Party with the Portland Chamber Orchestra like it’s 1899! We celebrate the end of the year, Viennese style, with an evening filled with dancing, music, and merriment as conductor Nicholas Fox leads the orchestra through a program of waltzes, polkas, and arias straight out of the world’s musical capital. The evening begins with a waltzing…
We are excited to invite families with young children to ring in the New Year at The Reser! Join us on December 31st from 11am – 2pm, for live musical performances by Arietta Ward and Mo Phillips on our main stage, traditional West African rhythm, dance and song with Sebe Kan Youth African Drum and…
Emerging artists from around the state spark creative conversation in a diverse range of concepts, media, and stylistic explorations. Come join The Reser as we ring in the new year with a celebratory reception on Friday, January 5th from 6 – 9 pm. Artists will be in attendance to share their work, concepts, techniques, and…
Portland Youth Philharmonic’s advanced chamber orchestra – Camerata PYP – invites you to celebrate the new year with them at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts where you can explore a delightful and vibrant variety of music on January 5, 2024! The program features the runners up of PYP’s 2023 Concerto Competition as soloists…
Project Prelude celebrates the winter season with a lively selection of chamber music, featuring members, alumni, and friends of Project Prelude. Highlighting captivating works interweaving delightful melodies and textures, the program culminates in Tchaikovsky’s brilliantly expressive Serenade for Strings.
BERG Sonata, op. 1 SCHUBERT Sonata in A Major, D. 664 — Intermission — BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations, op. 120 One of the piano world’s rising stars, praised for “brave, original playing” (Guardian) and performances “exploding with pure joie de vivre” (BBC Music Magazine), Filippo Gorini returns to PPI with a program exploring the vast range…
In a historic first, push/FOLD and the Portland Symphonic Choir team up to bring to you the world-premiere of ‘Vespers’! From award-winning composer and choreographer Samuel Hobbs (push/FOLD) and choral director Dr. Alissa Deeter (Portland Symphonic Choir), Vespers merges the rich harmonic tapestry of 100 live vocalists with the power of push/FOLD’s athletic contemporary dance….
Acclaimed author and music writer Alex Ross joins the virtuosos of 45th Parallel for an evening of words and music, a unique concert experience that will entertain, edify, enlighten, and exhilarate! Alex will read from his books and essays, providing compelling context to the music that 45th Parallel then performs. This is a co-production with the…
The PCSO Spectacular is a one-of-a-kind musical event that defies categorization. Envisioned as a celebration of both virtuosity and versatility, our spectacular brand of musical party invites everyone to enjoy stellar musicians in peak form. Last year’s Special Guest vocalist Jimmie Herrod returns as our headliner after wowing the near-capacity crowd at The Reser in 2023….
THE SPACE RACE weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden, among many others. In THE SPACE RACE, directors Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés profile the pioneering Black pilots, scientists and engineers who…
The Reser is excited to present a brand new musical, NORTH. With a powerful original score filled with jazz and Black roots music, this theatrical production is an uplifting story set against the backdrop of the Underground Railroad. The first musical theatre piece from composer, musician, and vocalist Ashli St. Armant. NORTH follows Lawrence and his…
All tickets purchased for the original (1.13.24) performance date have been reissued with the current rescheduled performance date of 2.4.24. You may discard the January ticket. For ticket inquiries, please contact our box office. Email: boxoffice@thereser.org or Phone: (971) 501-7722. Come join in celebrating Tarana’s musical journey in Portland for the past 25 years. Tarana,…