"In between movements Stafford would come up and read a poem to introduce each piece, interleaving words and music. The poems Stafford read from were from throughout his large oeuvre, but all were about nature. (Stafford's poetry touches on many topics, of course, but the narrowed focus was apropos of the music.) Third Angle loves to cast its performances in low, colored lighting, inducing an introspective atmosphere during its concerts. At "Evergreen," the humming primary color hues illuminated the musicians, Stafford, and the ASL interpreter."
"Peggy, a shay locomotive donated to the center in 1972 and a massive totem to the state's logging industry, keeps her watchful eye on the road in front of the Forestry Center. Third Angle's show took place in Miller Hall, tucked away past Peggy, behind the tree line. The hall is a large octagon, with wooden four-by-fours reaching up to a modest spire, walls striped with lively wood paneling."
On October 22, Third Angle New Music presented Evergreen at the World Forestry Center. The program featured the Third Angle string quartet — Greg Ewer, Ling Ling Huang, Wendy Richman and Valdine Ritchie Mishkin — with a brief appearance by James Shields. Repertoire included works by Caroline Shaw, Dai Fujikara, Quinn Mason and a world premiere composed by 3A violist Wendy Richman. Oregon's former Poet Laureate Kim Stafford read nature poems between movements, interleaving words and music. Low, colored lighting created an introspective atmosphere and illuminated musicians, Stafford, and an ASL interpreter. The concert took place in Miller Hall, an octagonal wooden space tucked behind a historic shay locomotive named Peggy.
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