Edward Ortiz

Edward Ortiz is an arts and science writer who has written for The Sacramento Bee, The Boston Globe, and The Providence Journal. He is also a contributor to Symphony Magazine and www.newmusicbox.org.

Articles By This Author

Edward Ortiz - December 14, 2014

A pianist and cellist with a natural affinity perform music from the 20th century.

Edward Ortiz - November 14, 2014

Booking the Fidelio Trio proves to be a coup for the Festival of New American Music. The trio gave a powerful but nuanced interpretation of new works by Charles Wuorinen, John Harbison, Elena Ruehr, and Evan Ziporyn.

Edward Ortiz - November 10, 2014

The opening night of the 2014 Festival of New Music hits off with Loadbang, pianist Lara Downes, and percussion ensemble Rootstock Trio at Sacramento State campus.

Edward Ortiz - May 5, 2014

Eric Zivian unleashes a fascinating musical lesson about how the piano’s technical evolution has freed certain composers’ imagination.

Edward Ortiz - March 1, 2014

The Sacramento Opera has taken a vital step in the right direction with Il trovatore, breaking with the drama in company's recent past.

Edward Ortiz - February 17, 2014

At Mondavi Center, cellist Jay Campbell and accompanist Conor Hanick present works that stand on their own, without reference to musical history and influence.

Edward Ortiz - January 12, 2014

The London Haydn Quartet, expert interpreters of the First Viennese School repertoire, manage to shrink the largess of Davis Hall in Mondavi to chamber size.

Edward Ortiz - November 4, 2013

Not up to speed on chip-music yet? Brooklyn-based Yarn/Wire ensemble gave Sacramento new music audiences an intro course, via Tristan Perich’s Chalk.

Edward Ortiz - July 30, 2013

Have a favorite musical depiction of weather? Composers today are increasingly attuned to climate change and extreme weather events. Global warming has been a political issue for years; now it is arriving center stage in music.

Edward Ortiz - May 8, 2013

Can the modern piano evolve any further? Pianist and inventor Christopher Taylor thinks so, and has been laboring to perfect a two-keyboard instrument, performing with an early near-equivalent wherever he can.