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Symphony review: Virtuosos rise to ‘Quixote’ challenge
May 7, 2012 in City on Page A8 This spring in Spokane has been fertile for fanciers of fine cello playing. The Northwest Bach Festival concluded on March 18 with a performance of J.S. Bach’s cello suites 1-3 …
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Spotlight: ‘Groom’ arrives to celebrate Bing’s 109th birthday
April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D5 Thursday would have been Bing Crosby’s 109th birthday. To celebrate, the Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater will hold a birthday gathering and show Crosby’s 1951 film “Here Comes the … 1
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Preu-led symphony pays tribute to Titanic
April 26, 2012 in Features on Page C1 “Unsinkable!” That’s what the designers and builders of the Titanic claimed. On an April night in 1912, Titanic struck an iceberg and sank into the cold waters of the North …
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Symphony review: Concert expands listeners’ horizons
April 22, 2012 in Features, City on Page B12 In contrast to their Classic Series, the Casual Classics concerts by the Spokane Symphony offer a glimpse of works and, sometimes, composers who are off the beaten path. In this …
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Symphony review: The passion and joy born of tribulation
April 16, 2012 in City on Page A6 We all suffer; it is an inescapable fact of human life. Disappointment, toil and loss give shape to our lives, as do love, joy and achievement. Only a few of …
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Expect perfection at ‘Percussion’
April 13, 2012 in Features on Page C1 When the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of music director Eckart Preu, performs “Percussion and Pathetique” this weekend, they will be joined by a big-name guest. Nebojsa Zivkovic is …
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Spotlight: Percussionist Zivkovic to play with symphony
April 8, 2012 in Features on Page D6 The upcoming Spokane Symphony concert will feature an appearance by a percussionist who will perform his own marimba concerto. Nebojsa Zivkovic, a native of Serbia now based in Germany, will …
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Spotlight: MAC extends chance to view ‘Seeing Impressionism’
April 1, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Good news for all you procrastinators. You’ll have even more time to see the “Seeing Impressionism: Europe, America and the Northwest” exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. …
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Review: Singers add drama to symphony stage
April 1, 2012 in City on Page B10 Four fine young singers joined Eckart Preu and the Spokane Symphony Orchestra on Friday for a delightful evening of arias, ensembles and orchestral works from the world of opera. The …
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In the Spotlight!
March 30, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Pat Metheny, Savion Glover, the Shaolin Warriors, the Mario Bros., and John Steinbeck (at least in spirit) are all on the way to the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox …
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Celebrating ‘Opera’s Greatest Hits’
March 30, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Four rising stars of the opera and concert world will join music director Eckart Preu and the Spokane Symphony Orchestra for an evening of the most famous operatic music ever …
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Symphony review: ‘Russian’ concert inspires, thrills
March 26, 2012 in Features, City on Page A6 The Spokane Symphony chose the name “Russian Drama” for this weekend’s concerts at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Many, however, may have wondered what was Russian about the … 1
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As the symphony turns
March 23, 2012 in Features on Page C1 It’s easy to identify a few key motifs in the Spokane Symphony’s just-announced 2012-13 season: Super-sized works: The Spokane Symphony is going massive – in ambition and in sheer numbers …
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From Russia with love? Symphony offers selection
March 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony Orchestra is heading to Russia for its annual education focused concerts. “Russian Drama” features “Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3” by Ottorino Respighi; Symphony No. 7, …
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Mead sophomore is symphony’s winning essayist
March 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S9 William Henzler, a sophomore at Mead High School, has won the Spokane Symphony’s 2012 high school essay contest. Henzler entered the contest for extra credit on a humanities assignment. Henzler …
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Spotlight: ‘Jersey Boys’ will hit Spokane this fall
March 18, 2012 in Features on Page D5 WestCoast Entertainment has announced that “Jersey Boys,” the lauded Broadway musical, will play a three-week engagement in Spokane this fall. The play, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and …
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Great American vocalist
March 16, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony will explore the Great American Songbook with vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway during Saturday’s SuperPops concert, “Broadway’s Greatest Gifts.” This performance, with resident conductor Morihiko Nakahara, will include …
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Spotlight: Spokane band wins EMP competition
March 11, 2012 in Features on Page D6 The Experience Music Project’s Sound Off competition for young bands has a new champion, and that champion is from Spokane. Nude, a four-piece, was crowned March 7 after performing against …
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Symphony review: A glimpse at Mozart’s social network
March 11, 2012 in City on Page B3 In keeping with the Casual Classics motif, the crowd that packed the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox on Friday night was casual in their dress but thoroughly serious and … 1
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Spotlight: Whitworth to screen Kaplan documentary
March 4, 2012 in Features on Page D6 John Kaplan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who worked at The Spokesman-Review in the early 1980s, will present a documentary about his battle with lymphoma at Whitworth University on March 15. …
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Symphony review: Rote leadership diminishes concert
February 27, 2012 in City on Page A8 Danail Rachev kept looking at his watch. Onstage Saturday night at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, the guest conductor was delivering a lecture before leading the Spokane Symphony … 6
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Symphony offers ‘Sleeping Beauty’
February 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Two weeks ago the Spokane Symphony gave a brilliant and virtuoistic performance of Igor Stravinsky’s landmark music from “Petrushka.” This weekend, Stravinsky’s lighter, neo-classic gem Divertimento from the ballet “The … 1
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Symphony review: Music, dance tell of Hawaii
February 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 The warm feeling flowed both ways Saturday night at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, as the Brothers Cazimero shared the Hawaiian music they have performed all over the … 1
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Cazimero brothers lend island sounds to symphony
February 16, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony is promising audiences a bit of warmth this weekend as the Brothers Cazimero bring traditional Hawaiian songs and dance to the stage Saturday. The symphony will perform …
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Orchestra review: The highs and lows of interpretation
January 30, 2012 in City on Page A6 Saturday’s concert of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox illustrated both the benefits and the risks of building a program out of acclaimed masterpieces. …
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Spotlight: Symphony extends Preu, Nakahara’s contracts
January 29, 2012 in Features on Page D5 It looks like Eckart Preu and Morihiko Nakahara are sticking around. The Spokane Symphony on Wednesday announced it had reached contract agreements with Preu, the music director, and Nakahara, the …
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Holiday Pops concert puts Santa in the conductor’s role
December 15, 2011 in Features on Page C1 The Big Man himself, Santa Claus, will hop onto the podium and conduct “Sleigh Ride,” in one of the many traditions surrounding the Spokane holiday staple, the Spokane Symphony’s Holiday …
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In its 25th season, Children’s Chorus enjoys global reach
December 8, 2011 in Features on Page C1 When the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus was born 25 years ago, it consisted of less than a dozen young singers. Today, the singers are still young, but the organization itself? …
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Christmas Tree Elegance is twice as nice this year
November 24, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Spokane’s annual Christmas Tree Elegance will be twice as elegant this holiday season. Elaborately decorated themed trees, with accompanying prize packages, will be raffled not only at the usual location, …
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Symphony review: Cellist taps passion in concerto
November 21, 2011 in Features, City on Page A6 Ralph Kirshbaum, distinguished cellist and educator, came to Spokane to perform with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. It was a gift that few in the audience Saturday night, who had slipped …
