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This dynamite program of new music by a diversity of composers leaps to the moment with Ad Anah? (How Long?) by James Lee III, and Adolphus Hailstork’s The Blue Bag—a piece dedicated to clarinetist Anthony McGill, and inspired by jazz greats Nancy Wilson, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, and Aretha Franklin. The evening leads with Catalyst Quartet, McGill, and pianist Stewart Goodyear, and ends in the fireworks of the Catalysts playing 11 new miniature string quartets!

This New@Night is not only fresh music, but also arranged for the unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. The cutting-edge Third Sound ensemble kicks off their week in Portland with the world premiere of Cuban-American Patrick Castillo’s ephemera, and works by composers Lembit Beecher (Estonian-American), Edvard Baghdasaryan (Armenian), and Magnus Lindberg (Finnish).

This thrilling triptych of new works are all the products of CMNW’s wildly successful Protégé Project! They will include the West Coast premiere of Alistair Coleman’s Cello Sonata, a new solo piece composed by Viano Quartet violist Aiden Kane, and the world premiere of a new string quartet by this year’s Protégé composer Kian Ravaei. Come raise a glass to toast these inspiring next-generation artists, and our Protégé Project!