As he took the stage before a crowded theater at the Oregon Symphony, acclaimed Austrian musical director David Danzmayr introduced the night’s performance to a masked audience. The feature of…
A season of change
Oregon Symphony loses star conductor
Oregon Symphony performs game soundtracks from the past decade
Video games have long been considered a nerdy and geeky hobby, but until very recently they have not caught mainstream attention. That is starting to change now due to the…
Oregon Symphony performs Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’
Not quite opera, not quite play, not quite a typical symphony; the Oregon Symphony’s production of The Tempest defied simple categorization and played with the idea of what to expect…
The Rite (and Riot) of Spring
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring caused one of classical music’s most famous, exaggerated scandals. Rite’s debut on May 29, 1913, made history by nearly starting a…
What’s in a Symphony?
We’ve all heard a symphony before. There’s Beethoven’s famous Fifth with its notorious “dun dun dun duuuun.” Most of us at least know that one and maybe a few others,…
On-campus Events Calendar: Oct. 31–Nov 6
FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 44th Annual NW Filmmakers Festival Nov. 1–5 Whitsell Auditorium $6–35, all ages From documentaries and short films to feature-lengths and animation, NWFC screens independent cinema from…
All for arts and Arts for All
You haven’t heard about Arts for All, have you? It’s simple: Arts for All is a program sponsored by the Portland-area Regional Arts & Culture Council, started in 2011 to…