A conversation with Seattle
(The below correspondence contains locker room talk that may perturb you, bro. You’ve been clued. But to paraphrase someone famous, It’s … Continue reading A Letter to Donald Trump–from One White Bro to Another
Cover photo: Bruce Dickey, cornettist, and soprano Hana Blažíková (Photo: Vojtech Havlík) Rather like the guitar today, in the early 16th … Continue reading Pacific MusicWorks Delivers ‘Breathtaking’ Cornetto Concert
Cover photo: Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch in Twyla Tharp’s “Brief Fling” (Photo © Angela Sterling) One of the … Continue reading Tharp, Kylian, and Balanchine in a ‘Brief Fling’ at PNB
Cover photo: Music Director Alexander Weimann and members of Seattle Baroque Orchestra Compared to 18th century musical ensembles, modern orchestras are on … Continue reading Sunny ‘Tafelmusik’ from Telemann Delights Soggy Seattle
Cover photo: Composer Ney Rosauro It’s always worth checking the programs planned by Philharmonia Northwest as it often schedules unusual … Continue reading Adventures in Drum(m) Rolls with Philharmonia Northwest
Cover: Anya Matanovic (Gretel) and Sarah Larsen (Hansel) in Hansel and Gretel at Seattle Opera (Photo: Jacob Lucas) Seattle Opera’s performances of Hansel … Continue reading A Homeless Hansel and Gretel Dream of Costco, at Seattle Opera
Three Seattle bands I love, all of whom I’ve written about more than once (and in the very recent past … Continue reading Three Great Local Bands, Three Unmissable Live Gigs