Willamette Writers member Anthea Kreston is performing her one-woman show based on her upcoming book, Crescendo, a Memoir of an Adventurous Life in Music at Chatter PDX, a spoken word and music series in downtown Portland. January 11@10:30 am. Music and Stories from Crescendo.
Internationally renowned violinist Anthea Kreston has travelled the world with Yo-Yo Ma, been featured in the New York Times and NPR, and shares the story of her life on stage. “Crescendo: Stories and Performance from an
Adventurous Life in Music” is a show which combines spoken stories and live music from the memoir, Crescendo. Weaving together music and stories, world-renowned violinist, Anthea Kreston, takes us from Tajikistan to Carnegie Hall on a whirlwind adventure.
Crescendo is a memoir of a classical performer’s struggles, tragedies, and triumph as she navigates her world.
Told in a lyrical, storybook style, Crescendo is a deeply personal reflection on art, ambition, and the choices that compose a life. This is how Anthea embraced her journey, with open arms, a full heart, and a violin always nearby.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I was amazed with the honesty, humor, and
humanity, both in music and in storytelling.” -Dan Arbogast
“…Anthea is a soloist of the Heifetz- Shaham-Vengerov caliber, whose musical instincts could make even a mere bagatelle thrill the soul and stir the senses to a frenzy.” -The San Diego Reader.
“Kreston — who demystifies the process of classical music — details M the real lives of performers, behind the scenes. This tale sparkles through hilarious exchanges, always taken with a light heart by the author.” -Blair Tindall, Author of Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music.”
Follow Anthea at Instagram or Facebook or join her book launch group on her website.