Cultural Calendar

The Cathedral is currently closed to the public until further notice.
All events will only be livestreamed until further notice; plans may shift as the season progresses.
Livestreams can be viewed at facebook.com/trinitymusicpdx/live or youtube.com/trinitycathpdx/live

Friday, 23 April | 7 pm
Catharine Crozier Recital
Stephen Buzard (St. James Episcopal Cathedral, Chicago)

Tickets: trinity-episcopal.org/music-series

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.

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown! At The Dinner Detective, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Each admission includes our fantastic full dinner, murder mystery entertainment, waitstaff gratuity, prize package for Top Sleuth, and much more! Cash bar and ATM available throughout the event.

To purchase tickets and learn more visit www.thedinnerdetective.com

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.

Celebrated piano virtuoso Orli Shaham returns to Skyview Auditorium with performances of Beethoven’s bright and lyrical Piano Concerto No.2 in honor of the composer’s 250th anniversary year on April 24 & 25. Following her triumphant and critically acclaimed VSO debut in 2014, Mrs. Shaham returned to Vancouver by popular demand in 2017 to perform Brahms’ monumental concerto No. 2. This April’s performances will constitute Mrs. Shaham’s third appearance with the VSO. Guest Conductor Maestro Ken Selden will lead the VSO in performances of Jean Sibelius’ rich and poignant Andante Festivo, and Antonin Dvorak’s buoyant and charming Serenade for Strings.

April 24th Live Stream Performance
Pre-concert Show begins at 6:30 pm

April 25th Live Stream Performance
Pre-concert Show begins at 2:30 pm

Inspiring performances, luminous sound, and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet. Renowned for its dynamic interpretations and polished, expansive colors, the group has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation, dedicated purely to the sound and depth of their music. In this concert, the Parker Quartet will apply their “exceptional virtuosity [and] imaginative interpretation” (The Washington Post) to compositions by three masterful composers representing the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries including Beethoven’s spiritual Heiliger Dankgesang string quartet.

Online Virtual Concert
Premieres Saturday, 4/24 • 7:00 pm PT
Available through Saturday, 5/1 • 11:59 pm PT

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Single Concert Passes ($20) available 30 days prior to the concert.

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.

Celebrated piano virtuoso Orli Shaham returns to Skyview Auditorium with performances of Beethoven’s bright and lyrical Piano Concerto No.2 in honor of the composer’s 250th anniversary year on April 24 & 25. Following her triumphant and critically acclaimed VSO debut in 2014, Mrs. Shaham returned to Vancouver by popular demand in 2017 to perform Brahms’ monumental concerto No. 2. This April’s performances will constitute Mrs. Shaham’s third appearance with the VSO. Guest Conductor Maestro Ken Selden will lead the VSO in performances of Jean Sibelius’ rich and poignant Andante Festivo, and Antonin Dvorak’s buoyant and charming Serenade for Strings.

April 24th Live Stream Performance
Pre-concert Show begins at 6:30 pm

April 25th Live Stream Performance
Pre-concert Show begins at 2:30 pm

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.

With a title borrowed from Nina Simone’s yearning ballad, Tomorrow Is My Turn offers a small glimpse into the breadth and depth of phenomenal music being created by Black artists across the nation.

Concerts are available for live viewing on Youtube during the premiere broadcast, and for 48 hours thereafter.
Tickets: $25 General Admission; $10 Students & Seniors. Purchase tickets here! 

Headliner Concert
Monday, April 26, 2021
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Fear No Music’s season headliner features All-Star musicians Inés Voglar-Belgique (violin), Nancy Ives (cello), Michael Roberts (percussion), and musicians from BRAVO! Youth Orchestras in performance broadcast from The Old Church. Program includes:

Jessie Montgomery: Rhapsody no. 1 for solo violin
Marcos Balter: Descarga for solo percussion
James Lee III: Abraham’s Sons (In Memoriam: Trayvon Martin) for solo cello
BRAVO! Composition Collective: NEW WORK composed in response to the Black Lives Matter movement
Daniel Bernard Roumain: Hip Hop Studies and Etudes (selections)

Sing great choral masterworks led by distinguished guest conductors.

Tuesday, April 27th, 7:00 p.m.
Duruflé’s Requiem, Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director, Washington Chorus

A two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and a 2015 GRAMMY® Award nominee, Eugene Rogers is recognized as a leading conductor and pedagogue throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to being the founding director of EXIGENCE, Dr. Rogers is the director of choirs and an associate professor of conducting at the University of Michigan. Recently, he was named as the fifth Artistic Director of the two-time GRAMMY® Award-Winning Ensemble, The Washington Chorus (Washington, D.C.).

Image courtesy of The Washington Chorus

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.