Jayce Ogren – Press
Reviews
Barber, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Mussorgsky with the Spokane Symphony
Ogren inspires as final candidate for Spokane Symphony music director
The Spokesman-ReviewApril 15, 2019
“Rather than relying, however, on the status of the piece as a sure hit, Ogren continued to demand the greatest expressivity and color from its every measure. The result was a fresh and vivid new view of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece; a view in which the work’s essential Russianness was allowed to emerge from beneath the patina of Ravel’s beguiling, but distinctly Gallic orchestration.”
Rossini, Vivaldi, and Berlioz with the Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa Symphony Heralds the Holidays
San Francisco Classical VoiceDecember 5, 2018
“Guest conductor Jayce Ogren set a furious pace but proved adept at controlling dynamics and eliciting meticulous playing… …Boisterous applause followed the rousing performance.”
Beethoven and Mendelssohn Symphony with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Concert review | Columbus Symphony Orchestra : Clarinetist kicks off lovely program
The Columbus DispatchMarch 17, 2018
“Ogren’s lilting tempo gave the second movement Andante cantabile the feel of skipping through a lovely meadow.”
Steven Mackey's Slide with Orchestra 2001
Composer Steve Mackey and Orchestra 2001 bring their out-there opera, ‘Slide,’ to Manayunk
The InquirerNovember 15, 2017
“Orchestra 2001’s informally dressed conductor, Jayce Ogren, had instrumental matters well in hand…”
Orchestra 2001 Opening Night
Orchestra 2001 debuts with luck but not miracles
The Philadelphia InquirerOctober 31, 2016
“But amid noisy air-conditioning, creaky floors, and iffy sightlines, the crucial aspect of the concert was the strongest: Ogren conjured strong, solid playing with bursts of heat.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Review: 2 Murderous Men in 2 Operas About Killing for Politics
The New York TimesJune 17, 2016
“The conductor Jayce Ogren led an assured and fluid performance.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Opera Theater of Saint Louis
The Wall Street JournalJune 14, 2016
“Jayce Ogren was the sensitive conductor.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Orchestra 2001
Jayce Ogren conducts Orchestra 2001 in Wolfe, Andriessen and Higdon
The InquirerSeptember 23, 2015
“Nobody ever said Orchestra 2001 couldn’t rock – a modern ensemble has to be able to do anything – but perhaps no previous program has challenged this group (a 10-player version) to prove it so vehemently as the one Sunday under guest conductor Jayce Ogren at the Arts Bank. Four composers were heard at their most raucous, in performances that displayed a controlled abandon seldom heard in new-music concerts.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Toledo Symphony
Spanish Music Warms Toledo’s Heart
ToledOvationsMarch 1, 2015
“Under inspired leadership by guest conductor Jayce Ogren, the orchestra sounded so lush, so rich, so energized it seemed to have been reborn… Maestro Ogren, tall and expressive in action, conducted like a Svengali, calling forth the best from each player. He also was determined to share the spotlight, calling for solo bows during extended applause.”
Jayce Ogren conducts St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO does rarely performed Britten opera
Start TribuneMay 24, 2014
“The substitute conductor, Jayce Ogren, drew a sparkling, smart performance from the 13-piece orchestra.”
Jayce Ogren conducts New York City Opera at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Poltergeists Stalk a Murky Playroom
The New York TimesFebruary 15, 2013
“The impressive young conductor Jayce Ogren draws a richly colored and suspenseful performance from the skillful players and a terrific cast.”
Jayce Ogren conducts New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series
Shimmer and Clatter and Howls and Grunts
The New York TimesDecember 26, 2012
“The conductor Jayce Ogren, in his Philharmonic debut, cued [‘Oscillate‘] with precision… Clearly treacherous to play, ‘Try’ received a brilliant account here. The Philharmonic should consider using it to open a subscription concert.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Sharks and Jets given new lease of life by the synchronic Royal Philharmonic
The Daily MailJune 25, 2012
“In many ways the star of this particular ‘show’ … is the conductor, Jayce Ogren, who got a thoroughly well-deserved standing ovation.”
Jayce Ogren conducts New York City Opera
A Family’s Misery, a Composer’s Moment
The New York TimesOctober 28, 2010
“Jayce Ogren, a young American conductor who recently completed a stint as an assistant at the Cleveland Orchestra, had an impressive City Opera debut, drawing a pulsing, sensitive and brilliant account of this stylistically far-ranging score from the orchestra.”
Jayce Ogren conducts Los Angeles Philharmonic
Music review: L.A. Phil’s West Coast, Left Coast festival goes Hollywood
Los Angeles TimesDecember 9, 2009
“…An emerging young American conductor who recently finished his tenure as the Cleveland Orchestra’s assistant conductor, led short concert pieces by film greats Jerry Goldsmith and Franz Waxman.”