Culture
A Portland festival for pianoheads
This annual gathering of students and teachers is unique in America, and another example of Portland's distinctive musical culture.
James Bash
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Seattle & King County
The founder of ArtsJournal talks about arts and new media
Seattle journalist Douglas McLennan is a leading national figure in Web journalism. Here he talks about his venture, the imperiled state of newspaper arts coverage, and why Seattle and Portland orchestras are not much noticed across the nation.
Culture
Cellos rock in Portland
The burgeoning indie music scene has spawned the Portland Cello Project. It's keeping cellists busy, playing classical and rock in non-traditional venues. The Rose City is now Celloland.
Politics
How Eugene turned into Bach Mecca
Careful nurturing of the Bach flame for 38 years has produced a major international festival each summer. Our critic assesses the achievement of Helmuth Rilling, the wildly prolific artistic powerhouse behind the festival, and samples some of this summer's concerts.