by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2007 | A view from the podium
Eagles lodge catches fire Video on YouTube By Phil Wright of the East Oregonian PENDLETON – The Fraternal Order of the Eagles’ building at the corner of South Main Street and Southeast Emigrant erupted into flames at about 3:30 p.m. and sent billowing...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2007 | A view from the podium
The offices of the Oregon East Symphony Community reflects on loss from fire (update #3)By Samantha Bates of the East OregonianAs the afternoon wore on, firefighters battled flames and smoke on Main Street, people gathered close to the police lines to get a look at...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler
The subject recently came up of the Symphony in E by Hans Rott. Rott died a horrible death as a schizophrenic in a mental hospital. Had he remained healthy, he would surely have been one of the most important composers of all time. Mahler called him the...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2007 | A view from the podium
The fire is out at the OES offices, and we now know a bit more. It apparently started in a popcorn machine at the Eagles Lodge, which is part of the same building. The entire building is gone, including the symphony office and the Pendleton Coffee Bean, which was a...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2007 | A view from the podium
In all the stages of my professional life, I’ve never known of or been involved with an organization more resilient than the Oregon East Symphony. The orchestra has weathered what we thought was every possible storm over the last six years while steadily growing and...
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