Priest deserves toutes nos félicitations for putting together such an amazingly diverse — and free — festival on a baguette budget. That range, richness and freshness are also a tribute to the vital Portland classical music scene and of course to Debussy himself.
—Brett Campbell, Oregon ArtsWatch (read the full article)
“MMM pays homage to a composer who managed to synesthetically expand our artistic vision,” said Priest, “as the 21st century more inclusively melds music, arts and cultures from around the world and within our very own Global Village PDX.”
—James Bash, The Oregonian/Oregon Live (read the full article)
Thanks to the Southeast Examiner for telling readers about MMM! See the March 2018 edition here.
For the past 17 years, listeners of All Classical Portland (KQAC-FM) have grown familiar with the melodious baritone of senior announcer Robert McBride…But McBride’s voice will soon no longer be wafting over the air, because he has decided to retire from radio.
—James Bash, The Oregonian/Oregon Live (read the full article)
—James Bash, The Oregonian/Oregon Live (read the full article)
For this article, we climb into the way-back machine and visit the University of Victoria ca. 1996.
This unorthodox approach to post-secondary education seems to work for the students. Many of them, including myself, have come out of Priest’s class with a feeling that they have gained a unique insight into the subject being taught. Continue reading
For fans of new music, March Music Moderne proffers ear-stretching events. Visit its website, marchmusicmoderne.org, to sign up for its email list.
—James Bash, The Oregonian (read the full article}
ArtsWatch music writers and guest reviewers gang up on Oregon Symphony multimedia performance of Messiaen’s mega-symphony.
—Oregon ArtsWatch (read the full article}
Club Mod uncorked a special live show at the studios of All Classical Radio on Saturday evening (December 3) that was delightful, informative, and extremely well played. The show was part of the Messiaen Mélange Musique festival that celebrated music created by or connected with Olivier Messiaen….McBride mentioned that Club Mod was in its ninth year. So it was high time to present a live concert, and this one was exceptional.
—James Bash, Northwest Reverb (read the full article)
The former March Music Moderne has moved, for the nonce, to December, to coincide with the Oregon Symphony’s performances of the biggest music of one of its patron saints: Olivier Messiaen’s massive Turangalila symphony. The December 2 concert includes a song cycle setting the composer’s own surrealist poems and more, while December 4’s show features string trios by Messiaen, Debussy, Gorecki and other composers, including MMMpresario and Portland composer Bob Priest.
—Brett Campbell, Oregon ArtsWatch (read the full article)
