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Picture of Daryl Browne
Daryl Browne
Daryl Browne is a music educator, alto, flutist and writer who lives in Beaverton, Oregon.
The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport, 7 February 1964

PuzzleWatch: Beatlemania at 60

Sixty years after they skyrocketed to international stardom, test your knowledge of the Beatles with this retrospective crossword puzzle.

"Twelfth Night Revelers, New Orleans Carnival 1873." Watercolor & gouache on bristol board by Charles Briton.

Choirs Are Back!

Fall concerts and revels; choral music for films; the first stirrings of Christmas.

Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine

PuzzleWatch: Smartistic Pairings

Tender and turbulent, often fruitful, sometimes frightful: this September crossword puzzle celebrates some of the most famous partnerships in the arts.

Choral continuity: Oregon Bach Festival continues with strong voices

This summer’s OBF in Eugene features artistic partners Jos van Veldhoven and Craig Hella Johnson; visiting artist-in-residence Eric Whitacre; Bach specialist John Butt; Anton Armstrong, Therees Hibbard and the young singers of the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy; and plenty more.

Fingal's Cave

PuzzleWatch: Namely Known

From the “Moonlight Sonata” to the “Hebrides Overture,” test your knowledge of the most famous nicknames in classical music.

Cappella Romana and Kingdom Sound performed together in 2024. Screenshot of concert video courtesy of Cappella Romana.

A resonant electrifying current: Reflecting on Cappella Romana and Kingdom Sound’s recent concert and albums by Cappella Romana, Resonance Ensemble, Eugene Concert Choir, Oregon Repertory Singers

The Orthodox choral ensemble and Gospel choir joined their voices for February’s “Black Voices in Orthodox Music: How Sweet the Sound.” Recent albums released by Oregon choirs feature music by Melissa Dunphy, Renée Favand-See, Naomi LaViolette, Morten Lauridsen, Stacey Philipps, Undine Smith Moore, Joel Thompson, and more.

Leonard Bernstein in 1955

PuzzleWatch: Maestro – The Bernstein Puzzle

The iconic conductor, composer, and music educator, back in the limelight after getting the biopic treatment, now receives the greatest honor of them all: his own ArtsWatch crossword puzzle.

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