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December IS, 1999
A Hanukkah evening with Michael Allen Harris
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m S ophia K at
The holiday Hanukkah celebration
filled the air with beautiful soothing
sounds o f the striking piano keys at
the TempleBeth Israel in Northwest
Portland. The crystal, clear music
poured out in perfect chord that was
played by no other than Portland’s
own Michael Allen Harrison and
his band members, Aaron Meyer
and Bill Lamb.
The evening was a dedication to
Adrian Reisner, the truly gifted
music teacher and accomplished
pianist whose impact helped shape
the style and technique o f Michael
Allen Harrison’s piano playing.
Aaron Meyer, the violinist made
his solo debut with the Philadelphia
Orchestra on the Kabalevsky Violin
Concerto at the age o f eleven. Aaron
Meyer played the violin with an
impeccably. Both he and Michael
collaborated to play a piece known
as Y 'rushalayim Shel Zahav Aaron.
The piece was played in such perfect
hnrmnnv fused
fused with
with beauty
beautv and
harmony,
and
expression, delicately woven into
the undiluted essence o f true depth.
The music was mesmerizing in that
one perfect moment. “It made your
spirit soar like the eagle.”
The “Remembrance” was a complex
and magical piece ofmusic that was
inspired by a dream o f Michael
Allen Harrison. Dreams in most
ancient cultures that are shrouded
with antiquity, are by definition
channeled from God and his angels
and are derived from a di vine order.
A ccordingly, this piece flowed
smoothly and naturally like the force
o f the river. It sym bolized the
cultures’ past trials and tribulations
and the great journey to the present.
The grand finale was a piece that
was mixture o f three distinctive
styles o f music: Bach, Celtic and
Hebrew which all fell into one, with
strong undercurrent o f an eastern
mystical feeling. It transported you
back in history, to a time o f the
exotic, rem in iscent o f ancient
Jerusalem.
Come
fill your
Come fill
your f- - '
se n se s
w ith
beautiful sights
and sounds o f
C h ris tm a s .
C re a te a new
tra d itio n w ith
your family and
friends, one that
will everlasting
j o y o u s
m e m o rie s o f
Christmas past.
If you want to
c e le b ra te the
s p irit o f the
se a so n , jo in
M ichael A llen
Harrison at the
h isto ric a l O ld
C h u rc h
in
d o w n to w n
P o rtla n d
on
D ecem ber 17-
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James DePrcist. Music Director & Conductor
G O S P E L C H R IS T M A S
Saturday, Dec. 1ft at 7:30 pm
Charles Floyd, conductor
NW Community Chorus.
Terry Davis, director
Some o f the area’s finest
gospel choirs will, for the
New Year’s
Blast
very first time, join the Oregon
Symphony and conductor
Charles Floyd for a special
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2000
Christmas music.
Program includes Go Tell
It On The Mountain.
Hallelujah Chorus, The First
N o il and other traditional
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