Category: Reviews
Reviewer: “The Shark is Broken” at VLT is “very much worth seeing”
By Daniel Buckwalter Let’s start with a show of hands: How many of us have had a weeks-long work...
Read MoreReviewer: 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 — OFAM’s “Mack the Knife” performance “is exquisite” — and it repeats on Aug. 20
By Daniel BuckwalterThere are the sweeping, melodic, and positive vibes from composers Charles Trenet and Léo Chauliac as well as Cole Porter. Then there is the gritty, urban nightlife that Porter presents. And all of that is...
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...
Read MoreReviewer:Non-Stop Players’ version of “Bye Bye Birdie” at Actors Cabaret of Eugene “a treat to see”
By Daniel BuckwalterIn the end, as one of its songs earnestly notes, this musical is “Honestly Sincere” — or as honestly sincere as any choreographed celebrity life can be milked for. No matter, the musical Bye Bye Birdie is two...
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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...
Read MoreReview — Author Rick Levin’s new book, “Off Route”
Off Route (Novel)By Rick LevinGladEye Press, Springfield, 2026$20.95 at AmazonBy Daniel Buckwalter The old copy-editor dog inside me recently stirred and asked for some work. Happily, I found some for him. This dog has been...
Read MoreTwo plays by Eugene playwright Martin Fogarty scheduled for Open-Door Playhouse podcast
By Daniel BuckwalterForget the concept of forgiveness, for there is nothing to be forgiven for. It’s all about acceptance, according to Eugene playwright Martin Fogarty, and he has taken this thought and put it into two plays —...
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: OBF’s Baroque Orchestra concert offers “sweet, serene magic”
By Daniel BuckwalterA glorious pastoral landscape came into sharp focus when the Oregon Bach Festival’s Baroque Orchestra took center stage. Exquisite all-around grace was sprinkled with spritely and melodic elegance, and there...
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Review: Oregon Bach Festival offers “meaningful musical mosaic” with American Indian Symphonies
(Above: Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, creator of American Indian Symphonies...
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...
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