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Nov072019
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Nov062019
By LAUREN PURCELL-JOINER• NOV 6, 2019 https://www.klcc.org/post/eugene-ballet-orchestra-next-perform-swan-lake https://cpa.ds.npr.org/klcc/audio/2019/11/mcwhorter_mix_down.mp3
Apr162019
“The star of the evening was the premiere of Suzanne Haag’s “The Firebird,” with Igor Stravinsky’s music played live by Orchestra Next under the brilliant baton of Brian McWhorter leading 59 exceptional musicians.” https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190416/review-firebird-star-of-splendid-evening-of-ballet
Apr112019
“Stravinsky’s score may provide the same perspective for dancers and the 63-person orchestra sweating the complex changes in a crowded pit. In addition to being the resident orchestra for the Eugene Ballet, Orchestra Next is a training orchestra, putting aspiring musicians alongside some of the…
Apr012019
Haag has also spent considerable time thinking about Igor Stravinsky’s score. “Having live music for any dance performance elevates the experience for both the audience and the performer. It turns a performance into a living, breathing thing.” Haag said about working with Orchestra Next conductor Brian McWhorter on selecting…
Feb142019
Jan312019
https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190131/romeo-amp-juliet-eugene-ballet-moves-to-flaming-score “Guiding this emotional tempest is Eugene’s Orchestra Next performing Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s original score, which has never been played live with the Eugene Ballet’s production. “Anytime we get to present a performance with live music, it’s the ultimate goal,” Pimble said. “This will…
Dec202018
“The entire performance is set to Tchaikovsky’s original score, performed live by Orchestra Next. “Dancing to live music is incredible,” Kosterman said. “It’s so different than dancing to a CD — it brings a whole other element to the production, and it’s definitely a give…
Dec282017
I Dream Of… BEST LOCAL CLASSICAL RECORDING 2017 “You may have missed the show itself last spring when Eugene Ballet staged its $300,000 production of The Snow Queen, an original full-length ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale that inspired Disney’s Frozen. Whether you…
Apr292017
Denis de Coteau, the late conductor of the San Francisco Ballet, once remarked that “music in ballet is either overlooked or underlooked by various sectors of the arts fraternity… . The critic comments on almost every detail of the ballet and at the end you…
Apr042017
KLCC: The Snow Queen: Eugene Ballet’s World Premiere, with Score from Kenji Bunch and Orchestra Next
Eugene Ballet will present the world premiere of their original ballet of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen on April 8th and 9th at the Hult Center. It’s the first time Eugene Ballet has created a complete ballet from scratch, including commissioning an original score from Portland…
Nov092016
Despite its name, James Joyce’s renowned 1914 story, “The Dead,” has earned a long life. Still widely read and loved, the story was transformed into a gorgeous film by John Huston in 1987, and in 2000 a musical version by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey…
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Apr112016
“Brian McWhorter and Orchestra Next brilliantly played jazz selections composed by Wynton Marsalis. McWhorter’s trumpet solos gave me goosebumps, they were so good! What a gift is Orchestra Next!” [download here: Ballet premieres focus on different connections | Arts | Eugene, Oregon] Register Guard: ‘Ballet premieres…