The MMM festivities are a concoction of composer/impressario/frequent online scribbler Bob Priest. He will preview the festival program on All Classical FM with host Robert McBride on Saturday, March 2nd at from 8 pm to 10 pm and on KBOO with host Andrew Hosch on Monday, March 4th at from 8 pm to 10 pm.
—James Bash, Oregon Music News (read the full article)
The third edition of this freewheeling event is ready to get underway on March 7th, and the schedule leaves me speechless with anticipation.
—Robert Ham, Experimental Portland (read the full article)
Which is why it’s been so heartening to see so much contemporary music offered by both indie classical groups and the older, more established institutions during the annual March Music Moderne festival curated by composer Bob Priest.
—Brett Campbell, Oregon ArtsWatch (read the full article)
Free Marz String Trio: Of the 33 events in March Music Moderne, a monthlong jamboree of new music, one by Portland’s Free Marz String Trio promises to be memorable. The group marks the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” with “the Rite to March” — 10 new one-minute marches based on different fragments of Stravinsky’s famous work. Bonus: the concert is free.
March 8, Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St.; marchmusicmoderne.org
—David Stabler, The Oregonian (read the full article)