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King Hannah comes to Doug Fir; Sigur Rós subdues the Theater of the Clouds audience.
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King Hannah comes to Doug Fir; Sigur Rós subdues the Theater of the Clouds audience.
FNM performs music by Asian and Asian-American composers at The Old Church.
Oregon Chorale and PCC Rock Creek Choir combine jazz and Baroque; Bach Cantata Choir sings a history lesson.
An African American Requiem raises the roof in world premiere performance.
Celebrate the world premiere of Damien Geter’s ‘An African American Requiem’ with a crossword puzzle about Black music influencers, past and present.
As musicians play canary in the Covid coal mine, youth orchestras play concerti; cellos haunt The Old Church and Dante’s; Gaytheist and Eight Bells get hard.
Vancouver Master Chorale’s bluegrass-and-theatre jamboree; Nexus Vocal Ensemble sings the contemporary and unconventional; In Medio premieres Colin Cossi and Carlos Cordero.
Tuvan throat singer Enrique Ugalde opens for Bauhaus at The Schnitz.
Concert of music and dance, with a last-minute replacement, explores memory in a unique setting.
The restless wind quintet’s blissful concert featured new music co-commissioned by CMNW, OBF, and Anima Mundi.
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble’s education program helps young musicians create new music.
In the vocal ensemble, the composer of this weekend’s African American Requiem found the ideal partner to make a musical milestone.
Soothing experimental music; distressing black metal; heartfelt folk-pop; nasty, brutish, and short punk rock.
A few seats remain for this historic concert. If you can’t make it to The Schnitz on Saturday, listen on the radio.
Legendary but long dormant Oregon music showcase returns with a new vision and a new venue.
Former Yeasayer member’s solo act arrives at Holocene.
An interview with the classical guitarist about her upcoming Spanish-inflected concert and masterclass.
Area choirs collaborate on Ukraine benefit concert; the Tallis Scholars sing Antoine Brumel, David Lang, and Tomás Luis de Victoria; ISing brings “Stuck in the Americas” to The Reser; Willamette Master Chorus gives thanks to educators.
Portland State Opera’s therapeutic production of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor.’
Drum ‘n’ bass gathering Juice celebrates its 17th anniversary at Holocene.