Cultural Calendar

One-hour pre-recorded program with special entertainment by Portland jazz pianist Tom Grant and CGOA’s Jazz Collective, plus peeks at some fabulous auction items: only on YouTube, April 8-11. PLUS online auction of ~100 exciting items at charityauction.bid/cgoa. Bidding starts at 9am on April 8 and closes at 9pm on April 11. Support performing arts in the Columbia Gorge and snag something fun for yourself! Wine tasting, Hood River dining and Gorge vacation stays are just some of the possibilities.

PYPFEST Vol. 2: The Orchestra Strikes Back
A virtual concert featuring 10 all-new compositions performed by all of PYP’s ensemble.

We continue our exciting 97th concert season with another virtual presentation featuring performances from all of our ensembles.

• Portland Youth Philharmonic conducted by David Hattner, PYP’s Musical Director.
• PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Johnson.
• PYP’s Young String Ensemble conducted by Inés Voglar Belgique.
• PYP’s Wind Ensemble conducted by Giancarlo Castro D’Addona.

Commissioned composers include Tatev Amiryan, Eduardo Alonso-Crespo, Jonathan Bingham, Sakari Dixon Vanderveer, Erberk Eryılmaz, Gabriel A. Meneses, Gordon Rencher, Bruce Stark, James Stephenson, and Rain Worthington.

E-tickets are on a “pay-what-you-can” scale. Paid orders include a $4 processing fee. All payments made towards our virtual concert are considered tax-deductible donations. A free e-ticket is also an option.

Saturday, April 10, 2021 | 7:00 PM PST

Programs, dates, and times, are subject to change. All ticket sales are final.

The “Organ Crawl” featuring five historic pipe organs in The Dalles happens every other year, and 2021 is the year. Only this time the local tradition will be presented virtually. Organ Crawls began in 2007, organized by Robert Carsner. Friends have continued to produce the event since Carsner’s death in 2014.

This year local organist Garry Estep will present classical favorites on each of the organs for a YouTube video. The program will be available starting Sunday, Apr. 11, and it can be found via a search on “Dalles Organ Crawl 2021.”

The program will begin with two “Ave Marias,” the Bach/Gounod and Schubert, on the Kilgen Organ at St. Peter’s Landmark. “Trois Gymnopédies” by Satie is the feature on the Wicks Organ at United Church of Christ, Congregational. The familiar Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” is planned for the Reuter Organ at First Church of Christ Scientist.

Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” will be played on the Phelps-d’Autremont Organ at Zion Lutheran Church. The program will conclude with “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” by J.S. Bach and Jeremiah Clarke’s “Trumpet Voluntary” on the Kimball Organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Estep will introduce each piece with commentary on the instrument and why he chose the music to fit the organ.

Organ crawls have traditionally been free with free-will offerings to cover expenses of the biennial events. This year contributions may be sent to any one of the venues marked “Organ Fund,” for each of the organs needs periodic maintenance in order to produce its unique music.

All music lovers, theatrical and musical performers, educators, and students are invited to join Renegade Opera on April 11 for Programming Responsibly: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Choral Arts with Bethany Battafarano, soprano and musicologist. Choral repertoire by Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC) abounds in all historical periods. However, predominantly-White choral arts communities in the United States primarily feature repertoire by White composers from western Europe and the United States. In this presentation, Bethany will offer concrete ways for White choral artists to program more diversely, equitably, and inclusively.

This lecture is part of our firsts Artists in Conversation Series from April-May of 2021. Renegade Opera founded Artists in Conversation as a collective virtual space to listen, inquire, and learn. We center young professional artists in opera, theater, and costume design, who discuss their innovative approach to the future of musicmaking. Our inaugural topic for our panel of powerful women for Artists in Conversation 2021 is Deconstruct. Our other speakers are Kristen Buabin, soprano and DEI Consultant, Danielle Jagelski, conductor and music director, and Ophir El-Boher, designer and scholar. Together, they challenge the traditional hierarchies in casting, costuming, and the music education system that create barriers to entry for professional musicians. All times are at 5 PM PDT, and our other lecture dates are:

April 18th–Mixed Race Stories in Classical Music with Danielle Jagelski
April 25th–Informed Speculations on Non-Male Political Dress with Ophir El-Boher
May 1st–Racial Stereotypes in Popular Media and Opera with Kristen Buabin
Join us via Zoom for all our lectures at 5 PM PDT!
Register here. 

Curated by Damien Geter
Directed by Chip Miller

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Sung in English with English captions.
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, no intermission.
Learn more at portlandopera.org

Featuring Portland Opera’s Resident Artists—Lynnesha Crump, Jasmine Johnson, David Morgans Sanchez, Michael Parham, and Edwin Jhamal Davis; with limited instrumentation featuring members of the Portland Opera Orchestra, and members of the Portland Opera Chorus.

Digital access will be available for 45 days, starting on April 16, 2021 on our digital channel, Portland Opera Onscreen.

The Talk: Instructions for Black Children
When They Interact With the Police
words and music by Damien Geter

Songs of Love and Justice
by Dr. Adolphus Hailstork; text by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Night Trip
composed by Carlos Simon, libretto by Sandra Seaton

Two Black Churches
composed by Shawn Okpebholo
“Ballad of Birmingham” text by Dudley Randall | “The Rain” text by Marcus Amaker

“Your Daddy’s Son” from Ragtime
music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Terrence McNally

Songs for the African Violet
words and music by Jasmine Barnes

These compositions are about love, justice, and experiences of being a Black American. We witness moments of generational grief: a coming-of-age conversation that is a matter of life and death in The Talk; and a desperate mother’s song to her baby in “Your Daddy’s Son.” In Two Black Churches we grieve with communities generations apart—both facing the aftermath of murder and hate crimes perpetrated by white supremacists. In Night Trip we stop at a gas station with a Black family on a road trip in Jim Crow America, and witness the lack of dignity that welcomes them. Then too, we celebrate the activism of choosing love, with the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Songs of Love and Justice); and the resilience that is demanded of Black women finding joy (Songs for the African Violet).

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.

The 2020/2021 virtual concert season continues with “REVERDIE: The Return of Spring,” Saturday April 17th at 7PM at Nordic Northwest.

14 year-old award-winning violinist Hanami Froom performs the Recitativo and Scherzo by Fritz Kreisler and Bach’s complex Sonata No. 3 in C major. Celebrated pianist Maria Garcia returns to Nordic Northwest to perform Chopin’s lively The Harp Etude and a Mazurka and Wedding at Troldlhaugen by Edvard Grieg, a celebration of a another type of new beginning. The powerhouse duo join musical forces to present the virtuosic Chaconne by Tomaso Vitali, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, and Adagio (second movement) of the Suite in A minor by Norwegian composer Christian Sinding.

Cost: $15 per household; Click here to register for this event!

Nordic Northwest and Portland Chamber Orchestra partner again with an online live streaming concert from Nordia House. Celebrate spring with award-winning young violinist Hanami Froom. Hanami will captivate with a variety of solo works, including Bach’s complex Sonata No. 3 in C major, as well as masterworks transcribed for violin/piano duo, which include the virtuosic Chaconne by Vitali. the program also presents lyrical and poignant works fro Nordic composers Sibelius and Sinding.
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Hanami will be accompanied by celebrated pianist Maria Garcia, who will present lively works from Chopin and Grieg.
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This will be Hanami’s debut with Portland Chamber Orchestra; she will be the featured guest artist in PCO’s Spring 2022 concert.
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Hanami Froom
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​Fifteen year old violinist, Hanami Froom started violin when she was 2 years old and currently studies with Carol Sindell. Hanami appeared as a soloist with the Oregon Symphony at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in February 2020. Hanami made her solo debut with orchestra when she was 6 years old and since then, has soloed with the MetroArts orchestra in 2016 and 2018, the Jewish Community Orchestra in 2016, the Portland Youth Philharmonic Conservatory Orchestra in 2018 and 2019, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2021 as a winner of their competitions. Hanami has been a member of the Portland Youth Philharmonic since she was 7 years old, and it is her 3rd year as co-concertmaster. Hanami is a freshman at Oregon Virtual Academy but takes senior classes. In her free time, Hanami enjoys cooking, singing, and journaling.
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Maria Garcia
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Maria began piano studies in her native Puerto Rico at the age of four. At the age of ten she made her debut with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. She received a Bachelor’s of Music with Distinction in Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. Graduate studies followed at SUNY Stony Brook where she received a full merit scholarship and completed a Master’s Degree in Music as well as Doctoral Studies. Her principal teachers have been Luz M. Hutchinson, Victor Rosenbaum and Gilbert Kalish.
An active chamber musician and soloist, Ms. Garcia has performed throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Norway, Canada, Israel, Venezuela, Tunisia, Colombia and Puerto Rico with groups like the Mark Morris Dance Company, her former Piano Trio Melànge, Bamberg String Quartet, Madawaska String Quartet, Musical Chairs Ensemble, and Poetica Musica. She has participated in international festivals such as the Bergen (Norway) Festival and the Casals (Puerto Rico) Festivals and has collaborated with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and many other international orchestras, and with artists such as soprano Christine Goerke, violinist Mayuko Kamio, and trombonist Joseph Alessi. She now makes her home in beautiful Portland. She is a founding member of 20 Digitus Duo, and is a sought after collaborative pianist and teacher.
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Evening Compositions:
Chaconne by Tomaso Vitali: Hanami Froom with Maria Garcia accompanying
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 by Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo by Hanami Froom
The Harp Etude and a Mazurka by Chopin: Solo by Maria Garcia
Recitativo and Scherzo by Fritz Kreisler: Solo by Hanami Froom
Adagio (second movement) of the Suite in A minor by Christian Sinding: Hanami Froom with Maria Garcia accompanying
*Wedding at Troldhaugen by Edvard Grieg: solo by Maria Garcia
*Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius: Hanami Froom with Maria Garcia accompanying
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​* Nordic composer Compositions

The Music Plays On: A live concert event hosted by Scott Showalter and your Oregon Symphony musicians, honoring Carlos Kalmar in his 18th & final season as Music Director

Join the Oregon Symphony on April 17 for a free livestream concert event packed with performances from Oregon Symphony musicians, guest artists, and friends, all celebrating Jean Vollum Music Director Carlos Kalmar as we honor his 18-year tenure at the podium with us.

Featuring:
Andy Akiho • Emanuel Ax • Joshua Bell
Yefim Bronfman • Colin Currie
Gabriela Lena Frank • Augustin Hadelich
Stephen Hough • Gabriel Kahane
Jeffrey Kahane • Sarah Kwak
Simone Lamsma • Wynton Marsalis
Pink Martini • Alicia Hall Moran
Johannes Moser • Chris Thile
Elina Vähälä • Edna Vazquez
Your Oregon Symphony Musicians
and more

Saturday, April 17, 2021 | 7:30 PM | Online
Learn more at orsymphony.org

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.

“One of the most compelling young talents today” (Guitar Review Magazine)

” Antigoni Goni “has it all: beautiful tone, exquisite phrasing, great timbre and dynamic range and an engaging presence” (Soundboard Magazine)

Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni has performed extensively in Europe, Russia, Canada, the Far East and the United States. She enjoys a truly international career, having performed extensively in Europe, Russia, North and South America and the far East, both as a recitalist and soloist.

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

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.

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.

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

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