By E.J. Iannelli October 31, 2024 The first time that pianist Sara Davis Buechner felt what she calls "the real spiritual power" of George Gershwin's music, she was 23 and building a reputation for virtuoso playing on the international concert circuit. After one successful performance at a major piano competition, she was staying in Brussels with a ...

By Eliza Billingham The Inlander May 19, 2023 On a Tuesday afternoon in November 2019, Trey Kennedy needed to get out of Kansas City. About 200 miles out, preferably. “I told my agent I don’t even wanna be in a town where I might even have an acquaintance of any sort witness ...

By Seth Sommerfeld The Inlander September 18, 2022 Classical music is a genre predicated on legacy. No other performance art form primarily leans on works created centuries ago. But within the symphonic realm, it's also important to be mindful of living legacies. The Spokane Symphony is acutely aware of this. Before the COVID ...