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Augusta Read Thomas loves bells. The respected Chicago-based composer is fascinated by how human beings have used them throughout history to mark important cultural events, … Continue reading
One of the glories of classical music is the way it doesn’t just summon the sounds of the past — it helps recreate ancient worlds. … Continue reading
“Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” goes the old jazz standard, and that goes double for Oregon, where February often tantalizes us with … Continue reading
Ernest Hemingway played the cello. He went on to do a bunch of other stuff, too, after those childhood lessons in Illinois, like bullfighting in … Continue reading
Someone should make a movie about Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Fencing champion, dashing soldier (an officer in Europe’s first all-black regiment, he was … Continue reading
In the last few years, Oregon has become a beacon of contemporary classical music, with several new music ensembles and a composers’ organization, Cascadia Composers, … Continue reading
In any contest to name the mythical “world’s greatest electric bassist,” Victor Wooten would score right at the top. The five-time Grammy winner — who … Continue reading
Clean energy. Wireless charging. A world connected by invisible communication technology. For many, these technologies are today’s reality and tomorrow’s hope — but they were first realistically … Continue reading
Musicals used to start on stage and then go to the big screen. But that’s been changing lately, and one of the most prominent early … Continue reading
From Joseph Joachim to Jascha Heifetz to Itzhak Perlman to Joshua Bell and so many more, solo violinists have been the closest things to rock … Continue reading