#symfest

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Last night at #symfest ... We were feelin’ fancy! #hultcenter #popsconcert #eugeneoregon #eugenesymphony #halieloren #tonyglausi #francescoleccechong #feelingfancy #turquoisedress https://www.instagram.com/p/ByPAkkDgsfK/?igshid=86hamkjxkxby

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Brewery Releases and Tasting at Alesong Brewery and Blending

Press Release

EUGENE, OR:  On Saturday, May 20th from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Eugene’s Alesong Brewing and Blending is hosting its fourth release of barrel-aged beers with a nod towards the coming sunny days of summer.  Alesong’s new beers will be available for tasting for the first time and bottle pickup for mailing list members (sign up at alesongbrewing.com/join).  Additionally, in celebration of their collaboration with the Eugene Symphony and its upcoming SymFest, a classical string ensemble will perform during the release.

“We’re all excited about this release as it includes a few really fun projects, but for me it’s especially meaningful since we’re releasing my awesome wedding beer, Plum in Love,” says cofounder and cellarmaster Brian Coombs.  “We’re also looking forward to warmer weather and the beginning of fruit beer season!”

Beers to be released include: 

Touch of Brett: Mosaic – Farmhouse ale aged in French oak barrels and dry hopped with Mosaic hops.

Pinot Spontanée – Barrel-aged wild ale spontaneously fermented on Pinot Noir must.

Plum in Love – Wild golden ale aged in French oak barrels with whole local Santa Rosa plums.

Strawberry Symphony – Collab with the Eugene Symphony. Strawberry gose with 100% OR ingredients.

EVENT DETAILS: The event will take place from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 20th at Alesong’s brewery at 1000 Conger Street in Eugene.  A Eugene Symphony string ensemble will provide live music for a portion of the afternoon and a food cart will be on site with meals available for purchase.  Beers will be released online first to Alesong’s mailing list a couple weeks prior to the release and this will be the official pick-up party.  For members who have purchased bottles during the online presale, orders will be ready for pickup and free samples will be available of each, served in commemorative glassware and accompanied with carefully paired chocolates.

Non-mailing list members are also welcome - tastes of our newest release and chocolate pairing will be available for purchase ($15; no commemorative glassware) as well as bottles of the new release depending on availability after the presale.

ABOUT ALESONG BREWING AND BLENDING: Alesong Brewing and Blending was founded by industry veterans looking to explore their creativity outside the constraints of a typical production brewery.  Alesong strives to brew unique and small-batch beers with a focus on oak aging and Belgian-inspired techniques, brewing both wild and non-wild beers, using locally grown fruits, herbs and a host of special yeasts and other microbes.  Once the beer in the barrels has matured, the team samples and selects each barrel individually to blend. Paying homage to old-world Lambic blenders and artisan winemakers, Alesong believes that the final, balanced blend of a barrel-aged beer is much more satisfying than the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself. For more information, visit alesongbrewing.com.

[halieloren]

A view from the stage for tomorrow night��s show at the @hultcenter with the @eugene.symphony for SymFest 😍😍😍 The symphony, @leccechong @tonyglausi , Matt Treder, and @balletfantastique are tearing it up out here! ✨💃🏻🎶🎉 #rehearsal #symphony #eugeneoregon #hultcenter #halieloren #tonyglausi #popsconcert #symfest #multifaceted #musicalextravaganza (at Hult Center for the Performing Arts, City of Eugene) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByJ4Qt9gGzl/?igshid=1ittkwkqkfrb2

[halieloren]

SYMFEST!!! What a fun night! Thank you so much to all who attended this celebration of the arts... and huge thanks to the Eugene Symphony and conductor Francesco @leccechong for inviting me to be a part of this concert! All the featured artists/groups were so wonderful —@tonyglausi , @balletfantastique , and The Dorians, it was wonderful collaborating with you all! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (at Eugene, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMjpbfgPMZ/?igshid=5orb03ob0emn

[halieloren]

This Saturday at SymFest, you’ll see me performing with not only the Eugene Symphony and @tonyglausi at the Hult Center, but in collaboration with @balletfantastique yet again! So here’s a #waybackwednesday pic from the first time I performed with #BalletFantastique a few years ago (photo credit: @jrobertwilliams ) 🤩❤️💃🏻🎶 Tickets for SymFest, a musical extravaganza presented by @leccechong and the @eugene.symphony, are available at hultcenter.com (at Hult Center for the Performing Arts, City of Eugene) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByEvvX7gEsq/?igshid=d7ooxiyg6dsr

[halieloren]

Some of you might have seen @tonyglausi and I perform together in the past, but you haven’t seen us with THE SYMPHONY ‘til now! You can see us performing next Saturday at SymFest with the Eugene Symphony and conductor @leccechong at the @hultcenter 🤩🤩🤩It’s going to be an incredible show, and we hope you can join us! Also taking part in SymFest will be @balletfantastique , pianist Matt Treder, The Dorians, and members of the Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra. Tickets available via the Hult Center website, www.hultcenter.org 🎶 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx_SqeGgYGG/?igshid=18tj0bbu9a4e3

[halieloren]

Had a great time co-hosting the First Friday ArtWalk with Eugene Symphony conductor @leccechong yesterday... this moment was from an ArtWalk stop (at @passionflower werdesign 🌺) that was especially fun for me, as it involved a demonstration of kokedama, a Japanese technique for indoor plants (plants AND art?! Yes please!). Thanks to the @eugene.symphony and @laneartscouncil for offering me this uniquely lovely opportunity! 🙏🙏🙏 Come see Francesco Lecce-Chong and me joining forces yet again (on the @hultcenter stage this time!) at the Eugene Symphony’s SymFest on June 1st! Tickets available through eugenesymphony.org #eugeneoregon #firstfridayartwalk #passionflowereugene #kokedama #plantlovers #artstagram #hosting🎤 # beautifuldayforawalk (at Passionflower Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxD4nwigi3N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=180a6lb0luo7j

[halieloren]

There are some SUPER EXCITING plans in the works with conductor @leccechong and the @eugene.symphony for this season’s SymFest on June 1st! Meeting today to discuss said plans (along with my friend and talented orchestral arranger Matt Treder🎹) has me feeling so full of joyful anticipation! You guys, it’s a total dream-come-true for me to be performing in my hometown WITH THE SYMPHONY! I always love performing symphony pops concerts, and this one is going to be unlike any I’ve been part of before... the program Francesco has worked up is going to be thrilling, and includes collaborations with not only me (and Matt!), but also with @tonyglausi 🎺, @balletfantastique 💃🏻, The Dorians👩‍👩‍👧‍👧, and members of the Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra🎻. You don’t wanna miss this! Tickets are on sale now via EugeneSymphony.org or through the @hultcenter website. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #eugeneoregon #symphonyorchestra #eugenesymphony #symphonypops #popsconcert #halieloren #tonyglausi #balletfantastique #thedorians #eugenespringfieldyouthsymphony #francescoleccechong #collaborations #artisticfusion #dreamproject (at Eugene, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-mRBogoeB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pxy46x1ii2is

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Alesong Brewing and Blending set to release four beers, May 20th, from 1 pm to 7 pm.

image courtesy Alesong Brewing and Blending

Press Release

EUGENE, OR:  On Saturday, May 20th from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Eugene’s Alesong Brewing and Blending is hosting its fourth release of barrel-aged beers with a nod towards the coming sunny days of summer.  Alesong’s new beers will be available for tasting for the first time and bottle pickup for mailing list members (sign up at http://bit.ly/2lrQpoS).  Additionally, in celebration of their collaboration with the Eugene Symphony and its upcoming SymFest, a classical string ensemble will perform during the release.

“We’re all excited about this release as it includes a few really fun projects, but for me it’s especially meaningful since we’re releasing my awesome wedding beer, Plum in Love,” says cofounder and cellarmaster Brian Coombs.  “We’re also looking forward to warmer weather and the beginning of fruit beer season!”

Beers to be released include: 

Touch of Brett: Mosaic – Farmhouse ale aged in French oak barrels and dry hopped with Mosaic hops.

Pinot Spontanée – Barrel-aged wild ale spontaneously fermented on Pinot Noir must.

Plum in Love – Wild golden ale aged in French oak barrels with whole local Santa Rosa plums.

Strawberry Symphony – Collab with the Eugene Symphony. Strawberry gose with 100% OR ingredients.

EVENT DETAILS: The event will take place from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 20th at Alesong’s brewery at 1000 Conger Street in Eugene.  A Eugene Symphony string ensemble will provide live music for a portion of the afternoon and a food cart will be on site with meals available for purchase.  Beers will be released online first to Alesong’s mailing list a couple weeks prior to the release and this will be the official pick-up party.  For members who have purchased bottles during the online presale, orders will be ready for pickup and free samples will be available of each, served in commemorative glassware and accompanied with carefully paired chocolates.

Non-mailing list members are also welcome - tastes of our newest release and chocolate pairing will be available for purchase ($15; no commemorative glassware) as well as bottles of the new release depending on availability after the presale.

ABOUT ALESONG BREWING AND BLENDING: Alesong Brewing and Blending was founded by industry veterans looking to explore their creativity outside the constraints of a typical production brewery.  Alesong strives to brew unique and small-batch beers with a focus on oak aging and Belgian-inspired techniques, brewing both wild and non-wild beers, using locally grown fruits, herbs and a host of special yeasts and other microbes.  Once the beer in the barrels has matured, the team samples and selects each barrel individually to blend. Paying homage to old-world Lambic blenders and artisan winemakers, Alesong believes that the final, balanced blend of a barrel-aged beer is much more satisfying than the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself. For more information, visit alesongbrewing.com

from The Northwest Beer Guide http://bit.ly/2pGNk3b