LINER NOTES - ARTIST PROFILES - FEATURES
Elizabeth Schwartz has written some wonderful music profiles for Oregon Jewish Life magazine. Whenever I need a piece on an upcoming music or dance performance, Elizabeth is the first person I call. She adds informed, meaningful details that bring the performer to life for our readers. |
Sarah Kwak (InSymphony Magazine, January 2020)
Leila Josefowicz (InSymphony Magazine, December 2019) Gabriel Kahane (InSymphony Magazine, November 2019 Stephen Hough (InSymphony Magazine, October 2019) Colin Currie & Johannes Moser (InSymphony Magazine, September 2019) Storm Large (InSymphony Magazine, April 2019) Emanuel Ax (InSymphony Magazine, March 2019) Pablo Villegas (InSymphony Magazine, February 2019) Simone Lamsma (InSymphony Magazine, January 2019) Johannes Moser (InSymphony Magazine, December 2018) Doug Fitch (InSymphony Magazine, October 2018) Karen Gomyo (InSymphony Magazine, September 2018) Liner notes for Aspects of America (Oregon Symphony/Carlos Kalmar - Pentatone 2018) available upon request Jeff Tyzik (InSymphony Magazine, April 2018) Carlos Kalmar (InSymphony Magazine, February 2018) Natasha Paremski (InSymphony Magazine, January 2018) Elina Vähälä (InSymphony Magazine, January 2018) Liner notes for Haydn Symphonies (Oregon Symphony/Carlos Kalmar - Pentatone 2017) available upon request André Watts (InSymphony Magazine, December 2017) Kirill Gerstein (InSymphony Magazine, November 2017) Liner notes for Spirit of the American Range (Oregon Symphony/Carlos Kalmar - Pentatone 2015) Teddy Abrams (Oregon Jewish Life, June 2014) Emmanuel Ax (Oregon Jewish Life, January 2014) Itzhak Perlman (Oregon Jewish Life, January 2014) Arnaldo Cohen (Oregon Jewish Life, July 2013) Dave Frishberg (Oregon Jewish Life, April 2013) David Schiff (Oregon Jewish Life, February 2013; included as part of longer article about Portland Jewish musicians) David Shifrin (Oregon Jewish Life, July 2012) Arnaldo Cohen (Oregon Jewish Life, May 2012) In addition to the articles and liner notes listed above, I have also written about composers George Crumb and John Adams; conductor Helmuth Rilling; Daniel Catán's opera Florencia en el Amazonas; diction coach/chorusmaster Carol Lucas; violinist Pamela Frank; the Seattle Youth Symphony; the Portland Youth Philharmonic; the Portland Baroque Orchestra and Baroque performance practice; Fear No Music's Young Composer Project; Oregon Bach Festival's Youth Choral Academy; mezzo-contralto Alyce Rodgers; baritone Clayton Brainerd; mezzo-soprano Carolyn Gronlund; and vocal hygiene with otolaryngologist Dr. Steven Zeitels. These were published in Sforzando Magazine (1996-2000), a free monthly guide to the Pacific NW performing arts scene. |