Posted October 29, 2018 by John Pitman

Winner of the 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing has just recorded an oratorio with a text that resonates with our times. Conductor Donald Nally is John Pitman’s guest, discussing “Zealot Chronicles, an oratorio for tolerance”... More

Posted October 1, 2018 by John Pitman

Lutenist Ronn McFarlane calls Oregon his home, but his music-making takes him around the world, performing traditional music for his instrument, and newly-composed pieces with his band, Ayreheart. His newest release, “Celtic Lute” is the result of his... More

Posted August 27, 2018 by John Pitman

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has always loved classical music.  Especially opera.  More than once, people have captured her on their camera phones at Santa Fe Opera (you can find this on Facebook and You Tube).  Now... More

Posted August 21, 2018 by John Pitman

In this anniversary year – the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth – many record labels are releasing new performances of his music, as well as his own discography.  Many of them are of his music:  West Side... More

Posted August 2, 2018 by John Pitman

Back in 2011, American violinist Joshua Bell became the first music director of London’s Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, since its founding by Neville Marriner.  Bell and the orchestra already had a longstanding relationship:  Around the time of the... More

Posted July 24, 2018 by Jemma Goddard

I recently returned from a semester abroad in London, where I intensely studied art and culture. While I was there I was required to take a few different arts courses. This included a music history course entitled, “Topics... More

Posted June 29, 2018 by John Pitman

In April, the Oregon Symphony presented a remarkable and powerful concert as part of its “Sounds of Home” series, where young mothers experiencing housing insecurity, had the opportunity to write lullabies for their children.  These were performed by... More

Posted June 1, 2018 by John Pitman

American pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s newest CD pairs Bach’s Concerto in G minor with a newly-commissioned one by Philip Glass.  Ms. Dinnerstein shares the story of how she asked Mr. Glass for a new concerto, Bach’s influence on both... More

Posted by Arianna Avena

Youth Roving Reporters is All Classical Portland’s arts journalism mentorship program. Six young people have been selected as Youth Roving Reporters for All Classical Portland in order to learn key storytelling skills and emerge as arts ambassadors for... More

Posted May 22, 2018 by Megan Reich

(Special Note: If you are new to this blog, click here to first read Part One of this series.) New Horizons: Postminimalism   In our last post, we left off with a broader conception of minimalism as a music... More