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Classical Up Close is a collective effort by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends to bring great classical music to the Portland metro community. We want as many people as possible to have access to this beautiful music, so we travel to neighborhoods and workplaces in order to perform outside of the usual downtown concert hall — and every event is free!​

May 17, 3-3:45 pm
The Forum at Town Center Senior Residence (outdoor concert which will be moved indoors in the case of inclement weather)
8709 SE Causey Avenue, Happy Valley, OR 97086
Peter Frajola and Ainur Zabenova, violin duos

The PSU Vocal Collective is a vocal quintet and rhythm section made up of students from the Jazz program at Portland State University. Under the direction of Sherry Alves, the group performs incredible vocal arrangements of jazz and popular music that are reminiscent of groups like Groove for Thought, the New York Voices, and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. This set includes music by Esperanza Spalding, Vince Mendoza, Kurt Elling, Count Basie, Elton John, and more.

Audiences may recognize group members as regulars at the 1905 jam sessions and events. Vocalists Hannah DiMo, Raine Welterlen, Emma Rosenberg, Sam McGehee, and Zach Connolly are rich in blend and poised with style. The rhythm section includes pianist Marvin Madarang, Marshall Peterson on bass, and Carlos Moreno on drums.

Free Admission
Reservations Recommended

Proof of Vax required for indoor seating.

Classical Up Close is a collective effort by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends to bring great classical music to the Portland metro community. We want as many people as possible to have access to this beautiful music, so we travel to neighborhoods and workplaces in order to perform outside of the usual downtown concert hall — and every event is free!​

No matter which of our performances you attend, you can expect an informal tone where you are free to do the things you would not normally do at a classical concert: take photos, tweet (#upclosepdx), text, clap between movements, sit onstage with the musicians, and ask them questions during the Question and Answer time. We look forward to getting up close with you!

May 21, 2:00 pm
Lake Music Store Parking Lot
15560 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, 97035
   Rain date: May 27, 5 pm
Jeff Garza, Joe Berger, Graham Kingsbury, Alicia Waite, Matt Berliner, horn quintet

This is the chorus’s 26th Festival, featuring classics of sacred music and one song that is particularly appropriate for these times called “Prayer For Ukraine.” During the chorus’s tour of Eastern Ukraine in 2017 many friendships were formed. For that reason this year’s Festival is a benefit concert for aid efforts in Ukraine.

Tickets are free but required for seating purposes (simply go to OAMC‘s website)

Two programs are at 3:30 and 7:00 pm.

This is the chorus’s 26th Festival, featuring classics of sacred music and one song that is particularly appropriate for these times called “Prayer For Ukraine.” During the chorus’s tour of Eastern Ukraine in 2017 many friendships were formed. For that reason this year’s Festival is a benefit concert for aid efforts in Ukraine.

Tickets are free but required for seating purposes (simply go to OAMC‘s website)

Two programs are at 3:30 and 7:00 pm.

A CONCERT OF JOY – Bravo! Concerts Northwest is presenting our first live concert since the mask mandates and COVID restrictions have finally been lifted in Oregon and Washington after two years of restrictions. HOORAY!

THE MUSIC – is about joy, love, and life. The concert includes a silent film with live orchestra, Broadway classics, and American love songs including:

A Dog’s Life – Charlie Chaplin’s 1918 silent film comedy with LIVE music performed by the Northwest Chamber Orchestra. A Dog’s Life blended comedy, drama, and loneliness into a brilliant film and launched Charlie Chaplin to international stardom.

The Music Man – songs from Meredith Wilson’s romantic Broadway show.

The Pirates Of Penzance – songs from this classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical.

George Gershwin – love songs by one of America’s greatest composers.

THE MUSICIANS – This concert features the Bravo! Northwest Chorale and Northwest Chamber Orchestra, pianist and conductor Maria Manzo, conductor Michael Kissinger, and soloists.

ADMISSION IS FREE! Lockdowns, closures, and cancellations have destroyed the sense of “community” shared by us all. So, we are turning the concept of a concert upside down! Rather than charging admission, we want to fill the concert space with great music and people of good will who value community and invite them to support the show.

DONATIONS: Please consider making a SUGGESTED DONATION of $30, $50, $100, or more online or at the concert. Your donation will help pay for this concert and support the music and education programs of Bravo! Concerts Northwest as we rebuild from the lockdowns and cancellations. Bravo! is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Donations are tax deductible.

The award-winning Oregon Sinfonietta, now in its 49th season and conducted by Dr. Donald L. Appert, is a full symphony orchestra of roughly 70 members that draws together community musicians from the greater Portland metro area. The Sinfonietta offers four free concerts per season. On Sunday, May 22, 2022, the orchestra performs Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration. In addition, one of this season’s young Concerto Competition winners, Steven Wu, will perform Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The concert begins at 3:00 at the Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist Church in Portland. Although donations are always welcome, there is no charge to attend.

Classical Up Close is a collective effort by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends to bring great classical music to the Portland metro community. We want as many people as possible to have access to this beautiful music, so we travel to neighborhoods and workplaces in order to perform outside of the usual downtown concert hall — and every event is free!​

No matter which of our performances you attend, you can expect an informal tone where you are free to do the things you would not normally do at a classical concert: take photos, tweet (#upclosepdx), text, clap between movements, sit onstage with the musicians, and ask them questions during the Question and Answer time. We look forward to getting up close with you!

May 24, 5:00 pm
Concert in the yard of one of our musicians
9516 SE Winsor Dr., Milwaukie 97222
   Rain date: May 25, 5 pm
Shin-young Kwon, Greg Ewer, Charles Noble, Trevor Fitzpatrick, string quartet

Classical Up Close is a collective effort by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends to bring great classical music to the Portland metro community. We want as many people as possible to have access to this beautiful music, so we travel to neighborhoods and workplaces in order to perform outside of the usual downtown concert hall — and every event is free!​

No matter which of our performances you attend, you can expect an informal tone where you are free to do the things you would not normally do at a classical concert: take photos, tweet (#upclosepdx), text, clap between movements, sit onstage with the musicians, and ask them questions during the Question and Answer time. We look forward to getting up close with you!

May 25, 5:00 pm
Concert in the yard of one of our musicians
4037 SW Iowa St, Portland, 97221
   Rain date: May 27, 5 pm
Rose City Brass Quintet

OREGON SYMPHONY JOINS ROSE FESTIVAL FOR A MEMORABLE EVENING

To launch the return of Portland’s Official Festival, Bank of America presents the Rose City Reunion Concert featuring the Oregon Symphony led by Associate Conductor Norman Huynh, Thursday, May 26 at 6:00 PM in the RoZone at CityFair. The Oregon Symphony, the oldest orchestra in the Western United States, celebrates its 125th anniversary in the 2021-22 season and joins forces with the Rose Festival for the first time since 2001.

The concert will feature the world premiere of “From One Rose,” an original song written by Rose Festival Board Member Ron Carr and arranged by Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award nominee composer Bruce Broughton.

The 2022 Rose Festival runs from May 27 through June 12. For more information, go to RoseFestival.org.

Classical Up Close is a collective effort by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends to bring great classical music to the Portland metro community. We want as many people as possible to have access to this beautiful music, so we travel to neighborhoods and workplaces in order to perform outside of the usual downtown concert hall — and every event is free!​

No matter which of our performances you attend, you can expect an informal tone where you are free to do the things you would not normally do at a classical concert: take photos, tweet (#upclosepdx), text, clap between movements, sit onstage with the musicians, and ask them questions during the Question and Answer time. We look forward to getting up close with you!

WILLAMETTE VALLEY WINERY CONCERT
June 3, 7:00 pm – RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Andante Vineyard
3855 Morris Rd., Dallas, OR 97338
For reservations go to: https://bit.ly/3qkhIl1

The final concert of the 2021-22 Evensong Concert Series will feature soprano soloist Kurleen George Laplanche. A specialist in African-American Spiritual interpretation, Kurleen will be assisted by the St. Paul’s Chamber Singers and Debra Huddleston. She and the singers will offer spirituals by Moses Hogan, Damon Dandridge and Nathaniel Dett.

The concert scheduled for June 5, 2022 at 4:00 pm, will be live in person at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. In keeping with best practice to protect the vulnerable in our community, we ask that all wear a mask while in attendance until further notice. Proof of vaccination and registration is no longer required. The concert will also be live-streamed on the St. Paul’s YouTube channel.

Go to stpaulsoregon.org and select the “Music Guild Concerts” from the upper menu bar. The event is open to the public with freewill donations at the door or online at the church website.