Category Archives: Writing

New Oregon ArtsWatch Article

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

Cappella Romana,  a Northwest professional vocal ensemble with international acclaim, will be hosting the Arvo Pärt Festival this coming weekend. Here is my preview article: Arvo Pärt Festival preview: Spirituality in sound  

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Bill Frisell at the Shedd Institute: Concert Review

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

Bill Frisell played in Eugene recently in support of his latest CD When You Wish upon a Star a tribute to film and TV music. It was one of the finest performances I have seen in quite some time. Here … Continue reading →

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Bill Frisell Preview

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

Here is a preview of Bill Frisell’s Thursday night concert at the Shedd. He is touring his new album When You Wish upon a Star. It’s Bill’s take on classic film and television music. Bill Frisell preview: Star-struck memories

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New article in Oregon ArtsWatch

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

Here is the link to an Oregon ArtsWatch preview I wrote for the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc concert that happened recently up at Nordia House in Portland. Nordic Fiddlers Bloc preview: Dancing with the devil

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Finnish folk muscians Arto and Antti Jarvela will be touring Oregon this week.

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

Here’s a preview article I wrote for Oregon Arts Watch: http://www.orartswatch.org/arto-and-antti-preview-fiddling-finns-bring-nordic-dance-music-to-oregon/

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Review of Project Trio at the Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

Here is a link to a review I wrote for the Oregon Arts Watch. My friend Brett Campbell is an editor on staff and asked me to review Project Trio’s workshop and performance a week back at the Shedd Institute … Continue reading →

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Wetland impressions

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

This is a group of poems that I posted at an installation I did in 2007. I was focusing on video work in the West Eugene Wetlands at that time. 1. Seeming barren, it’s saturated with life. Calm surfaces broken … Continue reading →

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