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Archive for March 10th, 2008

Motets And The Modern

Posted in Seattle, WA, Special to the Gathering Note on March 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

By: Philippa Kiraly
Bach can sound good in any configuration— jazzed up, swung, or straight, on steel band, recorders, electronics, with singers being instruments, or instruments taking the role of singers—but at its most sublime, Bach’s choral music is sung in a reverberant, sacred space.
Thus, Seattle Pro Musica’s performance in St. James Cathedral Saturday night of [...]

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Hidden Treasures

Posted in Seattle, WA on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »

The scrappy Puget Sound Symphony is flat-out becoming one of my favorite community orchestras. The orchestra’s personality is driven primarily by the orchestra’s founder Alan Shen. Shen isn’t your typical music director. For starters, he isn’t a conductor by trade. He works in Seattle’s abundant technology sector. He founded the PSSO while working at Microsoft.
 

Second, [...]

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Review: Fear No Music ensemble ventures boldly forth

Posted in Portland, OR on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »

The intrepid members of Fear No Music explored new soundscapes in a concert on Friday evening at the Old Church in Portland. Well over a hundred people heard a program that featured music by American composers Matthew Burtner, John Corigliano, William Bolcom, and Steven Ricks. In addition, Bob Priest arranged excerpts of a piece by [...]

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