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James Bash is a freelance writer based in Portland, Ore. He reviews Portland Opera productions for Opera Magazine and writes for a number of publications, including his blog,
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‘The Shining’ As Opera Is Mad, Brutal, Tragic In A Horrifically...
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March 17, 2025
Concert Is Minimalist, Premiere Elementary: ‘Copper Variations’
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January 31, 2025
‘Emperor’ Meets Kings: Beethoven, Ellington With Towering Fanfare
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January 14, 2025
Letters Sung Of Love Found, Lost By Juliets And All Their...
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November 19, 2024
Percussion Ace Shows Gifts As Composer With Glittering Cello Concerto
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October 10, 2024
‘Beethoven Effect,’ Still Felt Across Generations, Sparks A Chamber Fest
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July 3, 2024
‘Thrill Of A Lifetime’: Critic As Chorister Sings Bach At...
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June 19, 2024
Racial Injustice Echoes In Music Before Solace Of Mozart’s Requiem
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April 9, 2024
In Concert That Touted Courage, Even Stand-In Maestro Showed Pluck
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February 1, 2024
Curtis Institute @ 100: Spinning The Pandemic Into A High-Tech Leap
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October 27, 2023
Eyeful Of Grand Vistas, Earful Of Great Music: Critics Hit Bravo!...
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July 20, 2023
When AC Fails, Concert Spotlighting Steel Pan Only Turns Up The...
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May 2, 2023
Like A Chef In Kitchen, Maestro Loves Mixing His Baroque Ingredients
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March 24, 2023
A New Violin Concerto As Cosmic Dialogue, Search For Perspective
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January 30, 2023
Tines’ American Songs Lift Theme Of ‘Truths’ At 60th Britt Music Fest
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June 29, 2022
Haitian Musical Legacy Resounds In Vivid Hues Of Orchestrated Songs
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June 9, 2022
Wynton Marsalis Pens Concerto That Swings, Boogaloos — For Tuba!
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May 5, 2022
A Vivid Opera Recreates Hounding, Exoneration Of The Central Park Five
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March 24, 2022
On Portland’s Vibrant Music Scene, New Is Nourished Everywhere
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January 20, 2022
New Maestro Steps Up, With A Little Boost From Hall’s Reinforced...
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October 7, 2021
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