Daryl BrowneDaryl Browne is a music educator, alto, flutist and writer who lives in Beaverton, Oregon. PuzzleWatch: Electrifying Conductors March 16, 2025Daryl Browne Test your knowledge of some of the world's greatest conductors in this musical March crossword puzzle. You belong somewhere you feel free: Music in Our Schools month promotes music education and personal development March 13, 2025Daryl Browne The 40th anniversary of the National Association for Music Education’s annual celebration finds Oregon choirs, orchestras, arts organizations and schools embracing this year’s MIOS theme, “United Through Music.” Fabulous 40s and 50s: Eugene Concert Choir, Willamette Master Chorus, and Oregon Chorale hit middle age March 5, 2025Daryl Browne Three Willamette Valley choirs are just hitting their stride as they grow with and for their communities. Finding hope in your wild hearts: Resonance Ensemble, Cecille Elliott, and Ringdown February 19, 2025Daryl Browne Elliott and the duo Ringdown–aka Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan–joined Resonance for a “Choir Grrrl” program of music by Elliott, Shaw, Judy A. Rose, Renée Favand-See, and Mari Esabel Valverde. Music and faith reaching out in peace and reconciliation: Oregon’s choirs celebrate Black History Month and International Women’s Day February 18, 2025Daryl Browne From Cappella Romana’s “Canon for Racial Reconciliation” and Resonance Ensemble singing Margaret Bonds with Orchestra Nova Northwest to IWD concerts featuring In Mulieribus, Aurora Chorus, Portland Symphonic Girlchoir, and the six women of Song Suffragettes PNW. PuzzleWatch: Words of Love February 16, 2025Daryl Browne How many words contain the letters L-O-V-E? Quite a few, as it turns out. See how many you can guess in this Valentine's Day crossword puzzle. At the intersection of empathy and creativity: Naomi LaViolette February 6, 2025Daryl Browne The “unflappable” composer, pianist, and choral accompanist discusses her life in music. (De)Mystifying New Music: Fear No Music’s “Scenes from Adolescence” February 5, 2025Daryl Browne An impression of how FNM’s “De-Mystifying New Music” series–most recently with composer David Schiff and host Robert McBride–supports and highlights their all-Oregonian season. Eager to gather: The formation of new choirs, the continuity of old choirs January 21, 2025Daryl Browne From the newly formed A Notion, A Scream to Bach Cantata Choir’s SuperBach Sunday. PuzzleWatch: Vital Venues January 19, 2025Daryl Browne Inspired by discussions of a new concert hall in Portland, Daryl Browne's latest crossword puzzle is a monument to performance venues around the world. The beauty of human voices in choral communion: Our talented and literate choral community goes on and grows January 7, 2025Daryl Browne After the holiday rush, Oregon choirs launch into another busy new year. PuzzleWatch: Old and New on the Eve December 22, 2024Daryl Browne Pop open a bottle of champagne and ring in the new year with this celebratory crossword puzzle. “Messiah” da capo: A reflection on Julian Perkins’ first annual oratorio with Portland Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Romana December 19, 2024Daryl Browne In which the “Messiah” was performed. Voices in radio history: The legacy of Roger O. Doyle and the new KQAC All Classical choral series that bears his name December 10, 2024Daryl Browne The long-running All Classical program Thursdays @ Three opens its next season this week with Doyle’s former choir, Choral Arts Ensemble. Think of yourselves as actors declaiming the text: PBO’s “Messiah,” part two December 4, 2024Daryl Browne In which Maestro Perkins meets with Cappella Romana. The introduction of music into the dramatic text will not make the text invisible: Portland Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Romana’s first “Messiah” with Artistic Director Julian Perkins December 4, 2024Daryl Browne The harpsichordist and choral scholar discusses the importance of drama, universality and libretto in his upcoming performances of the beloved holiday oratorio. Grounded in community: Reflections on a Blacknificent 7 afternoon with Resonance Ensemble December 3, 2024Daryl Browne The Oregon choral group hosted the seven strong, all Black composer collective for a Sunday of commissions, premieres, and future classics. The holly and the jolly: Choirs begin their vast, almost overwhelming holiday season November 26, 2024Daryl Browne From multiple “Messiahs” and “Magnificats” to music from around the world, Oregon’s humongous choral family gets into the holiday spirit. PuzzleWatch: Beatlemania at 60 November 17, 2024Daryl Browne Sixty years after they skyrocketed to international stardom, test your knowledge of the Beatles with this retrospective crossword puzzle. Choirs Are Back! November 6, 2024Daryl Browne Fall concerts and revels; choral music for films; the first stirrings of Christmas. Mid-week Monteverdi by world-class ensemble Vox Luminis October 31, 2024Daryl Browne Cappella Romana hosts the Belgian vocal and period instrument ensemble in their Pacific Northwest debut. These fine works epitomize the joy: Light Opera of Portland’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’ October 16, 2024Daryl Browne The Gilbert & Sullivan classic gets a rousing run at Brunish Theatre through October 27. PuzzleWatch: Goosebumps in the Arts October 13, 2024Daryl Browne As Halloween creeps ever closer, get in the holiday spirit and treat yourself to this thrillingly tricky crossword puzzle. A metaphor for love: Choral communities celebrate women composers, music from Oregon and the Baltics, and more October 7, 2024Daryl Browne Maddalena Casulana, Margaret Bonds, Uģis Prauliņš, chants for St. Demetrios, and three “Homegrown” composers–Sydney Guillaume, Stacey Philipps, and Joan Szymko–find their way onto Oregon choral programs this month. Brilliant little gems: Oregon choirs sing re-discovered classics, local composers, and more September 24, 2024Daryl Browne Listening forward to choral seasons which “educate, enrich, honor, confront, and uplift.” PuzzleWatch: Smartistic Pairings September 15, 2024Daryl Browne Tender and turbulent, often fruitful, sometimes frightful: this September crossword puzzle celebrates some of the most famous partnerships in the arts. With a voice of singing: The eternal return of choral music in Oregon September 11, 2024Daryl Browne Every singer in Oregon gets back to work, with music ranging from local to ancient. PuzzleWatch: American Composers – Again August 18, 2024Daryl Browne Test your knowledge of even more composers in this follow-up to July's "American Composers" crossword puzzle. Beyond belief or within it: William Byrd Festival pairs music by its namesake with works by Britten, Finzi, MacMillan, Vaughan Williams, and more. July 31, 2024Daryl Browne This year’s festival features a variety of choral concerts and lectures, most of them free, at churches around Portland. PuzzleWatch: American Composers July 21, 2024Daryl Browne Test your knowledge of famous American composers in this July crossword puzzle. Load more
