In Wednesday’s (1/26) Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon), Bob Keefer writes, “Looking to boost audiences and attract national attention, the Eugene Symphony will kick off an annual festival called ‘Counterpoint’ this fall, exploring cultural and social themes through music, the orchestra’s leaders announced Tuesday. The symphony’s 2011-12 sea¬son will include three concerts over a three-week period as part of ‘Counterpoint: War and Peace.’ It will bring national television newsman Tom Brokaw to town to narrate a work on Abraham Lincoln. And it will include a performance of contemporary composer John Adams’ orchestral work memorializing the dead from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The orchestra plans to make its ‘Counterpoint’ festival an annual event, with different themes each year. … ‘Counterpoint: War and Peace’ is keyed to the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War and the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 2001. … The symphony will work with other arts groups in town, Winberg said, including the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. The Schnitzer plans an exhibit of work about war by Portland comic journalist Joe Sacco, creator of the influential 1993 graphic novel ‘Palestine.’ Also collaborating in the festival will be the UO’s School of Journalism and Communication and other arts groups.”
Posted January 27, 2011
