Accomplished fusions: Fear No Music’s “Common Themes, Different Worlds”
The music of Iran and America explored current issues with a concert of music by all women composers.
The music of Iran and America explored current issues with a concert of music by all women composers.
CMNW’s March mini-fest delivered all of the maestro’s piano trios with elan.
MYS performed world premieres of music by Nancy Ives and Charles Martin alongside Beethoven and Lalo.
PYP geared up for their upcoming East Coast tour with a thrilling concert featuring music by Amy Beach, Jessie Montgomery, and Jeff Scott.
A new “pasticcio” created by PBO director Julian Perkins and librettist Stephen Pettitt combined arias by Handel and other Baroque composers with newly-written recitatives for an evening of operatic entertainment.
Discussing the finer details of orchestra library maintenance, from the legalities of part rentals to the need for librarians to be musically well-educated.
The Brooklyn composer will perform his Puliter-nominated concerto Feb. 9-12 alongside Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony” and Carlos Simon’s “Fate Now Conquers.”
The mobile venue is a South By Southwest finalist; the former Oregon Symphony conductor’s CIM saga continues.
Last Monday’s concert at The Old Church featured ebows and superball mallets in music by Skye Neal, Kirsten Volness, Rachel Modlin, Bora Yoon, and Kimberly Osberg.
Portland Youth Philharmonic’s chamber orchestra strutted their stuff with a challenging program that included four world premieres.
The opera will sell the Hampton Center and look for a new home; the symphony and its musicians agree on a new three-year contract.
The Louisiana-born, Texas-raised singer and educator, recently named Hinckley Assistant Professor of Music Education and Social Justice at Portland State University, is one of ten finalists for this year’s Grammy Music Educator Award.
PYP and its various subgroups, including the alumni orchestra, performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert in Downtown Portland the day after Christmas.
Akiho’s “Sculptures” and Spalding’s collaboration with Fred Hersch received multiple nominations, Tham has been selected for an international conductor competition, and Cotik has unveiled a prototype of his new interdisciplinary media project.
Two years after the death of founder Ian Mouser, MVM continues to provide education and opportunities for young musicians.
MYS stirred up the fun in their cartoon-themed season opener.
PYP season opener celebrated the group’s century mark.
Fresh as ever, the music of four women composers received a superb outing.
New work by Portland-based composer continues to push the boundaries of percussion music.
Cinematic, picturesque music will trigger the imagination at VSO concert.
Discussing American and European oboe styles, musical studies, dry halls and the Curtis Sound with the Portland-raised musician.
Committed to excellence through music, the Portland Youth Philharmonic has a winning season every year – for 100 years!
Metropolitan Youth Symphony emphasizes fun and enjoyment in music-making
After a gap of many years, the conductor/composer/author returns to Portland for a concert of Mason Bates, Beethoven, and Elgar’s ‘Cello Concerto’ with Joshua Roman.
Authentic music making and memories highlighted the recent PSCO concert “Authentic Self,” which featured music by Mozart alongside works by Florence Beatrice Price, Gerald Finzi, Joaquín Turina, and more.
The trio of violinist Inés Voglar Belgique, cellist-composer Nancy Ives, and pianist Susan DeWitt Smith performed music by Tomáš Svoboda, Ernest Bloch, David Schiff, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Ives.
Patience, attention to detail, and years of experience are big factors in this niche profession.
As the festival winds up, a pair of concerts at Archery Summit and Sokol Blosser wineries create a tasty blend of new and old sounds.
The absurd quest for immortality was explored in a world premiere at Chamber Music Northwest.
Time for Three, Anne Akiko Meyers, and Orli Shaham headline the newly-minted festival in downtown Vancouver.
Quest for the divine receives evocative hybrid treatment in David Ludwig and Katie Ford’s “contemporary monodrama.”
The long-running and beloved string quartet made two Portland stops on their farewell tour, performing with Gloria Chien and David Shifrin for CMNW.
The mobile venue hosted a performance of music by Andy Akiho alongside French and Japanese composers.
Oregon poet S. Renee Mitchell opened a concert of Schubert and Bolcom songs performed by Susanna Phillips alongside instrumental works by Schumann and Brahms.
One of the first concerts of this year’s summer festival tore down the house with music by Schubert and Fauré.
This year’s five-week festival, commencing this weekend, highlights the relationship between two art forms.
Yoko and Jon Greeney talk about the development of their new mobile music venue, hitting the road this summer with shows featuring Charlie Brown III and Lo Steele, Andy Akiho, and more.
The Oregon composer organization blended works by its members with works by the mercurial Hungarian.
Talking Early and Modern music with the versatile prima soprano.
The story of Sacajawea glowed in a new, Indigenous-centered Opera Theater Oregon production.
Conductor Deanna Tham, curator Gabriel Kahane, and a mixed-up mashup of modern and classical orchestral music at The Reser.
PSU Opera produces an “enchanting” version of the beloved Mozart fantasy, with vibrant singing and some kids who almost steal the scene.
The Oregon Symphony series celebrates its 10th anniversary with a string of concerts throughout April and May.
Oregon Symphony musical director David Danzmayr discusses the relationships and inner meanings of Mahler’s Fourth and Fifth Symphonies.
Upcoming multimedia concert with flutist Amelia Lukas probes the meaning of home on multiple levels.
FNM’s recent “Legacies” concert featured music by Young Composers Project grad Ian Guthrie alongside Negrón, Ko, Kernis, Balch, and Beethoven.
OSO and vocal partners performed “Carmina Burana” on a snow-truncated concert; later, pianist Montero’s “Babel” bridged the music of Wagner and Mendelssohn. Bassist Carter performed with PYP, alongside a commissioned work by Jeff Scott and the Third Symphony of mid-century English composer Ruth Gipps.
Associate conductor Tham makes a stunning concert hall debut with the Oregon Symphony.
FNM’s recent concert at The Old Church celebrated 25 years of the Young Composers Project.
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