Oregon Art Beat; #203; Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)

I thought that was a low point of work and we did that guy who was a little campy, but okay, we're arranging behind that, hopefully, we'll take a break. Okay, good old. Tell us about why you come back each year to this chamber music podcast series. Well, it is, it's exciting to be right there, close the musicians and it seems like somehow you can nod at people or even the other people in the audience that you're appreciating something whereas lots of times at the symphony sometimes might feel like you should be more stiff and so there's, I think, an atmosphere that we're really doing this together and so some of the comments in terms of the introduction would make us feel welcomed and there might be comments about you requested

this or you asked for this performer or you remember this person this group from before, so it feels like this is ours, like our living room, we're part of the era of the 1700s in England where we would have the performance as part of your own. Several of us are kink fans, so I wanted to follow up on what you were saying because oddly enough when we were here earlier today we came to a rehearsal and we were talking to David Schiffer and some of the musicians about why they like coming here and the thing they mentioned is that they have a great connection here with the audience, but they feel like they're just, you know, the same people come, the people understand who they are and what they're about, did you come in on that? Well, as I said earlier I think that it does seem like they're friends or they're

people we've known before because we've been here before and if they're close enough to have eye contact with, then that helps also a sense of familiarity that helps make us comfortable. Great. What's the sulfide line, sulfide side line? There you go. Okay, yeah. Okay, well tell us from your perspective, describe this experience and coming to the lawn and then going in here in the great community. Oh, it's, I don't know, it's serene, it's quiet, it's enjoyable, it's a refreshing, relaxing place to be to just kind of mellow down, particularly after a work day which fortunately I don't have anymore. And then to be exposed to world class musicians that are obviously comfortable in their presentation to the audience and after coming in number of

years you do gain a little bit of insight perhaps into their personalities as they begin to describe the music and their experience in developing a presentation or maybe it's some new music that they wrote as well. Yeah, one of the things that I've noticed they do is in each program they have, most nice anyway, they have something that's very familiar and then something that's maybe less known. There's a mixture where they do something very comfortable and something that pushes you a little bit. Do you notice that thing? Oh, I think that's great. I enjoy the war horses but as a friend of mine calls them but it's also an opportunity to get to, as you say, stretched into some new music that's not quite as familiar but I like the old ones too, I can get into that, there's a familiarity there that's enjoyable as well. Yeah, I'll be interested to see what the Tyrannosaurus Zoo is like. Yes, right, after having read

all of the info and national geographic and the press and so on on that, it'll be interesting to see what they do with it. Yeah, it was described as the musical reflect the time at the end of the age of dinosaurs. I have no idea what that music is going to be, I'm wondering if because they're presenting it on Saturday on a special concert for families and aimed at children if there's not going to be some narrative to a company in it. There is a narrative. It may be an updated Peter in the Wolf. I think you might be honest with him. You're going to have Tiffany's and Drums which is unusual for you. That should be fun. Well, thanks a lot, you agree. Ooh. That's a good kind of friend.

Is there a chef in the crowd? Did everybody confirm you, Chuck? This is a total. Yeah, she did. It's a very lucky friend. And she actually is a chef. She's still contributing. Farmer. Better still. Is this the absent chef here? What? Is this from the absent chef? Yes. That's from the absent chef. Excellent. And this is the present. Perfection. She goes that way. Oh it goes that way. Does this post alguien call me natural quarbis? Yep. Which is the livestream in terms. But it took me out to the far end. And after... the air in Manhattan. You can't make any more of it coming from the food. What is the farm? What is the farm? They just want to

be here. Oh no, we can't. We can't. Oh gee! We've got the best spread. Did you get that? You just went in there? You're in it. We run. Yes. We're in the pasta. What else here? Tell me what dishes you got. We'll decide. Well, we have this wonderful pasta with some kind of fabulous sausage called and dually. What is it called? And dually. And feta cheese. And feta cheese and tomatoes. We have a surround of wonderful cheeses, including shalma and... And more b .a. Yeah, more b .a. And what's the other one? It's like a bread. And two oil cured olives. Two kinds of bread. Two kinds of dried meat. It's true. Snow pea salad. And... Snow pea salad, which has not arrived here so I don't know what it's about. Oh yeah. Fresh from the garden. Grown by this woman over here. And what's been for you here? You have peas already? Oh. And... Well, it's chiffrash water from

salad with avocado. Yum -yum. And what is the best resistance? Mmm. Well, we have... And we have Mary and Berry Pie here. Fresh Mary and Berry Pie. Yeah. Home baked by an absent chef. Who couldn't make it tonight? Or so I got here. The verbal one. Wow. Oh, perfect. What's that we've said before? Yeah. Nice. Oh, she likes the snow pea salad. So, man, you can go and thin that. In the pie. No idea. Mmm. Good Janet said that we could grow one. No. No. That's all you need. You come to a lot of the chamber music. No, no. I'm here as a guest. Well, let's do something. Get the right exposure now. Well, the picnic is definitely one of the great parts of the festival. It's always a delight and look at people create for it. That's true. Isn't

it great? Yeah. Bringing in all sorts of things. You say the smoked chicken in this? Yeah. Sugar snap peas, snow peas, and regular peas, and smoked chicken, and red bell pepper. Wow. And peanuts. We forgot about peanuts. May the music be as wonderful. I think it will be. I think it indeed will be. Oh, yeah. Smoke nobody's allergic to peanuts. That's right. That's right. Exactly. Oh, with these wonderful. Every, every what is it? Yeah, well fun. Let us. Come on. I love these things. That's your classic salad. And how is this related to music? Oh, it's sparkling and bright. And a vegetable harmony, right? I'm not ready for this. Are you having any? I think I'll wait. Maybe I'll wait. Describe for me the musical experience. We've pretty much got the food down. There's a musical experience. The best. Like, primo,

number one. It's absolutely fabulous. It's the most wonderful chamber music bar, anyhow. It's terrific. It's always been a pleasure. It couldn't be better. Are you amazed, like I am, at the quality of musicians that they attract to this here every year? Well, I am amazed, but no. It's another way of saying it, because I wouldn't think they come here. You know, this is a marvelous place to be. People appreciate this. People are ready for it. Want more. This is perfect. I mean, Oregon has a, like, a custom that having great musicians come to their music festivals. They have Jackson. They have the Bach Festival. They have this one. Yes. So, you know, they have a good tradition of good musicians. Coming here and wanting to come here. The collective audience, wonderful place for musicians to be, just generally, couldn't be better, didn't you think? I agree. Yeah. One of the things the musicians told us when we came to the rehearsal

earlier today, is that one of the things that they like coming back to is that the same people come every year, so that... We have at this table, but there's another new one. But a lot of the audience is familiar with the musicians, and so the musicians feel almost like they know the audience and they're part of the performance in a way. I think that probably is indeed true. And it's one of the things that helps, as you say, the musicians to feel the response and feel the warmth and the fact that these people appreciate it all. Did you feel like you're part of the performance? Oh. Part of the performance? I feel very connected to the performance because I just think it's so wonderful. I flatter myself in thinking that I'm connected, but indeed, it's a marvelous experience, an intimate, the way that chamber music should be. Isn't it more casual?

It's more exciting, you know? Okay. Okay. Yeah, let's do it. It's good. Now, let's do it. Nope, not sure. So the visuals are out there as well. I like yours. I'll tell you a name. Yes. Okay. So be for you then.

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you. Thank you. Do you know where your seats are? Sure, this is their second row and there's a measure right up and try to keep out of you. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of here.

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no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no I'll never be and I'll keep myself from being lonely. Well, here in Marlene and Charlene. This is all my guard stuff. Yeah. This is my accessory. It's my tolders. It's good. Yeah. If you could... Go ahead. Perfect. One, one of the rare things. Yeah.

Who is this? Uh, where would he be? Oh, okay. Nice. I just hope that this isn't going to smear. That looks good. Good pen. Is it okay if I just do that otherwise I'll be there. Thank you. You're welcome. The CVs are hiding inside the package. Yes, I know. We look forward to your talk tomorrow. Okay. Thank

you very much. Sure. Thank you. Hi, good luck. Okay, she really? At 11? She plays you for me? Wow. That was okay. She don't just do that. Thank you very much. Appreciate your music. My daughter's name is Sue. Oh, no. So would you write this, Sue? Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. And I told him that I went to the center of the schedule. The North Coast Indian thing. Good. Yeah. I mean, I have an incredible schedule myself, but I could like to see his story. Sometimes I'll get it for the next couple of years. No, it's just a white... Yeah, it got better. I just needed to get the wax out of me. I can't believe I have none of my special pens on it. No pens at all. Anyway, but I borrowed a pen. It's a same book.

Yeah, sometimes some of these CDs are in danger of sliding out if you're not careful. We went for a different kind of packet. I know you're almost finished. If you're the guy who's wearing red, you shouldn't have a coat. You're coming in from Chicago. I've got a great performance song. It sounds like that I'm here, so. And you keep the pen. Oh, is your pen right? Thank you. Thank you. So you get this to Kyle Kiwaioli. Did you like the piece of music about Thonsar?

Me too. Okay, sweet. You tell him what you liked about it. Thank you. Oh, we really appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. I have to give one each. We hope you'll be back. I didn't sign it. You know what I'll do? I'll spell my name on you. Thank you so much. Are you a musician? You are? What do you play? Oh, I see you got a signature of our percussion player. He's a drummer, wannabe, but he plays the piano. Well, you know, the piano. You can go anywhere with the piano. What's your name? In the

back there's a dinosaur orchestra. And there's a dinosaur playing the piano and a dinosaur playing the drums. You can be either one. That's right.