Birding Pianist Kai Frueh Dishes the Dirt on his Bird Concert

 Kai Frueh reveals the insights and anecdotes that led him to create his immersive and aptly titled 'Bird Concert. Interview here at Northwest Reverb.

This just in: Bitchin' Goblin Shark Steals the Show at Local Opera House; Several Patrons Eaten Alive. Cognoscenti Point Fingers at New Wave Opera.

My review of the world premiere of Portland composer and librettist Caroline Louise Miller's first full-length opera, Deep Water, is up at Oregon ArtsWatch.  A meditation on climate grief and queer love at the end of the world, this thought-provoking and beautiful piece is exactly the kind of cutting-edge stuff I've come to expect from New Wave Opera.  And there's a Goblin Shark.