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Since its inception in the 1960s with pioneers like Steve Reich and Meredith Monk, minimalism has become one of the most influential forces in contemporary music – and indeed, the ubiquitous soundtrack of our modern American lives. But as a younger generation of composers absorbs the legacy of this movement, what comes next? Juxtaposing minimalist figureheads with a quintet of dynamic new voices, this evening gives a glimpse of a thrilling, varied and emotionally resonant future.

This performance also features Stay On It by Julius Eastman, whose music is currently enjoying a worldwide resurgence.

James Whitbourn’s “Annelies” brings to life the diary written by Anne Frank and has been described as “woundingly beautiful” (The Daily Telegraph). Set to music in 2005 by the British composer, it takes the teenager’s remarkable and penetrating observations, written whilst hiding in an Amsterdam attic, as the basis of its extraordinary and moving libretto. He reflects sounds of the Westerkerk bells and tunes heard on the radio in the Annexe, along with representations of Anne Frank’s Jewish and German heritage, details that add to a score “whose respectful understatement is its greatest strength” (The Times).
This dramatic work is set for accompanied chorus and soprano soloists.

To learn more visit: https://www.portlandschoir.org/concerts/annelies-the-voice-of-anne-frank/

James Whitbourn’s “Annelies” brings to life the diary written by Anne Frank and has been described as “woundingly beautiful” (The Daily Telegraph). Set to music in 2005 by the British composer, it takes the teenager’s remarkable and penetrating observations, written whilst hiding in an Amsterdam attic, as the basis of its extraordinary and moving libretto. He reflects sounds of the Westerkerk bells and tunes heard on the radio in the Annexe, along with representations of Anne Frank’s Jewish and German heritage, details that add to a score “whose respectful understatement is its greatest strength” (The Times).
This dramatic work is set for accompanied chorus and soprano soloists.

To learn more visit: https://www.portlandschoir.org/concerts/annelies-the-voice-of-anne-frank/

The Dalí Quartet is acclaimed for bringing Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. The Dalí Quartet was the recipient of the 2021 Silver Medal at the inaugural Piazzolla Music Competition, and the 2019 recipient of Atlanta Symphony’s esteemed Aspire Award for accomplished African American and Latino Musicians.

“[The] Latin American program alternately glimmered and blazed.. . [a] beautifully prepared program.” Philadelphia Inquirer

To learn more about the Dalí Quartet visit:https://www.daliquartet.com

Join the Portland Chamber Orchestra for a gala celebration to welcome the New Year! Under the direction of Maestro Yaacov Bergman, the PCO recalls the music of the Hapsburg Empire when the opera, operetta, waltz, and polka were all the rage in 19th century Vienna.

Puerto Rican soprano, Camille Ortiz, has been captivating audiences with her versatility and enjoys international acclaim. She will be accompanied by the PCO in Vienna’s most beloved operatic and concert arias.

Host, Joan Behrens Bergman, will share entertaining anecdotes about the program to add further merriment to this tuneful party. Be sure not to miss!

Acclaimed author and music writer Alex Ross joins the virtuosos of 45th Parallel for an evening of words and music, a unique concert experience that will entertain, edify, enlighten, and exhilarate! Alex will read from his books and essays, providing compelling context to the music that 45th Parallel then performs. This is a co-production with the Patricia Reser Center, and will be recorded for broadcast on All Classical Portland.

Alex Ross has been the music critic of The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Listen to This, and Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. In 2008, he received a MacArthur Fellowship. To learn more visit:https://www.45thparallelpdx.org/concerts/2023-2024-season/