Our festival finale is an exciting celebration of the vitality of American music from the turn of the 20th century until today: native and folk influences in Antonín Dvořák, New England church hymns and popular tunes in Charles Ives, traditional Romanticism in Amy Beach, and modern-day lyricism in Chris Rogerson. The sensational Fleur Barron, who opened the festival, returns to close the summer in a beautiful world premiere work by Rogerson, and the dynamic South African pianist Anton Nel makes his CMNW debut in Beach’s ravishing Piano Quintet.
OREGON POET PRELUDE:
Featuring Daniela Naomi Molnar
PRELUDE PERFORMANCES:
7 pm | Union Bassoon Quartet, Natalie Alexander (solo bass clarinet) & Alexis Zou (piano) in The Reser lobby
7:30 pm | Portland Saxophone Ensemble on The Reser plaza
Fleur Barron appears by arrangement with IMG Artists, 7 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. (212) 994-3500 www.imgartists.com
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This performance is part of Chamber Music Northwest’s 2023 Summer Festival.