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About operamission

conductor, vocal coach, pianist, harpsichordist

Baroque Performance Institute

After finishing a nicely fulfilling, enjoyable, and ultimately relaxing Oregonian ‘BB5’ I headed into the second of two weeks of one of my favorite musical endeavors. The Oberlin College-Conservatory of Music hosts one of our country’s oldest and finest baroque music … Continue reading

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Chintimini Chamber Music Festival

Current adventures have led me into the hands of a super nice bunch of fine musicians all happy to play chamber music together for large energetic audiences in Corvallis, OR 97330, this week and next. Violinist Erik Peterson (no relation) … Continue reading

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Portland

This particular trip to Portland has been pretty relaxing and easy. I planned a few extra days to be able to hang here with my brother Dan, whose intense library job he’s lucky to get to do at home with … Continue reading

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Progress on new opera by Stephen Andrew Taylor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty composer Stephen Andrew Taylor updated me on his most recent progress with his work with Portland writer Ursula K. Le Guin and librettist Marcia Johnson on his new opera Paradises Lost, based on Le Guin’s … Continue reading

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First posting, from Portland, OR

Bach Brandenburg #5 at Chintimini Chamber Music Festival Continue reading

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