James Bash writes articles for a variety of publications, including magazines such as Opera America, Open Spaces, Opera, MUSO, International Arts Manager, American Record Guide, Symphony, Opera Canada, and PSU Magazine. The newspapers include Crosscut, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Oregonian, The Columbian, The Portland Tribune, The Register-Guard, and Willamette Week. James has also written a number of articles for the Oregon Arts Commission. James was a fellow to the 2008 NEA Journalism Institute for Classical Music and Opera. He is a member of the Music Critics Association of North America (mcana.org) and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Kathy.
Annual concert by the Oregon Symphony features cannons, ballet dancers, fireworks, and great music.
The North American Festival of Wales is sponsoring the voices of Côr Godre’r Aran in a concert on Friday evening.
The former artistic director of the Honens International Piano Competition dies at age 77.
Hear connections between Schubert’s last quartet and quartets by Berg and Webern.
Sunday’s concert will present sacred choral music from the English Renaissance.
Hear a 70-member chorus sing excerpts from Pagliacci and Carmina Burana in an open rehearsal.
Voices will be lifted in unison and in protest of Wagner-West’s abrupt dismissal as director of the Grant High School Royal Blues, one of Oregon’s best high school choirs.
The Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 87th year will feature a number of challenging works.
One piano – four hands concert on Friday will take place at St. James Lutheran in the Park Blocks.
Kevin Lefohn will take over the administrative helm of the orchestra at the end of the month.
Famous Mexican tenor sings for seven minutes and quits. Ticket goers are initially not refunded. Later Villazon changes tune and all is well.
The Portland native and former music director of the Oregon Symphony loves the music festival that is based in Central Oregon.
Katy Wagner-West abruptly laid off from her teaching position despite much success at Grant High School.
Recital opens the William Byrd Festival, which is dedicated to the great English Renaissance composer.
At a recital in Marlboro, Phan wows the audience, including critic Alex Ross.
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