PBO Blog Tuning up the fortepiano for Keys & Teas At the heart of this year’s Keys & Teas recital and fundraiser is an instrument you don’t often see on our stage: PBO’s fortepiano, generously donated by… A Family Tradition: Mark & Noelle Goodenberger on Sharing the Stage in Messiah For many Portland Baroque Orchestra fans, Messiah is a cherished annual ritual. For percussionist Mark Goodenberger and his daughter, soprano Noelle Goodenberger, it’s something even more profound:… Bach and Telemann: Friends of the Family by Thomas Mock PBO’s November concert theme of “Father vs. Son” prompted a closer look at the families into which Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann were born. A… Old Music, New Eyes—and the Eternal Ground Bass by Rob Diggins As a veteran player — though I prefer the term continuo survivor — people sometimes ask what keeps me optimistic about Baroque music. I usually smile and… Make Your Next Portland Baroque Concert a Full Experience! Fall has arrived in Portland, and with it comes cozy nights, golden leaves, and the perfect excuse to get out on the town for a date night… Finding Balance: Music, Nature, and the Ground Bass by Julian Perkins As a musician, I find myself spending far too much of my time indoors. Harpsichords don’t behave well outdoors, and while I love the idea of perusing… Joanna’s Summer and Ground Bass by Joanna Blendulf After a busy end of the school year at Indiana University (my eighth year on the Historical Performance faculty at the Jacobs School of Music), I geared… Markus Passion Program Notes and Musings For a work shrouded in mystery and long presumed lost, J.S. Bach’s Markus Passion continues to provoke questions, curiosity, and creative reconstruction. In his illuminating program notes,… In conversation with Malcolm Bruno by Julian Perkins Julian Perkins talks with Malcolm Bruno ahead of PBO’s performance of his reconstruction of Bach’s Markus Passion on July 12. This forms part of a tour in… Page 1 of 11 pages 1 2 3 > Last ›
