Alice Hardesty

Alice Hardesty has served on the boards of Friends of Chamber Music in Portland and Chamber Music Concerts in Ashland, where she also put in her time on the Ashland City Council. She has an eclectic approach to writing, with publications appearing in places like Oregon Humanities, Technology Review, The Washington Post, Street Roots, and several poetry journals. Her book-length memoir, An Uncommon Cancer Journey, was a finalist for the 2015 International Book Awards. Visit her website at bachopress.com.

Not how you play but how you listen: The Jerusalem Quartet’s complete Shostakovich cycle for Friends of Chamber Music

April 12, 2025Alice Hardesty

The Israeli string quartet returned to Portland, twelve years after its last run through the Shostakovich quartets.

The darkness is part of the beauty: Discussing Shostakovich with Dr. Terry Klefstad ahead of the Jerusalem Quartet’s upcoming performances

March 12, 2025Alice Hardesty

Dr. Klefstad will discuss Shostakovich’s life and music at a series of lectures and discussions throughout this month's Friends of Chamber Music festival of the Soviet composer’s fifteen string quartets.

Completely enveloped by a loving force: Florestan Trio’s founding cellist Hamilton Cheifetz on music and life

January 21, 2025Alice Hardesty

The Trio–consisting of founding members Cheifetz and violinist Carol Sindell, with pianist Janet Guggenheim–will play three concerts in Friends of Chamber Music’s 2024-2025 Season: January 26, March 9, and May 18.

Not to play harder but to play richer: Opus13 at Chamber Music Northwest

July 31, 2024Alice Hardesty

The Protégé Project string quartet performed Mozart and Grieg at Lincoln Recital Hall for CMNW 2024.

Goldmund Quartet takes Oregon by storm

February 8, 2024Alice Hardesty

The young German quartet performed Haydn, Borodin, and Beethoven on a mid-winter Chamber Music Northwest concert at The Old Church.

The middle of the chain: An interview with Lawrence Dutton

June 27, 2023Alice Hardesty

The Emerson String Quartet’s longtime violist, performing at Chamber Music Northwest and the Oregon Bach Festival on its final tour, discusses the group's history and its decision to retire.

A long journey: Expanding the audience with Fleur Barron

June 20, 2023Alice Hardesty

An interview with the mezzo soprano, performing this weekend and next week in the first round of Chamber Music Northwest concerts.

On his way: Will Liverman in Lincoln Recital Hall

December 28, 2022Alice Hardesty

Chamber Music Northwest’s December concert featured the baritone with pianist Gloria Chien, performing some of his favorite storytelling works.

A feast of Dvořák: A discussion with Martinů Quartet cellist Jitka Vlašánková

November 18, 2022Alice Hardesty

The quartet was recently featured in November’s Dvořák Festival, presented in Oregon by Friends of Chamber Music.

Coming up: A chamber festival of Dvořák

October 12, 2022Alice Hardesty

Friends of Chamber Music and the Martinů Quartet are offering a deep dive into Dvořák's life and music, from Bohemia to his time in the United States.

Maturity and innovation: An interview with Mark Steinberg

July 31, 2022Alice Hardesty

The Brentano first violinist, recently in Oregon for CMNW, talks isolation, collaboration, and simultaneity.

Superb versatility: Brentano Quartet at CMNW

July 31, 2022Alice Hardesty

The quartet performed two distinctive programs for this year’s festival.

Chamber music in the time of covid

December 16, 2021Alice Hardesty

Emotions run high at return to live classical concerts in Ashland, featuring the Ying Quartet and Castalian String Quartet

A Healing Journey Through Song

February 4, 2020Alice Hardesty

Baritone Christòpheren Nomura's "deeply moving" performance in Ashland’s Heart of Humanity series.