Archive for September, 2008

Classical music and the Portland Cello Project

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I’m not sure why I’m so fascinated by the problems of classical music. Possibly it’s just that it’s hard not to root for an art form that seems to be running so against the drift of the culture itself. I say seems not to waffle but to suggest that it’s not too late for [...]

A bridge too far: Connecting Portland’s performance halls

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

“While you’re catching up on weekend papers,” our blogging compatriot Mighty Toy Cannon of Culture Shock writes, “I’d be interested in your comments on the Oregonian editorial regarding the renovation of the Schnitz and the possible enclosure of the Main Street Plaza (Saturday, August 30).”
As Mighty Toy points out, the editorial got lost not [...]

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