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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 2016)
THE NEW CLASSICAL A new season, new cellist and new album featuring new music: Eugene’s Delgani String Quartet just keeps refuting the outdated notion that classical music is all about old stuff. Just starting its second full season, the young foursome has already won prestigious grants from Oregon Cultural Trust and Oregon Community Foundation, commissioned several new works, launched a summer chamber music camp in Cottage Grove, played more than 100 concerts and educational programs and impressed listeners throughout the Willamette Valley. That track record explains why the new group received applications from around the country when its founding violist and then cellist departed. New York cellist Eric Alterman, who’s been performing in Rio de Janeiro’s Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, joins co-founding violinists Jannie Wei and Wyatt True and violist Kimberlee Uwate in this week’s season-opening concerts in Salem and Eugene. They’ll play music by early 20th-century composer Anton Webern; one of the 19th century’s most moving quartets, which Felix Mendelssohn wrote shortly after his beloved sister’s death and shortly before his own; and Dmitri Shostakovich’s famous 1960 String Quartet No. 8, the most personal and powerful of works from the Russian composer. Although its season includes those and other classics, Delgani has forged a distinctive identity by championing homegrown new music. Its new CD, Invisible Light, released at this week’s concerts, features quartets by Oregon’s greatest composer, Lou Harrison (whose centennial we will celebrate in 2017), University of Oregon professor Terry McQuilkin’s luminous title track and music by one of Eugene’s leading composers, Paul Safar. Other concerts include new music Delgani commissioned from UO music professor Pius Cheung, the winners of its first call for scores and more. Delgani Quartet keeps making classical music new again. The Delgani String Quartet performs 7:30 pm Tuesday, Nov. 1, at United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington Street, and 3 pm Sunday, Oct. 30, at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 1525 Glen Creek Road NW, Salem. Tickets at delgani.org or 579-5882. — Brett Campbell MONDAY 10/31 BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/ Sarah—9pm COWFISH EUGENE DJ Revue, various djs & styles each week—9pm; n/c EMBERS Karaoke w/Jim Jim & Sassy Patty—8pm; n/c FIRST NATIONAL TAPHOUSE Open Mic—8pm; Rock, n/c GRIDIRON Karaoke—8pm; n/c HI FI LOUNGE Childspeak w/ Super Honey, Thom Simon, The Twentieth Century Boys—9pm; Progressive rock, electronic, $5 SAM BOND'S GARAGE Halloween Party, bring the kids, Fiddlin Big Sue Band, Jake McNeillie & Co., Rilla—4:30pm; Country, swing, blues, new grass, jazz, n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm WANDERING GOAT Singer Sonwriter’s Open Mic, original works only—7pm; n/c WOW HALL Stooki-Sound, Woolymammoth, LSV, Bedroom Trax, Whateveryn—7pm; n/c TUESDAY 11/1 THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c COWFISH Church of House w/ Diemos—9pm; House, n/c CUSH Poetry Open Mic— 7:30pm; n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic Night w/Brian Chevalier— 5:30pm; n/c THE EMBERS DJ Victor Plays Requests—8pm; n/c GRANARY Christ Stubbs—6pm; Piano, n/c THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke— 9pm HI FI LOUNGE Reggae Night fea- turing One Dollar Check—10pm; Reggae, n/c HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic— 8pm; n/c LEVEL UP Karaoke Night w/ Kade—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Amusedays w/Seth Millstein—10pm; n/c MAC’S RESTAURANT & NIGHT CLUB Roosters Blues Jam w/ Skip Jones & Byron Case— 7pm; n/c MULLIGAN’S PUB Steve Ibach— acoustic, eclectic; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c VILLAGE GREEN MUSIC Neil Johnson—7pm; Solo guitarist, n/c WANDERING GOAT Spankin New Spoken Word Open Mic—8pm; Garage, psych, $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c WOW HALL $uicide Boy$, Germ, Ramirxz, Shakewell, Mikey The Magician, Don Krez—8pm; $20- $50 WEDNESDAY 11/2 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm, n/c AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Lounge Jams w/Bue Brown & Chilly Soup—9pm; Jazz, funk, n/c BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/ Cammi—9pm COWFISH OG Dance Party w/DJ Smuve—9pm; Hip hop, trap, n/c HAPPY HOURS Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier— 8pm; n/c HI-FI MUSIC HALL TAUK w/Yak Attack—8pm; Instrumental, rock-fusion, quartet, $12-$15 ISLAND HUT Karaoke w/Jared— 5pm; n/c JAZZ STATION A3 Performance—7pm-9pm; Jazz, $10 JERSEY’S Karaoke—8pm; Ladies night, n/c KOWLOON Karaoke—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Alvin & the Chipfunks present: Wednesday Night Groove Sessions—10pm; $3 MAC’S RESTAURANT & NIGHTCLUB Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—6pm; Jazz & variety, n/c MAX’S TAVERN Lonesome Randall—7pm; Rock & roll his- torian, n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke w/ Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c MULLIGAN’S Open Mic— 8:30pm; Variety, n/c SIDELINES SPORTS BAR Karaoke w/Mike—9; n/c VILLAGE GREEN Larry & Dennis—7pm; Americana, n/c WHIRLED PIES Psy Joda & Friends—9pm; Electic, psyche- delia, $5 CORVALLIS (AND BEYOND) CALAPOOIA BREWING, ALBANY SA The Now Brothers—8pm; Strum, twang, n/c EARL’S TIME OUT SALOON SA Bobby Six Crows Henderson & De Riggin’ Warriors—9pm; n/c LINCOLN CITY CULTURAL CENTER SA Grand Gospel Gala—7pm; n/c MIDWAY MUSIC, ALBANY FR The U.S. Wage Slaves, Nuclear Nation, Bury the Goat, Downtown Devils—8pm; Punk, rock, goth, $5 eugeneweekly.com • October 27, 2016 29
