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Portland Baroque Orchestra presents the very first performance from Great Arts. Period.’s new studio: Seasons of Bulgaria. Join PBO violinist Toma Iliev as he takes us on a journey through the year with four folk-inspired solo violin pieces by fellow Bulgarian, composer Peter Hristoskov. From the lively dances of Spring to the tumultuous yet hopeful Winter, Hristoskov’s music has roots in Bulgarian song and dance traditions but its feet in contemporary Classical music trends. This performance is presented in partnership and support of National Culture Fund Bulgaria

This performance, like all of PBO’s 20-21 Season, is presented through Great Arts. Period., an admission-free digital concert hall. Check out more performances at GreatArtsPeriod.org.

Friday April 23, 7:30pm
Watch on YouTube!

Cascadia Composers, the Northwest chapter of the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA), in partnership with Lewis & Clark College, will host NACUSA’s biennial conference as a virtual experience with all events held online for the very first time in the organization’s 87 year history. The conference is open to the public and offers abundant opportunities to experience the hottest trends and most captivating techniques in modern classical music through six days of concerts and presentations. All events are FREE (donations encouraged) and available on the Cascadia Composers YouTube Channel.

Date and time: Saturdays and Sundays April 17th through May 2nd. Presentations at 3:30 p.m. PDT and concerts at 5 p.m. PDT
RSVP for concert and presentation links at: http://www.cascadiacomposers.org/nacusa-2021-virtual-new-music-festival/

The conference features performances from a host of local ensembles including Friends of Rain, Evergreen Experimental Music Ensemble, and members of the Portland Percussion Group, in addition to renowned music organizations from across the country, including The Crossing, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University Concert Chorale, Pacific University Chamber Singers, Duo Stephanie and Saar, American Wild Ensemble, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and members of the Ensemble Dal Niente. Performances showcase the music of a dozen local composers, plus two dozen more composers from around the country. The variety of programs, ensembles and composers provides an engaging cross-section of relevant thematic content, appealing to both avid new music fans and occasional concert-goers.

Promises of Spring: A Virtual Concert
Saturday, April 24 at 7pm

CAE is hosting a virtual spring concert on April 24th at 7PM. “Promises of Spring” will feature newly recorded, full choir performances as well as solo performances by CAE singers. We’ll also be hearing from Haitian-American composer, and Portland resident, Sydney Guillaume, whose highly-spirited music has been performed around the world. We hope you’ll join us for this evening of music and conversation with the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland.

Please note that we’re hosting this free event on Zoom. You can register here. A confirmation email will then automatically be sent to you with the Zoom meeting info included.

Portland Youth Philharmonic, the nation’s first and oldest youth orchestra, will host a free virtual concert on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 7:00 PM Pacific on its YouTube channel. The performance will feature the organization’s chamber orchestra Camerata PYP premiering works written by PYP musicians Koharu and Haruka Sakiyama. PYP’s Music Director David Hattner will introduce the virtual performance and welcome guests in the live chat. This virtual concert is free and all are welcome. No ticket is required.

Viewers can tune in on PYP’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/c/PortlandYouthPhilTV) or visit the orchestra’s website (www.portlandyouthphil.org) to find the link.

Cascadia Composers, the Northwest chapter of the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA), in partnership with Lewis & Clark College, will host NACUSA’s biennial conference as a virtual experience with all events held online for the very first time in the organization’s 87 year history. The conference is open to the public and offers abundant opportunities to experience the hottest trends and most captivating techniques in modern classical music through six days of concerts and presentations. All events are FREE (donations encouraged) and available on the Cascadia Composers YouTube Channel.

Date and time: Saturdays and Sundays April 17th through May 2nd. Presentations at 3:30 p.m. PDT and concerts at 5 p.m. PDT
RSVP for concert and presentation links at: http://www.cascadiacomposers.org/nacusa-2021-virtual-new-music-festival/

The conference features performances from a host of local ensembles including Friends of Rain, Evergreen Experimental Music Ensemble, and members of the Portland Percussion Group, in addition to renowned music organizations from across the country, including The Crossing, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University Concert Chorale, Pacific University Chamber Singers, Duo Stephanie and Saar, American Wild Ensemble, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and members of the Ensemble Dal Niente. Performances showcase the music of a dozen local composers, plus two dozen more composers from around the country. The variety of programs, ensembles and composers provides an engaging cross-section of relevant thematic content, appealing to both avid new music fans and occasional concert-goers.

This series of videos celebrates Resonance’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, and the space it provides for Resonance artists to continue to create. Starting in the summer of 2020, singers and spoken word artists met in acoustic spaces around the city – six feet apart, masked, and yet together. Viewers will experience music performed in these gritty, hauntingly beautiful spaces. Resonance will produce four episodes beginning this October, free of charge and available for the whole world to enjoy.

Available to view for free starting at 3 PM on Wednesday April 28th on our website, as well as YouTube and Facebook

Performed by Resonance artists, and in collaboration with Oh! Creative and Portland filmmaker Kenton Waltz, the series celebrates the city of Portland with featured local artists, musicians, and famous Portland Bridges.

Third Angle’s mission is to perform and record the masterworks of the twenty-first century while commissioning new works from regional and nationally recognized composers. Its bold and innovative programming, high artistic standards, and tireless efforts to bring music of the 20th and 21st centuries to a diverse audience have earned it abundant critical acclaim.

With the organization’s focus on creating a soundtrack for our time, Third Angle has created and presented more than 125 programs of contemporary music, commissioned more than 66 new works, and released 12 recordings to critical acclaim. Sound of the Five: the chamber music of Chen Yi, was named a top 10 recording for 2009 by National Public Radio.

Third Angle’s roguish programming crafts experiences that are mind-altering by design, including concerts created to work in harmony or dissonance with their environment, wildly divergent repertoire, and a blending of the arts that redefines the genre. At a Third Angle performance, you never know quite what will happen next, but one thing is certain:

Third Angle New Music is anything but ordinary.

Cascadia Composers, the Northwest chapter of the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA), in partnership with Lewis & Clark College, will host NACUSA’s biennial conference as a virtual experience with all events held online for the very first time in the organization’s 87 year history. The conference is open to the public and offers abundant opportunities to experience the hottest trends and most captivating techniques in modern classical music through six days of concerts and presentations. All events are FREE (donations encouraged) and available on the Cascadia Composers YouTube Channel.

Date and time: Saturdays and Sundays April 17th through May 2nd. Presentations at 3:30 p.m. PDT and concerts at 5 p.m. PDT
RSVP for concert and presentation links at: http://www.cascadiacomposers.org/nacusa-2021-virtual-new-music-festival/

The conference features performances from a host of local ensembles including Friends of Rain, Evergreen Experimental Music Ensemble, and members of the Portland Percussion Group, in addition to renowned music organizations from across the country, including The Crossing, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University Concert Chorale, Pacific University Chamber Singers, Duo Stephanie and Saar, American Wild Ensemble, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and members of the Ensemble Dal Niente. Performances showcase the music of a dozen local composers, plus two dozen more composers from around the country. The variety of programs, ensembles and composers provides an engaging cross-section of relevant thematic content, appealing to both avid new music fans and occasional concert-goers.

Cascadia Composers, the Northwest chapter of the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA), in partnership with Lewis & Clark College, will host NACUSA’s biennial conference as a virtual experience with all events held online for the very first time in the organization’s 87 year history. The conference is open to the public and offers abundant opportunities to experience the hottest trends and most captivating techniques in modern classical music through six days of concerts and presentations. All events are FREE (donations encouraged) and available on the Cascadia Composers YouTube Channel.

Date and time: Saturdays and Sundays April 17th through May 2nd. Presentations at 3:30 p.m. PDT and concerts at 5 p.m. PDT
RSVP for concert and presentation links at: http://www.cascadiacomposers.org/nacusa-2021-virtual-new-music-festival/

The conference features performances from a host of local ensembles including Friends of Rain, Evergreen Experimental Music Ensemble, and members of the Portland Percussion Group, in addition to renowned music organizations from across the country, including The Crossing, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University Concert Chorale, Pacific University Chamber Singers, Duo Stephanie and Saar, American Wild Ensemble, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and members of the Ensemble Dal Niente. Performances showcase the music of a dozen local composers, plus two dozen more composers from around the country. The variety of programs, ensembles and composers provides an engaging cross-section of relevant thematic content, appealing to both avid new music fans and occasional concert-goers.

This series of videos celebrates Resonance’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, and the space it provides for Resonance artists to continue to create. Starting in the summer of 2020, singers and spoken word artists met in acoustic spaces around the city – six feet apart, masked, and yet together. Viewers will experience music performed in these gritty, hauntingly beautiful spaces. Resonance will produce four episodes beginning this October, free of charge and available for the whole world to enjoy.

On Thursday, May 27 at 3:00 PM, Resonance will release its fifth and final episode of the series, featuring the world premiere of a new commission by Damien Geter for a Resonance octet, to be performed under the Tillikum Crossing Bridge.

Available to view for free on our website, as well as YouTube and Facebook

Performed by Resonance artists, and in collaboration with Oh! Creative and Portland filmmaker Kenton Waltz, the series celebrates the city of Portland with featured local artists, musicians, and famous Portland Bridges.

This series of videos celebrates Resonance’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, and the space it provides for Resonance artists to continue to create. Starting in the summer of 2020, singers and spoken word artists met in acoustic spaces around the city – six feet apart, masked, and yet together. Viewers will experience music performed in these gritty, hauntingly beautiful spaces. Resonance will produce four episodes beginning this October, free of charge and available for the whole world to enjoy.

Available to view for free on our website, as well as YouTube and Facebook

Performed by Resonance artists, and in collaboration with Oh! Creative and Portland filmmaker Kenton Waltz, the series celebrates the city of Portland with featured local artists, musicians, and famous Portland Bridges.

The annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival is located at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, Oregon. This regional celebration of lavender, art, food, music, and exceptionally-made crafts is a unique and festive event which brings local lavender growers and the community together. The public is invited to attend at no charge.

Festival guests can enjoy a variety of juried art and craft booths, distinctive lavender products, purchasable fresh-cut lavender and lavender plants from local farms, the plein air art show, and lavender in myriad forms. Food trucks will offer delicious eats, as well as specialty lavender-infused food and beverage options.

Over 100 artists will display original paintings created “en plein air” (outdoors) during the Oregon Lavender Paint Out. The Paint Out takes place in the beautiful lavender fields of Oregon in the weeks prior to the Show and attracts both amateur and professional artists from around the Northwest and beyond.

The festival also features a youth art contest and the Essential Oil Showcase. Children can create artwork on site – all materials will be provided and ribbons will be awarded for exceptional artwork. The Essential Oil Showcase will feature lavender essential oil that has been judged and awarded; festival guests will have the opportunity to explore and vote for their own favorite oils.

2021 FESTIVAL DATES: July 10 & 11

HOURS
10 am – 6 pm on Saturday
10 am – 5pm on Sunday

LOCATION
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan, Newberg, OR 97132
(503) 487-6883

The annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival is located at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, Oregon. This regional celebration of lavender, art, food, music, and exceptionally-made crafts is a unique and festive event which brings local lavender growers and the community together. The public is invited to attend at no charge.

Festival guests can enjoy a variety of juried art and craft booths, distinctive lavender products, purchasable fresh-cut lavender and lavender plants from local farms, the plein air art show, and lavender in myriad forms. Food trucks will offer delicious eats, as well as specialty lavender-infused food and beverage options.

Over 100 artists will display original paintings created “en plein air” (outdoors) during the Oregon Lavender Paint Out. The Paint Out takes place in the beautiful lavender fields of Oregon in the weeks prior to the Show and attracts both amateur and professional artists from around the Northwest and beyond.

The festival also features a youth art contest and the Essential Oil Showcase. Children can create artwork on site – all materials will be provided and ribbons will be awarded for exceptional artwork. The Essential Oil Showcase will feature lavender essential oil that has been judged and awarded; festival guests will have the opportunity to explore and vote for their own favorite oils.

2021 FESTIVAL DATES: July 10 & 11

HOURS
10 am – 6 pm on Saturday
10 am – 5pm on Sunday

LOCATION
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan, Newberg, OR 97132
(503) 487-6883