Robert Ham gets out & about to where the music was, and where it’s going to be.
David Danzmayr’s inaugural in-person season opens with Mahler, Bunch, Gabriela Lena Frank, and the massive “Constellation” sound system; Open Music finally commences at The Old Church
Season opening concerts October 23rd and 24th feature music of Aaron Copland, Stacey Philipps, Morten Lauridsen, Naomi LaViolette, Carlos Guastavino, Matthew Lyon Hazzard, Santiago Veros, and Kim Andre Arnesen
A fortuitous partnership results in “a brilliant LP that calls to mind the mood of vintage alt-country classics.”
A tale of time: The Oregon composer gave herself 10 years to decide if she was good at this. She is.
Eyelids release a live album; Sour Deez, Wavy Josef, MadgesdiqCEG, and Hinnessy Da Goon at The Thesis.
In Mulieribus celebrates Pauline García Viardot in season-opening concert
Spoon Benders burst out, Kadren busts a rhythmic rhyme, Kiefer tumbles forward
Symphonies, concerti, chamber collabs, extra-curricular improv, progressive jazz, and Zoomer B.S.
Ethan Sperry prepares Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland State Chamber Choir for season-opener with Maestro Danzmayr
New this month from local artists: darkwave, splashy psych-pop, mental cinematheque, jazz for fly fishing, a griot tape & more–just in time for Bandcamp’s Fee Free First Friday.
Local choral ensemble returns to Cerimon house, with continued commitment to performance with purpose
Jeffrey Silverstein gets a drummer; Negativland brings Sue-C to Holocene; Mdou Moctar apologizes for being SO LOUD
Imago director brings his offbeat imagination to Eugene Opera’s “Lucy” and his own “Satie’s Journey.”
The new musical drama from Third Angle delves into gentrification and its cost to Black communities.
New work by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori reflects Black experience in America.
Featuring Arooj Aftab, María Isabel, and Shahzad Ismaily
Cantores in Ecclesia and Cappella Romana share faith in the transcendent power of exquisite choral literature
Mon Laferte, Milk Carton Kids, Marisa Anderson & William Tyler
Exploring the Canadian composer’s contributions to acoustic ecology and the politics of noise
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