PERFORMANCE NOTES.Byline: The Register-GuardAcclaimed flutist to hold workshop before concert Eugene Symphony The Eugene Symphony is an American orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. Its home venue is the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Approximately 22,000 people attend Eugene Symphony's classical and pops concert performances each year. guest artist Sir James Galway Sir James Galway (born December 8, 1939) is a Northern Ireland–born virtuoso flute player from Belfast, He is often called "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international will conduct a free workshop from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday in Beall Hall at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Galway, whom UO assistant flute professor Nancy Andrew Linda Nancy Andrew (August 17, 1947 - November 29, 1998), was the English-language translator of Japanese author Ryū Murakami's highly-acclaimed novel, Almost Transparent Blue, which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976. calls ``one of the greatest musicians and music educators of our time,'' will be here for his debut performance with the symphony Feb. 15 at the Hult Center. Remaining tickets are $75 to $100 at 682-5000. At the workshop, he will coach Kristen Halay, the symphony's principal flutist, and talk to the audience about the life of a professional musician. `Glass Menagerie' opens Friday at Hult Center Previews of Willamette Repertory REPERTORY. This word is nearly synonymous with inventory, and is so called because its contents are arranged in such order as to be easily found. Clef des Lois Rom. h.t.; Merl. Repertoire, h.t. 2. Theatre's production of Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie" wrap up with a performance at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Hult Center's Soreng Theater, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street. The play opens at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through Feb. 25. Tickets are $12 to $30. Call 682-5000. Dance fundraiser set for Saturday at Hult The 13th annual benefit concert, "Dance for a Reason," will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Silva sil·va also syl·va n. pl. sil·vas or sil·vae 1. The trees or forests of a region. 2. A written work on the trees or forests of a region. Concert Hall at the Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street. The show will feature a variety of Eugene dance troupes and guest performers from Portland, Roseburg and Newport. This year's beneficiaries are Committed Partners for Youth and Doulas Supporting Teens. New play readings begin at Lord Leebrick Three plays from the nearly 40 submitted to Lord Leebrick Theatre's 2006 Northwest Playwright's Festival have been chosen for weekly public readings that begin at 2 p.m. Sunday. "The Last Train to Hicksville" by Seattle playwright Elena Hartwell is this week's selection. "After Matthew" by Wyoming author William Missouri-Downs will be read at 2 p.m. Feb. 18; and "Red Smears" by Eugene writer Anne Kerns Kerns is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of c. 5,200. will be read at 2 p.m. Feb. 25. All readings are free, though donations will be accepted. The theater is at 540 Charnelton St. Organ concert a benefit for FOOD for Lane County ElRay Stewart-Cook will play the Brombaugh Organ at 4 p.m. Sunday at Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter St. Along with tenor Eric Mentzel, cellist Marc Vanscheeuwiuck and violinists Rose Barrett and Margret Gries, Stewart-Cook will play music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Christoph Bernhard Christoph Bernhard was born on 1 January, 1628, in Kolberg, Pomerania, and died on 14 November, 1692, in Dresden. He studied in Gdańsk and Warsaw, and by the age of 20 was singing at the electoral court in Dresden under Heinrich Schütz. and J.S. Bach. It is a benefit for FOOD for Lane County. A donation of canned goods or cash is requested. |
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