EW: Music Man
Brian McWhorter, a hyperactive founder and the always entertaining conductor of Eugene’s student/professional OrchestraNext, is adding a new musical challenge to his portfolio: running the Oregon Mozart Players.
OAW: Aspirants and educators: Orchestra Next’s decade of dance music
Aspirants and educators: Orchestra Next’s decade of dance music
OAW: Eugene Ballet gives a Shakespeare classic a feminist twist
Eugene Ballet gives a Shakespeare classic a feminist twist
Eugene Weekly: Keeping Score
Orchestra Next’s Brian McWhorter has re-orchestrated Eugene Ballet’s Swan Lake from a mystery recording
KLCC: Eugene Ballet & Orchestra NEXT To Perform Swan Lake
From the interview: McWhorter: “For the first time in the ballet’s history, we’re performing live music to Swan Lake. This is a piece that Toni Pimble choreographed a long time ago. But they’ve always had to do it with recorded…
Register Guard Review: ‘Firebird’ the star of a splendid evening of ballet
“The star of the evening was the premiere of Suzanne Haag’s “The Firebird,” with Igor Stravinsky’s music played live by Orchestra Next under the brilliant baton of Brian McWhorter leading 59 exceptional musicians.” https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190416/review-firebird-star-of-splendid-evening-of-ballet
Daily Emerald: Eugene Ballet Presents a Post-Apocalyptic Take On A Classic
https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/preview-eugene-ballet-presents-a-post-apocalyptic-take-on-a/article_62ffbefe-5cde-11e9-a128-bfa8bfaaa8d2.html
Eugene Weekly: Love Hurts EBC and Orchestra Next collaborate on a first-rate Romeo & Juliet
https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2019/02/14/love-hurts/