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Posts by James Bash


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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 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.



Works by Northwest composers featured in upcoming concert by the Portland Vocal Consort

Portland Vocal Consort to give concert of music by Northwest composers


Cascadia Composers to offer workshops and concerts in new music

Cascadia Composers present a festival of contemporary music in Portland.


Pianist Benjamin Kim returns to Portland and gives a sterling concert

Pianist Benjamin Kim returns to Portland and delivers an outstanding debut recital


Kalmar adds music director post in Spain

Carlos Kalmar will become music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE (Spanish Radio/Television Orchestra) and keep his position with the Oregon Symphony.


Vancouver Symphony announces winners of its young artist competition

Vancouer Symphony announces winners of its young artists competition.


Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio & the Miami String Quartet to perform

The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and the Miami String Quartet play Boccherini, Zwilich, and Schumann.


Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Schubert 6th Symphony reign supreme in Oregon Symphony concert

The Oregon Symphony gave an outstanding performance of Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Schubert’s Sixth Symphony.


Kenji Bunch talks about composing a life in New York

The Portland Youth Philharmonic will play “For Our Children’s Children” by Kenji Bunch.


Classical music and mass appeal…

Alex Ross will predict the future of classical music at a big-time lecture in London.


Third Angle takes improvisation to the Xtreme

Third Angle New Music Ensemble gives concert of music by Sender, Applebaum, Schiff, and Riley.


Oregon Symphony to collaborate with Portland Symphonic Choir in Rossini work

The Oregon Symphony will perform Rossini’s “Stabat Mater” and Schubert’s 6th Symphony in concerts this weekend.


DVD: Bach & Friends testifies to the greatness of Bach’s music

World-class performers discuss and perform their love of Bach’s music.


Gregory Vajda to conduct at Disney Hall in LA next week

Gregory Vajda to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group in Disney Hall.


Third Angle to explore quirky pieces

Third Angle New Music Ensemble’s next concert will show off the humorous and seredipitous side of contemporary music.


Wildwood Consort to celebrate Vivaldi at The Old Church

This Thursday (March 4) is the 332nd birthday of Antonio Vivaldi, and the Wildwood Consort is lighting the…