Reviewing opening night of Boston GuitarFest.
Boston Globe, June 12, 2008.

By the way—if you’re going to take photographs at a concert? You might want to get one of these.

Reviewing the Brentano Quartet and Peter Serkin.
Boston Globe, June 9, 2008.

The exceptional Bo Diddley.
Boston Globe, June 8, 2008.

Reviewing the Back Bay Chorale.
Boston Globe, June 2, 2008.

Reviewing the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Boston Globe, May 27, 2008.

Reviewing Chameleon Arts Ensemble.
Boston Globe, May 20, 2008.

Reviewing Intermezzo Opera.
Boston Globe, May 19, 2008.

Reviewing Boston Baroque.
Boston Globe, May 5, 2008.

Reviewing Boston Musica Viva.
Boston Globe, May 5, 2008.

Friday’s concert was part of a de facto valedictory tour for the busy local flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen, who heads west next season to join the Oregon Symphony.* I note, via Wikipedia: “Portland is also known for its large number of microbreweries.” Enjoy!

P.S. For the first time in memory, the Globe copy desk got to my original headline idea first.

*Update (5/5): I originally called them the Portland Symphony, which I will blame on cold medicine.

Reviewing Kurt Masur, David Fray, and the Orchestre National de France.
Boston Globe, April 30, 2008.