{"id":1621,"date":"2026-02-26T23:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:44:28","slug":"recent-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?page_id=1621","title":{"rendered":"Recent news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Recent news:<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On February 6, I travel to Seattle, kindly invited by <strong>The University of Washington,<\/strong> to attend a screening of the film; <strong>The Healing Heart Of Lushootseed <\/strong>and a performance of my Symphony; <strong>The Healing Heart Of The First People Of This Land <\/strong>by <strong>The University Of Washington Orchestra under the direction of David Rhabee.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <strong>Walla Wall Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> in Washington State has chosen, <strong>The Healing Heart Of The First People Of This Land<\/strong> to open their 2026\/27 season.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have just completed an album of piano music. The album is titled <strong><em>Short Stories <\/em><\/strong>and is available@ bruceruddell.bandcamp.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Short-Stories-cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Short-Stories-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1583\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Album cover-Nichola Ruddell\/Juno Rinaldi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On <strong>March 7, 2025 <\/strong>the <strong>Seattle Symphony<\/strong> performed <strong>The Healing Heart Of The First People Of This Land<\/strong> for the second time. <strong>The Mark Taper Auditorium in Benaroya Hall<\/strong> was completely sold out- 2500 people experienced the symphony. Here is an audience testimonial: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c<em>I almost can\u2019t articulate (but of course here I am trying to) how I felt hearing that music resonating through the most white institution I know, upending the abilities of conventional musical instruments and reweaving their sound into a symphony that was water, sky, earth and heart. A religious experience. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Alexandra Dane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Seattle-Symphony-bow.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle Symphony bows-Lisa Berg photo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I can\u2019t think of another piece of orchestral that has been as much of a living document as this one. I can\u2019t wait to hear it again.-<\/em>Dr. Ryan Dudenbostel-Director of Orchestral Studies-University of Western Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><em>You have just heard a masterpiece<\/em><\/mark>&#8220;- Maestro Gerard Schwarz.<\/strong> Seattle Symphony-2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Healing Heart Of The First People Of This Land<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>University Of Washington February 6 2026.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Walla Wall Symphony Orchestra-September 23 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Some Reviews of past works<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EARTHPRAYERS an oratorio<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>Orpheum Theatre -Vancouver -1996<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <em><strong>\u201cRuddell&#8217;s music is awesome\u2026beautiful..exquisite, Ruddell writes gloriously for the voice\u2026orchestrations as lush as Bruckner\u2026the Death movement had the somber radiance of a Bach motet.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; The Vancouver Sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>\u201cRuddell&#8217;s music is uplifting\u2026exhilarating\u2026 hypnotic\u2026 propulsive\u2026 sublime. moments of pure divinity\u2026full of colour and variety\u2026rhythmic surges that Frank Zappa or Igor Stravinsky would have been happy to claim\u2026a breakout hit.\u201d<\/em>&#8211;<\/strong> The Georgia Straight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Spirit Of Haida Gwaii-an oratorio<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Bill Reid texts<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Montreal, Waterloo, Vancouver-Six performnaces, multiple radio and television broadcasts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>&#8220;<strong>..powerful and complex&#8230;.a perfect match for the opening concert of the 2008 Cultural Olympiad, at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday (February 1)\u2014the first of many arts-related events scheduled between now and the 2010 Olympic Games. Much like the Olympics themselves, Reid and Ruddell\u2019s oratorio is rooted in ancient myth\u2014and its creators\u2019 cross-cultural partnership exemplifies the kind of brotherhood that the games, at least theoretically, are intended to foster. <\/strong>A<\/em>lex Varty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/12.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/12.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/12.gif 780w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/12-300x248.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beyond Eden<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Music\/Theatre-Vancouver, Calgary, Washington DC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>&#8216;World Class entertainment&#8221;-<\/em><\/strong><em>Calgary Sun<\/em><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>&#8216;Breathtaking spectacle&#8217; <\/em><\/strong><em>The Georgia Straight<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>New Project<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Plague Diaries<\/strong> is a new music\/theatre (lyric drama) creation funded by the M<strong>usic Division of&nbsp; The Canada Council<\/strong>. The work is inspired by <strong>Shakespeare&#8217;s <\/strong>isolation periods in London during the plague outbreaks and the political and social upheavals of the late 1500,s in London, England: \u201cThe plague was caused by sin and sin is caused by plays.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A grand adventure!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thanks for the visit. Much appreciated.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Bruce<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">bruceruddell123@gmail.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Image and photo of The Raven screen by Gwaai Edenshaw. It is the front screen for my music theatre piece Beyond Eden. <\/em>Photo- Art Lucs-Confluence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent news: On February 6, I travel to Seattle, kindly invited by The University of Washington, to attend a screening of the film; The Healing Heart Of Lushootseed and a performance of my Symphony; The Healing Heart Of The First People Of This Land by The University Of Washington Orchestra under the direction of David [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1621","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recent news - Bruce Ruddell<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?page_id=1621\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recent news - Bruce Ruddell\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recent news: On February 6, I travel to Seattle, kindly invited by The University of Washington, to attend a screening of the film; 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