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The latest of OSO Creative Chair Gabriel Kahane’s Open Music Series concerts featured music by Kahane, Sam Adams, Andy Akiho, Julius Eastman, Reena Esmail, Meredith Monk, Steve Reich, and Julia Wolfe.
SO staged the Handel opera with six singers (including one countertenor), modern set design, and haute couture costuming.
Oregon Symphony will perform Akiho’s latest this weekend, alongside Dvořák’s Othello Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.”
the 1905, Damien Geter, Carlos Kalmar.
!mindparade, Saloli, Via Mardot, and all the synths; Yawa with her voice and her technologies; a tribute to Svoboda; Delgani plays Golijov and Reza Vali; an All Hallows’ Evening.
The electric jazz trio will perform at the Portland night club in October.
Mezzo-composer Lisa Neher, flutist Rose Bishop, and pianist Abbie Brewer performed a concert of “innovative yet beautiful” chamber music in Saint Paul.
Lemire fell hard for the pipe organ as a child. On Tuesday, he will play his own score to accompany the silent film in McMinnville.
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
Test your knowledge of G&S with a puzzle that’s sure to challenge even the most modern of Major-Generals.
Choirs throughout Oregon’s midsection, from Corvallis to Ashland.
The local composer assembled a cast of artists and musicians for an environmentally conscious arts and culture festival.
The singer and pianist presented an intimate evening of songs and poetry.
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.
Xhurch and regular church; so many difficult Friday the 13th shows; LISTENing to Resonance; Prefontaine again; a new Machado Mijiga album.
A transcription of Dvořák’s mass, a setting of Anne Frank’s diary, a tribute to William Byrd, a history of Rachmaninoff, a Resonance CD release, and a bit of rediscovered Brumel.
The singer-songwriter-guitarist-bandleader discusses her band’s new album “Ofrenda.”
FNM followed its mandate, with two days of demonstrations and performances of electro-acoustic and chance-based music by Annie Gosfield, Eve Beglarian, Kaija Saariaho, Hannah Ishizaki, Adina Izarra, and Kamala Sankaram.
The author and violinist discussed and demonstrated literature and music at the latest of 3A’s Listening Labs.
Green shows in Ashland, Indian music in Portland, Gustav vs. Gabe, queer and femme.
The pianist, professor and Portland Piano International founder’s warmth and wisdom made him a gentle leader in Oregon classical music.
“He led with his heart, and what a huge, open heart it was!”: The leader of Portland Chamber Orchestra and the Siletz Bay Music Festival leaves a giant gap among musicians and friends.
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.
Tackling apocalypse and perseverance with the local consort of professional and amateur musicians.
The Portland production of the doomsaying contemporary opera balanced farce and gloom.
Another year, another symphony season. Join our Puzzlemaster-in-Residence Daryl Browne as she conducts you through the musical highlights with this month’s crossword puzzle.
Choirs all over Oregon and Southwest Washington celebrate the close of summer programs and the beginning of fall concerts.
As summer’s end draws near and a new arts season approaches, some Oregon music institutions are welcoming new leadership, while others have suffered losses.
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.
An intimate, experiential report from the long-running Happy Valley campout music festival.
Patience, attention to detail, and years of experience are big factors in this niche profession.
Working hard with Renegade Opera, Jim Pepper Native Arts Festival, Cascadia Composers, Lose Yr Mind Fest, Ural Thomas, Amenta “Yawa” Abioto, and more.
Musician/educator Mary-Sue Tobin premieres new music based on classroom experiences as she joins musicians Alan Jones, Darrell Grant, Domo Branch, and others at the 10th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival.
Local production of Nico Muhly’s opera brings complex emotions and conflicting points of view to Lincoln Hall.
Renegade Opera’s artistic director, Danielle Jagelski, talks about the company’s beginnings, its approach to opera, and its upcoming production, “Adam’s Run.”
Mobile venue SoundsTruck NW hosted an improv-based concert co-sponsored by IRCO and Montavilla Jazz.
A conversation with the Nasalrod bassist and DIY label chief.
The singer and guitarist performed a sizzling set of jazz standards and pop classics at Portland’s struggling jazz club.
Organizers say this weekend’s show aims not only to feature local and regional bands, but also to draw national bands to the city’s growing music scene.
The new-music flutist joins an extensive roster of musicians at four concerts on the coast.
OrpheusPDX’s production of American composer Nico Muhly’s contemporary chamber opera explores women’s complicated relationship with their religion — and each other.
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 Cascadia Composers founder leaves a legacy in music and more.
“How Can You Own the Sky? A Symphonic Poem Honoring Native Wisdom” tells the story of the forced march of Native Americans from the Rogue Valley to the Coast.
In the first of two summer productions, OrpheusPDX staged a gender-bent version of “Il Re Pastore.”
The fourth in the festival’s new music series featured new-but-not-too-new music by Alistair Coleman, Aiden Kane and Kian Ravaei, performed by the Viano Quartet.
Moments to remember from this year’s festival of chamber music.
A conversation with the Protégé Project composer.
Remembering David Bernstein, Tomáš Svoboda, and Metallica. A vinyl celebration of Roselit Bone, Spoon Benders, The Shivas, and Møtrick. Joe Kye sings about grandma.
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