On February 14th, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Spain opened their concert with Guthrie’s Salsa: The Allurement. While the work has been criticized for being underdeveloped and perhaps uninteresting, the public loved the work. Apparently Ian Guthrie had Ravel’s Bolero paradox: while the composer created something that “contained no music”, the… Continue reading Salsa performance a big success!
Tag: Performances
Northwest Symphony performs Salsa in just a week
The Northwest Symphony will premiere Guthrie’s “Salsa” from The Spunky Girl at 7:30pm next Friday, February 14th at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, WA. More information available here.
“Five Scenes” to be performed at Marylhurst on Nov. 7th at 4pm
Ian Guthrie’s new “Five Scenes” for percussion (played by Florian Conzetti) and violoncello (played by Diane Chaplin) will be performed at Marylhurst’s Wiegand Hall on Nov. 7th at 4pm. Admission is free.
Guthrie’s Ocean Breeze world premiere…
On Friday, Nov. 22nd, the Marylhurst University Chorale will premiere Guthrie’s new choral work Ocean Breeze with Guthrie himself accompanying at the piano. The performance will be at 7:30pm at Marylhurst University’s St. Anne’s Chapel.
Ian Guthrie wins MTNA Oregon young artist competition
Ian Guthrie won first place in the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Piano Performance Competition for the state of Oregon in November 2013. As the state winner, he will represent Oregon at the MTNA Northwest Division Competition in Portland this January where he will compete against the state winners from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana… Continue reading Ian Guthrie wins MTNA Oregon young artist competition
NW Symphony and other ensembles perform Guthrie’s work
The Northwest Symphony Orchestra has programmed Ian Guthrie’s “Salsa” from “The Spuniy Girl” for their February 14th, 2014 concert. Ian Guthrie’s newest piece, The Blast Zone, for two double basses and piano, will be performed at the Universityof Oregon’s Composers Symposium workshop “Virgin Ears” by the American Chamber Ensemble. The exact date has not been… Continue reading NW Symphony and other ensembles perform Guthrie’s work
Ian Guthrie’s new ensemble work performed and broadcast on March 18th
I am pleased to announce that this coming Monday, March 18th, there will be a concert at St. Anne’s Chapel at Marylhurst University at 7:30pm consisting of Stravinsky’s famous “A Soldier’s Tale” and Marsalis’ “A Fiddler’s Tale.” Also on the program will be a work by Dr. John Paul, department chair of Marylhurst’s Music Department,… Continue reading Ian Guthrie’s new ensemble work performed and broadcast on March 18th
Performance of string quartet
On Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, Portland string quartet Classical Revolution PDX will be performing, among other works, Guthrie’s new work Alicia’s Question. The performance will take place at St. Anne’s Chapel at Marylhurst University, near Lake Oswego, OR, at 7pm. Admission is free. Also worth noting is I should have samples of most of my… Continue reading Performance of string quartet