Our bags are packed (nearly)….a few days left for last minute errands, a final rehearsal on Wednesday, and then we’re off to China for performances in Nanchang and Beijing (and hopefully a side trip to Tibet). A journey like this isn’t possible without the support of our audience and the best board of directors anyone [...]
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Next week, we present our New Ideas in Music winning compositions (click here for ticket info).…huge thanks to Betsy Russell for her generous sponsorship of our inaugural contest! Also, big thanks to our other concert sponsors, including Nel Centro (and the brilliant Dave Machado), WillaKenzie Estates (and the vivacious Ronni Lacroute), and Portland State University [...]
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Morty, in his own words: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “…I mean why might bring something into the world that is us that did it. The fact that it might be impermanent seems to be….I can’t see it’s philosophical and sociological ramification. I’d rather see it, [...]
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You will hear music…and shadows….shadows! Thus ends the fantastic poem that Matthew and Michael Dickman will read at our concert next week (Hearing Voices..January 20, details here). Shadows features original music by PDX musician Nalin Silva, a violin and guitar soundtrack to accompany their evocative poetry, a quartet of voices and electric strings. Shadows is a [...]
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It’s time to begin the slow recovery from caloric overload…..holiday sugar binging is the culprit, a sufficient scapegoat for the need to crow about the past year’s successes. And the chorus of crowing non-profits is practically inescapable, reaching a murderous level in these last few days of the calendar year. Musical art is a difficult [...]
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We’re thrilled to announce our first New Ideas in Music Competition (NIMC)! Details for entry can be found on our home page here….. Our stellar judging panel includes Chen Yi, Eve Beglarian, Zygmunt Krauze, Bryan Johnson, and Ron Blessinger (myself). In addition to the significant cash awards, the winning compositions will be performed on our April concerts, [...]
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This is a great video of Eve talking about her creative process….I love when she describes how she’s not in love with compositional techniques (rhythm and harmonic structures), but will use what she needs in order to tell the story she wants to tell. Click here for program and ticket info for “One Mississippi”, October [...]
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We open our season on October 21 with One Mississippi, river as muse, welcoming back composer Eve Beglarian for a concert of music, poetry, film, pictures, and tales from her four-month long journey down the mighty Mississippi. Eve describes how this personal WPA style project came about: “I’m not an extreme sports person or anything [...]
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(By Wanpen, elephant painter from Chiangmai) It’s been a week since our return from Thailand, and finally the jet lag has subsided. Our bodies are curious things….even a week of gorgeous weather isn’t enough to reorient the sleep clock. Though it’s been nice to get a lot done before 4am, the 1pm wipeout won’t be [...]
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Tagged: Brahms, chiangmai, festival, Ligeti, Narong Prangcharoen, Thailand, Thailand International Composition Festival, Third Angle Ensemble
Resort destination for vacationers worldwide. We’ve seen tourists from everywhere…India, Europe, Japan, China….you name it, they’re here. Even in the middle of the ‘low’ season (constant rains….imagine that), it’s a fabulous place to decompress. Gorgeous beaches, the warm Andaman sea, it’s paradise. Even the skeeziness of Bangla street in Patong can’t sully the magic of [...]
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Tagged: Brahms, chiangmai, festival, Thailand, Third Angle Ensemble
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