Steven Patton graduated from Drake University with a music business degree because, he says, it was safer than a performance degree. “You have the business minor to fall back on.” Be that as it may, there he was, 22 years old and in a band called “Andrew’s Ave.” (short for avenue) with three of his…
The Jerusalem Quartet, among the best-known of Israel’s chamber music ensembles, is one of the world’s most highly regarded string quartets. The Strad magazine calls it “one of the young, yet great quartets of our time.” Several years ago, violinists Alexander Pavlovsky and Sergei Bresler, violist Ori Kam and cellist Kyril Zlotnikov embarked on a…
Bob Priest, creator of March Music Moderne, is a heavy lifter when it comes to creating musical events. Photo by Chris Leck One doesn’t often get the chance to meet a genuine impresario. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines impresario as 1) the promoter, manager or conductor of an opera or concert company and 2) a person who…
“There’s nothing you can read about the Portland Youth Philharmonic that will prepare you for an experience when you come to a concert,” declares David Hattner, music director of the PYP, which is the oldest and one of the best youth orchestras in the United States. “You have to experience them because they’re that good.”…
