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Portland Opera: From Puccini to Porter & Everything in Between
Friday, September 24 | 7:30 pm | $5 advance/$8 day of show
Opera’s Greatest Hits and More

Join us for an evening as effervescent as the bubbles in your favorite champagne, with a show from local favorites, the Portland Opera. You may be familiar with the Portland Opera’s annual children’s programming at the Walters, but this evening leaves the youngsters at home! Enjoy an evening where the artists don their tuxes and gowns to regale you with some of opera’s most beautiful and accessible gems and Broadway’s lesser-known hits. From Puccini to Porter, it’s an evening to remember, with no regrets in the morning! Come and share an opera experience that enlivens and entertains. PortlandOpera.org

Sir John Tavener (1944–2013)
Panikhida (Choral Memorial Service) (1986)

John Michael Boyer (b. 1978)
Byzantine Chants for a Funeral, in English (2013)

We all need ways to grieve the losses due to COVID-19. Cappella Romana offers here the rarely heard funeral service for mixed voices by the late Sir John Tavener, with Byzantine funeral chants  composed by John Michael Boyer for Sir John’s funeral in 2013. These works help us to embrace courage and hope for the future.

Performed in memory of those who have died from COVID-19.

All Celebration Works concerts are FREE and open to the public.
Join us in person or online at http://www.firstpresportland.org/music-arts/celebration-works

Mary Flower, internationally-known musician and teacher, will sing and play you through the music that paved the way to jazz, and later, rock and roll. The early guitar players like Blind Blake and Rev. Gary Davis mirrored the piano players of the day, performing on six strings what nobody thought possible.

Our Community Spotlight is Menucha Camp and Conference Center’s Music Programing! Check out their Blues in the Gorge program at https://menucha.org/programs/blues!

Sir John Tavener (1944–2013)
Panikhida (Choral Memorial Service) (1986)

John Michael Boyer (b. 1978)
Byzantine Chants for a Funeral, in English (2013)

We all need ways to grieve the losses due to COVID-19. Cappella Romana offers here the rarely heard funeral service for mixed voices by the late Sir John Tavener, with Byzantine funeral chants  composed by John Michael Boyer for Sir John’s funeral in 2013. These works help us to embrace courage and hope for the future.

Performed in memory of those who have died from COVID-19.

Cascadia Composers is excited to announce the opening concert of its 2021-2022 season: Crossing Paths—New Music of Healing and Renewal. This unique concert experience will be our first live event in many months and will take place at the Leach Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97236-5037) on Sunday, September 26th at 5 p.m.

Audience members may stroll the woodland grounds in a comtemplative setting between musical ensembles and sound installations creating an atmosphere of meditation and reflection.

Hear soothing and upbeat performances by Justin Bulava, clarinet, Amelia Lukas, flute, Alexis Mahler, violin Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, Kate Petak, harp and Dylan Rieck,
cello.

Soak in new sounds from composers David Bernstein, Antonio Celaya, Jay Derderian, Theresa Koon, Kevin Bryant Lay, Mei-ling Lee, Lisa Marsh, Jan Mittelstaedt, Paul Safar, Walter Saul, Greg A Steinke, Mark Vigil and Linda Woody.

Gate opens at 4 p.m. with the music beginning at 5 p.m.

Before the music begins, guests are welcome to explore the upper and lower gardens and enjoy a sound installation courtesy of Daniel Brugh. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and may pack in a picnic to enjoy on the upper garden grounds. Alcoholic beverages are permitted but no food or beverages will be sold on-site.

At 5 pm audience members will rotate through performances by three different musical ensembles spaced in different locations around the upper garden: solo flute; mezzo-soprano and harp; and violin, clarinet and cello. Concert guests may experience the music at each location in any order they choose. Each ensemble’s set will last approximately 20 minutes, with two 10-minute intermissions.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

We are a non-profit. Our program offers free or reduced cost dance classes and performance opportunities to dancers of all skill levels with the goal of making creative expression accessible and affordable. Nonsense fosters a healthy, open-minded, creative environment for dancers to express themselves while establishing clear expectations and a high level of professionalism and organization to prepare novice dancers with the skills and etiquette necessary to grow and continue their dance journey.

Nonsense Dance Company is a Black/Latino owned company. The founder and director, Michael Lopez, is an experienced, and highly motivated dance instructor and choreographer of fifteen years. Michael has choreographed and performed for several companies in Portland including The Jefferson Dancers, Pacific Festival Ballet, The Detail Dance Company, The Portland Trail Blazers Jam Squad, Urban Arts, Muddy Feet Dance Company, and Lyric Dance Company. Nonsense Dance Co. was established by Michael in 2007 and has since produced many successful seasons.

Silent Auction and Raffle donation items from our sponsors:

• 4 one of a kind pairs of earring by Tosha Madina Calhoun at Madina Design Earrings.
• 2 unique pairs of Earrings created by Amaree + Reese Jewlery.
• An eye lash extension application provided by KTRAN Lashes.
• 1 session with Anatomy Acupuncture.
• Hotel stay package with The Independence A Trace Hotel.
• Hotel stay package with The Dundee A Trace Hotel
• Hotel stay package with The Courtyard Marriott Portland.
• $50 gift card from Our Store Vintage Clothing.
• A $10, $15, or $20 gift card from Ramblin Rose Vegan Ice Cream
• One of two photography sessions with Artistic Bliss Portraits..

Plus many more!

21+ | Masks Required

New Music Director David Danzmayr opens the season with an exhilarating Oregon Symphony celebration. This season’s central theme – how a composer’s cultural background shapes their music – comes to life in Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peru-inspired Elegía Andina and Mahler’s unforgettable “Resurrection” Symphony.

Program:
Kenji Bunch: Fanfare (World premiere commission)
Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía Andina
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers and The Portland State Chamber Choir
Soloists TBA

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

New Music Director David Danzmayr opens the season with an exhilarating Oregon Symphony celebration. This season’s central theme – how a composer’s cultural background shapes their music – comes to life in Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peru-inspired Elegía Andina and Mahler’s unforgettable “Resurrection” Symphony.

Program:
Kenji Bunch: Fanfare (World premiere commission)
Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía Andina
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers and The Portland State Chamber Choir
Soloists TBA

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

This group has curated a unique program featuring classical favorites as well as arrangements of sacred vocal music. The concert will showcase the similarities between four-part vocal and instrumental composition, highlighting the violin family’s unique ability to emulate the human voice.” Music by Scarlatti, Mozart and Hohvannes will be heard.

Delgani was formed in 2014 with a mission to cultivate an appreciation for chamber music through distinctive performance, innovative programming, educational engagement, and collaboration. The musicians of Delgani are violinists Wyatt True and Jannie Wei, violist Kimberlee Uwate, and cellist
Eric Alterman.

There is no service of Evensong at this time.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Donations to the St. Paul’s Music Guild are gratefully accepted.
The concert will be heard in person at St. Paul’s with masks required.
The concert will also be live-streamed on the YouTube Channel at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

http://www.stpaulsoregon.org
Select “Music Guild Concerts” in the upper menu on the home page.

New Music Director David Danzmayr opens the season with an exhilarating Oregon Symphony celebration. This season’s central theme – how a composer’s cultural background shapes their music – comes to life in Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peru-inspired Elegía Andina and Mahler’s unforgettable “Resurrection” Symphony.

Program:
Kenji Bunch: Fanfare (World premiere commission)
Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía Andina
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers and The Portland State Chamber Choir
Soloists TBA

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Portland Opera: The Building Blocks of Opera
Saturday, October 9 | 2 pm matinee | $5 suggested donation
Opera: How it Works, Youth & Family-Friendly

Ever wonder what makes an opera? Now’s your chance to participate with our friends from the Portland Opera! The Building Blocks of Opera is a fast-paced highly interactive program where you and your child choose what the artists sing as you become an opera chorus and explore different voice types. You’ll also learn how arias, recitatives, ensembles, and the orchestra come together to make an opera. Designed for elementary school audiences, but enjoyed by all, this show will leave you wanting more opportunities to experience the joy and drama of the universal language that is opera. PortlandOpera.org

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Simon Trpčeski makes his Oregon Symphony debut performing Tchaikovsky’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the program is Jean Sibelius’ rarely performed Symphony No. 3, which resounds with the Nordic spirit of his native Finland.

Program:
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

Artists:
David Zinman, Conductor
Simon Trpčeski, Piano
This concert is part of Classical Series B

Learn more and buy tickets

Simon Trpčeski makes his Oregon Symphony debut performing Tchaikovsky’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the program is Jean Sibelius’ rarely performed Symphony No. 3, which resounds with the Nordic spirit of his native Finland.

Program:
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

Artists:
David Zinman, Conductor
Simon Trpčeski, Piano
This concert is part of Classical Series B

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Simon Trpčeski makes his Oregon Symphony debut performing Tchaikovsky’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the program is Jean Sibelius’ rarely performed Symphony No. 3, which resounds with the Nordic spirit of his native Finland.

Program:
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

Artists:
David Zinman, Conductor
Simon Trpčeski, Piano
This concert is part of Classical Series B

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Guy Davis
Friday, October 22 | 7:30 pm | $16 advance/$20 day of show
Original Blues, American Roots

Grammy-nominated Guy Davis has spent his musical life carrying his message of blues around the world, from the Equator to the Arctic Circle, earning him the title “An Ambassador of the Blues.” Influenced by such artists as Blind Willie Mc Tell, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Babatunde Olatunji, and the legendary Sonny Terry, his reverence for the music of the blues masters who’ve gone before him is evident in every album and concert he’s performed. His career spans 27 years and with his newest release and 14th album, Be Ready When I Call You, Davis brings his blend of blues and Americana to bear the stories of life in our world today with poignant reflections on conflict, prejudice, heartbreak, and separation expertly woven through lyric and melody. Join us for an evening with this critically acclaimed songwriter and musical storyteller whose well-traveled voice moves and inspires the spirit and soul. GuyDavis.com

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Feature film with Oregon Symphony

Tim Burton’s fantastical tale of the Pumpkin King, Oogie Boogie, and Sandy Claws comes to life on our big screen, complete with Danny Elfman’s film score performed live to picture. Costumes encouraged, it’s the perfect outing to celebrate Halloween.

Artists:
Norman Huynh, Conductor
Oregon Symphony
This concert is part of the Popcorn Package

Learn more and buy tickets

Set in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the new musical Loch Lomond brings to life a legend behind the famous lyrics, “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…” Cast into an English prison with no hope of escape, brothers Lyle and James confront the hopes, lies, losses, and loves that led them to this point, remember the women they left behind, and reckon with the ultimate choice that will carry them home.

Traditional Scottish folk ballads and Celtic-inspired contemporary music infuse this gripping, intimate story of love and sacrifice during one of history’s most infamous rebellions.

“Loch Lomond” is suitable for most theatregoers over the age of 13. The show contains mild profanity and topics of war, sacrifice, pregnancy loss, and death.

Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Feature film with Oregon Symphony

Tim Burton’s fantastical tale of the Pumpkin King, Oogie Boogie, and Sandy Claws comes to life on our big screen, complete with Danny Elfman’s film score performed live to picture. Costumes encouraged, it’s the perfect outing to celebrate Halloween.

Artists:
Norman Huynh, Conductor
Oregon Symphony
This concert is part of the Popcorn Package

Learn more and buy tickets

Hear Cappella Romana perform Robert Kyr’s A Time for Life before a tour to present the oratorio before His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, who inspired this work. One performance only.

From the land of the Blue Danube comes a program of Austrian favorites. Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony is among the great Classical Era symphonies, while Johann Strauss II radiates 19th-century charm. And, just in time for Halloween, living composer HK Gruber will lead the festivities in his amusing Frankenstein!!

Program:
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
HK Gruber: Frankenstein!!
J. Strauss II: Emperor Waltz

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
HK Gruber, Chansonnier
Martin Hébert, Oboe
Sarah Kwak, Violin

This concert is part of Classical Series C

Learn more and buy tickets

From the land of the Blue Danube comes a program of Austrian favorites. Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony is among the great Classical Era symphonies, while Johann Strauss II radiates 19th-century charm. And, just in time for Halloween, living composer HK Gruber will lead the festivities in his amusing Frankenstein!!

Program:
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
HK Gruber: Frankenstein!!
J. Strauss II: Emperor Waltz

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
HK Gruber, Chansonnier
Martin Hébert, Oboe
Sarah Kwak, Violin

This concert is part of Classical Series C

Learn more and buy tickets

From the land of the Blue Danube comes a program of Austrian favorites. Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony is among the great Classical Era symphonies, while Johann Strauss II radiates 19th-century charm. And, just in time for Halloween, living composer HK Gruber will lead the festivities in his amusing Frankenstein!!

Program:
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
HK Gruber: Frankenstein!!
J. Strauss II: Emperor Waltz

Artists:
David Danzmayr, Conductor
HK Gruber, Chansonnier
Martin Hébert, Oboe
Sarah Kwak, Violin

This concert is part of Classical Series C

Learn more and buy tickets

Our season begins with an homage to the human voice, featuring folksong-inspired works from around the world. A set of Antonín Dvořák’s Cypresses, opens the program, which continues with a quartet by Reza Vali, a composer dubbed the “Iranian Bartók” for his use of Persian microtonal scales. The program concludes with folksongs by African-American composer Florence Price and Sergei Prokofiev’s quartet inspired by Kabardinian Themes.

Antonín Dvořák Cypresses
Reza Vali String Quartet No. 3 (2001)
Florence Price Folksongs in Counterpoint
Sergei Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2, “On Kabardinian Themes”

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brings his brilliance and power to Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Third Piano Concerto. The amusing misadventures of a German folk hero come to life through music in Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, an orchestral tour-de-force and an audience favorite.

Program:
Mussorgsky: Introduction to Khovanshchina
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

Artists:
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brings his brilliance and power to Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Third Piano Concerto. The amusing misadventures of a German folk hero come to life through music in Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, an orchestral tour-de-force and an audience favorite.

Program:
Mussorgsky: Introduction to Khovanshchina
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

Artists:
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brings his brilliance and power to Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Third Piano Concerto. The amusing misadventures of a German folk hero come to life through music in Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, an orchestral tour-de-force and an audience favorite.

Program:
Mussorgsky: Introduction to Khovanshchina
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

Artists:
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

This concert is part of Classical Series A

Learn more and buy tickets

Shaun Keylock Company returns to the stage with “ROMP!,” a new show honoring the incomparable lineage of Portland’s modern dance history, premiering November 12-13, 2021 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall.

The production features a retrospective of eight original dances created by resident choreographer Gregg Bielemeier between 1993 and 2002. Shaun Keylock Company is the first dance company to perform these works after more than 20 years!

This 90-minute performance with one intermission includes set and lighting design by Jenessa Raabe, costumes restored by fashion designer Adam Arnold, and music by 3 Leg Torso.

ROMP! is presented by Shaun Keylock Company, sponsored by Ronni Lacroute, R Scott Gill & Bill Stegeman, with funding support in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission.

Shaun Keylock Company returns to the stage with “ROMP!,” a new show honoring the incomparable lineage of Portland’s modern dance history, premiering November 12-13, 2021 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall.

The production features a retrospective of eight original dances created by resident choreographer Gregg Bielemeier between 1993 and 2002. Shaun Keylock Company is the first dance company to perform these works after more than 20 years!

This 90-minute performance with one intermission includes set and lighting design by Jenessa Raabe, costumes restored by fashion designer Adam Arnold, and music by 3 Leg Torso.

ROMP! is presented by Shaun Keylock Company, sponsored by Ronni Lacroute, R Scott Gill & Bill Stegeman, with funding support in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission.

Shaun Keylock Company returns to the stage with “ROMP!,” a new show honoring the incomparable lineage of Portland’s modern dance history, premiering November 12-13, 2021 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall.

The production features a retrospective of eight original dances created by resident choreographer Gregg Bielemeier between 1993 and 2002. Shaun Keylock Company is the first dance company to perform these works after more than 20 years!

This 90-minute performance with one intermission includes set and lighting design by Jenessa Raabe, costumes restored by fashion designer Adam Arnold, and music by 3 Leg Torso.

ROMP! is presented by Shaun Keylock Company, sponsored by Ronni Lacroute, R Scott Gill & Bill Stegeman, with funding support in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission.

• Theme and Variations on “Subwoofer Lullaby,” from the video game Minecraft soundtrack, arranged by Haladar Wright, Kara Taylor, Elaina Stuppler and Joseph Young. All four young musicians are part of The Authentic Voice commissioning program in partnership with Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project.

• Symphony No. 5 in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827). The German composer and pianist is considered one of the most brilliant Western composers of all time, and a crucial transitional figure connecting the Classical and Romantic ages of Western music. His fifth symphony is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of Western music.

Imagine you’d had the chance to experience musical prodigies like illustrious composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, celebrated violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, and renowned opera singer Leontyne Price perform before they became legends.

You’ll have the opportunity to hear breathtaking young classical musicians showcase their talents alongside members of the Oregon Symphony and Oregon Ballet Theatre orchestras at the 26th & 27th Young Artists Debut! Van Buren Concerto Concert.

Due to ongoing precautions and COVID-19 restrictions, we have had to reschedule the June 4th 26th YAD! Concert. The artists will be performing November 19th. These extraordinary instrumentalists and vocalists distinguished themselves from a group of over 20 semi-finalists through a series of rigorous auditions for the chance to appear at this unique annual concert dedicated to promoting the performance of classical music by young people in our region.

Past performers have gone on to win international recognition and perform with some of the most prestigious symphonies and opera companies around the world.

Hear legends in the making!
Friday, November 19, 2021, 7:30pm PT
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