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Rey Abolofia: the Jewish Clarinet

An hour of clarinet music by Verdi, Simeon Bellison, Gershwin, Milhaud, and Steve Reich, who turns ninety this month. Five pieces, five worlds — opera, klezmer, the American songbook, French modernism, and minimalism. At the center is Reich’s New York Counterpoint, a cornerstone of the modern clarinet repertoire that is almost never heard the way …

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Oregon Symphony Broadcasts

Our next Oregon Symphony broadcast is coming up on Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 PM PT. Join host Brandi Parisi for music by Mendelssohn and Mozart, featuring piano soloist Conrad Tao.

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Lisa Lipton Explores: The James Beard Public Market

Picture this… a daily indoor market bustling with people, vendor stalls offering local products, flowers, chocolates, and cheeses; the aroma of freshly baked goods, spices, and roasting coffee; and colorful displays of Oregon fruits and vegetables. That’s the vision for Portland’s upcoming James Beard Public Market, to be located at SW 6th Street and SW …

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The Calm Before the Storm

It’s coming up to the last few weeks of summer, and I’m doing all I can to get ready for a busy concert season beginning in the fall. The more I can prepare now, the smoother the coming season will be. My kitchen wall is a mess of printed-out monthly calendar pages haphazardly taped with …

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Lake Grove Concert Series: 50 Years Young

On October 4th, the Lake Grove Concert Series opens its 12th season with a pipe organ celebration! It has been 50 years since the pipe organ was first installed and dedicated in Lake Grove’s Sanctuary, and we will mark this milestone with a festive concert featuring organist, Jeff Wood. Jeff will take the audience back …

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On This Land

We ask: what does the land remember? Resonance is joined by Fear No Music and Las Matices Latin Ensemble for a powerful exploration of land, belonging, memory, and the stories carried by the places we call home. Kenji Bunch’s On This Land, commissioned by Resonance with text by Chisao Hata, reflects on Japanese American incarceration …

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Conquest Requiem

In collaboration with Orchestra Nova Northwest, Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, and guest soloists, Resonance brings together more than 100 singers and instrumentalists for Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Conquest Requiem, a sweeping work that invites us to confront the stories we think we know. Through the figure of Malinche—an Indigenous interpreter whose role …

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For the Birds

We listen beyond ourselves. In partnership with Bird Alliance of Oregon, For the Birds invites audiences to reconsider music—and our relationship with the natural world. What can we learn when we listen beyond the human voice? Featuring Resonance’s 2026–27 commissioning composer Judy A. Rose, wildlife photography by naturalist Ethan Allred, and Edie Hill’s poignant masterwork …

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Brunch and Bad Choices

We throw the rulebook out the window. Resonance Ensemble kicks things off with Brunch & Bad Choices, a raucous, one-of-a-kind fundraiser inspired by the popular Miscast format—and it is exactly what it sounds like. Resonance singers will take on songs you would never expect to hear them sing, with unexpected pairings, joyful risk-taking, and plenty …

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