In 25 years as a music critic, I've never written a story like this...about Pendleton's symphony pulling out all the stops to play Mahler's First Symphony after a devastating fire.... Early into it, I realized it wasn't just about Mahler, but about other things, too: overcoming fear, exhaustion and doubt, finding your musical passion again and the power of belief. David Stabler, senior critic, The Oregonian. |