinee performances on Aug. 7 for the 34th annual Oregon Festival of American Music at The Shedd Institute, featuring Chuck Redd conducting his eight-piece...
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Reviewer: “Run, don’t walk,” to see “Stage Kiss” at The Very Little Theatre
By Kelly Oristano We’re actors. We’re the opposite of people! Think in your head, now, think of...
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