Monster Trouble – First Stage October 14, 3 pm – 4 pm Ages 4-6 If you think monsters are cute, then this NWCT First Stage Camp is for you! Using the book Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson, you’ll discover just what to do when the neighborhood monsters just won’t let you sleep. Whether they’re scary, slimy, or…
Big Horn Brass is excited to announce our Fall Concert featuring Bernstein’s West Side Story. The first part of the program features Fall and Cinematic Halloween selections from Beetlejuice and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. This showcases the depth and diversity of musical styles that is a continuing hallmark of the Big Horn Brass…
Michael Kaeshammer has invested a lot – countless hours at the keyboard, hundreds of recordings, thousands of live performances, millions of miles in the air and on the road – all in pursuit of a mastery of 12 notes across 88 keys. But for the acclaimed Canadian pianist and singer, there is no set destination,…
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades they have played with spirit and adventure, made their own rules and done so with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Avoiding easy categorization, The Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with their unique sound and…
Oregon Repertory Singers is delighted to begin their 49th season at the new Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, presenting the Portland premiere of The Path of Miracles by British composer Joby Talbot. This work is commonly referred to as one of the most inspiring and beautiful choral works of the twenty-first century. Composed in…
Choral FX Concert featuring 80 high school students, Choro in Schola, and PSU Chamber Choir Jacob Funk and Ethan Sperry, conductors Tuesday, October 25, 7:30 pm at The Reser Free Admission – tickets are not required. Eighty of the area’s finest high school singers, drawn from schools all over the Metro area, will join the…
Join Oregon History Maker and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly on a magical mystery tour through some of the major events of the past fifty-plus years as seen through his eyes and camera. From the night Robert Kennedy was shot, to the battlefields of Vietnam, to Watergate and the resignation of Nixon, Kennerly’s photography…
Close your eyes and imagine music and dances of 500, 1,000 and 2,000 years ago in Ancient Korea. The music and dance spirit did not fade away but are still alive! We welcome all of you to the world of Korean traditional dance and music! Korean traditional dance and music resembles nature such as raindrops,…
Led by jazz pianist Darrell Grant, the MJ New Quartet is a virtuoso quartet that revisits the introspective elegance and sophisticated soundscape of the Modern Jazz Quartet while creating a distinctly new sound with their unique blend of classical and jazz. MJ New also includes bassist Marcus Shelby, vibraphonist Mike Horsfall, and drummer Cecil Brooks III. “Irrepressibly energetic and…
Experience the Northwest premiere of a deeply moving new work by Osvaldo Golijov. This special concert presents Argentinian American composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Falling Out of Time, composed for a multicultural, multi-stylistic instrumental ensemble, and presented in a semi-staged performance. Based on the eponymous book by Israeli author David Grossman, Falling Out of Time is a gripping song cycle…
The Art Gallery at The Reser Opening Reception for Red Thread: Green Earth Friday, November 4 | 6-9 pm Red Thread: Green Earth Nov 2 – Jan 7 Studio Abioto features the self-defining works of a family of six Black women who through visual and performative stories invoke the synergy of art, spirituality, and ecology…
A Concert for Travis Niel DePonte, Conductor Join the Beaverton Symphony as we honor and remember music director, Travis Hatton. Interim Artistic Director, Niel DePonte, who is the Oregon Ballet Theatre Music Director will lead the orchestra for our opening season concert. PROGRAM Edward Elgar – Nimrod, from Enigma Variations Saint Saëns – Violin Concerto No….
Kalakendra Presents An Enchanting Evening of Indian Classical Dance Horizons …Myriad Hues in Kathak Choreography: Shambhavi Dandekar and SISK Dance Ensemble Dancers: Shruti Naik, Sangeeta Balasubramani, Ketaki Sathe, Esha Badhe, Mayuri Sapre, Rutuja Joshi Live Music: Tanmay Bichu (Tabla), Namrata Mahabal (Vocals), and others ‘Horizons… Kathak and Beyond’ explores the strength and flexibility of the age-old…
Audition Intensive – Skills November 10 & 11 9 am – 4 pm Ages 10-14 Learn how to audition like the pros! On the first day, you’ll learn how to nail a cold read, prepare a monologue and song, and learn choreography on the fly. On the second day, you’ll prepare your “call back” audition!…
Magic Stage November 10-11 9 am-4 pm Ages 6-10 Enter the magical, mystical world of dramatic arts where you have the power to transform into anything you desire. Want to fly like Peter Pan or Mary Poppins? You can do it! What about communicating with animals like Moana or Antonio from Encanto? Done. Using the…
Comedy Sketches November 10 & 11, 1-4pm Ages 10-14 Live from Portland, it’s NWCT! In this Skills Camp, students will play wacky characters, explore absurd situations, and learn the key to making audiences laugh until their bellies hurt. Everyone will get a piece of comedy gold to perform! Sign up today at: https://nwcts.org/2022-fall-camps-beaverton/
American Strings: An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones Musician and Storyteller Rickie Lee Jones has been inspiring pop culture for decades, beginning with her first two seminal albums, Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates. The New Yorker has hailed Rickie Lee Jones as “the premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation.” A two-time Grammy Award winner, Jones’ celebrated memoir, Last…
Third Angle and Patricia Reser Center for the Arts co-present Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion as they perform music from their recent album Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part. Audiences will hear echoes of ABBA, James Joyce, and Mother Earth herself, then experience “all the things you aren’t supposed to do to string instruments”…
Ka Lei Haliʻa O Ka Lokelani Presents 12th Annual E Ala E Hula Exhibition Hoʻoulu Lāhui To Grow. To Preserve. To Sustain. Ka Lei Haliʻa O Ka Lokelani, a local Hālau (hula school), is known for their incredible creativity when it comes to sharing the history and culture of Hawaiʻi. Celebrating their 12th Annual E…
The Reser is excited to welcome Watkins Family Hour. Watkins Family Hour is a collaborative musical project founded by musicians and siblings Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins and traditionally held at beloved Los Angeles club Largo. Since the first Watkins Family Hour show in 2002, the duo has released three studio albums, debuting with their self-titled…
The SixTripleEight – No Mail, Low Morale The SixTripleEight documentary film tells the story of the only all-black female Women’s Army Corps (WACs) battalion to serve overseas during WWII. In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail…
Young Artists Debut! Concerto Concert The Young Artists Debut! Concerto Concert Winners will make their debut on Friday, November 18, 2022, accompanied by musicians from the Oregon Symphony and Oregon Ballet Theatre orchestras. The concert will be conducted by Jonathan DeBruyn, 2022 YAD Program Director & Conductor. The six fantastic Young Artists Debut! Winners who…
Red Thread: Green Earth – All Ages Performative Storytime | Saturday, November 19th | 11:30 am Introducing The Reser’s first ever, all-ages sensory Storytime. Writer Ni Abioto engages audiences in a performative call-and-response experiential art reading this Saturday. Evolving from both her own book The Emerald Ocelot, and The People Could Fly, by well-known children’s writer Virginia Hamilton, Abioto…