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Not for the Likes of Us? James Lowe on the Universal Truth of Music

By James Lowe Spokane County Library District Blog September 20, 2023 I had an interesting chat on KPBX the other day with E.J. Ianelli, who mentioned that many people think that symphony musicians grow up steeped in classical music, and it’s only that deep, life-long connection that allows anyone to understand the music we play. Personally, ...

By |2023-09-21T10:17:12-07:00September 21st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Symphony review: Orchestra, soloist and conductor astound in final performance of 2022-2023 season

By Larry Lapidus The Spokesman-Review May 14, 2023 Something sensational took place on Saturday night at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Yes, the music was great, the soloist was spectacular, and the Spokane Symphony played brilliantly. But there was something more than that. Music Director James Lowe pointed to it ...

By |2023-05-22T11:41:25-07:00May 22nd, 2023|Reviews, Spokesman Review|0 Comments

Saving the Symphony: Spokane orchestra looking for more donations as it faces $1 million deficit after pandemic

By Kip Hill The Spokesman-Review April 27, 2023 Hundreds of elementary students from far-flung areas of the Inland Northwest brought their recorders to their lips Wednesday morning, awaiting instruction from Kelsey and Marissa Weddle. Improvise, the singing duo told the rapt pupils at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. “Feel the ...

By |2023-05-01T11:20:59-07:00May 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: The Spokane Symphony’s Conductor’s Workshop Teaches the Next Generation of Great Conductors

By Taylor D. Waring Huckleberry Press April 20, 2023 An international group of up-and-coming conductors converged in Spokane to partake in The Conductor Workshop, a weeklong program helmed by the Spokane Symphony’s own James Lowe and James Ross. Over the course of the intensive week, students worked with Lowe and Ross in order to transcend ...

By |2023-04-24T12:58:43-07:00April 24th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Symphony review: Zuill Bailey, choruses dazzle in technically difficult performances of Elgar and Mozart

By Larry Lapidus The Spokesman-Review April 16, 2023 Your normal concert program assumes that the audience needs a while to settle down and adjust to listening carefully. Thus, most programs start with a brief, easily digested work, followed by a dazzling concerto and conclude with the important, serious work of the evening. ...

By |2023-04-17T15:18:02-07:00April 17th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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