Fresh on the heels of her electrifying CMNW debut performances at our Summer Festival, Protégé Violinist Anna Lee returns to Portland to thrill us again! Anna and CMNW Artistic Director Soovin Kim team up to play Bach’s beloved Double Concerto. They are joined by Portland’s own conductorless Amadeus Chamber Orchestra which is comprised of some...
Hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine, DakhaBrakha reflects the fundamental elements of sound, soul, and “ethno-chaos” to create a world of unexpected new music. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian, and Australian traditional instrumentation, this quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a transnational sound rooted in Ukrainian culture and ethos. “The group mixes everything from...
DakhaBrakha performing a live score to the silent film, Earth by Alexander Dovzhenko. Returning to The Reser after an unforgettable concert in April, DakhaBraka hails from Kyiv, the now devastatingly war-torn capital city of Ukraine. With their multicultural traditional instrumentation, theatrical costuming, and the quartet's astonishingly powerful vocal range, they create a transnational sound rooted...
“One of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.”— Rolling Stone “She really is important in reminding people that there is a great tradition of African-American, old-time musicians. I love that she sings in this really rich low vocal range, just straight from the chest, resonant.” — NPR “Her razor-sharp guitar picking alone guarantees her a place among masters, but...
Vladimir Feltsman "One of those rare musicians who seems able to tackle almost any repertoire" (Chicago Classical Review), Vladimir Feltsman kicks off Portland Piano International's second season of one-hour, no-intermission piano recitals at The Reser. In this program of miniature masterworks, Beethoven's 7 Bagatelles — with their playful, spontaneous spirit — will transport you to...
American Strings: An Evening with Keb’ Mo’ Hosted by Bob Santelli, rock historian and Oregon State University's director of popular music and performing arts, the American Strings series brings musicians from around the country for an in-depth look at the role stringed instruments play in American music. Each event includes a conversation and live performance...
Acclaimed family jazz performer Jazzy Ash and folksinger and puppeteer Red Yarn team up to celebrate the release of their lively new EP, Sing Together. United by an appreciation of traditional American music, Jazzy Ash and Red Yarn stir their styles into a unique musical gumbo. Their new collaborative songs blend jazz, folk, soul, country and...
Heralded for a kaleidoscopically varied repertoire and bold thematic programming, Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic professional chamber orchestra that is the flagship performing ensemble of the Sphinx Organization. Creative living voices from the Black and Brown communities are celebrated in this collection of works inspired by events of the present. Aiming to uplift contemporary and...
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra presents its first Classical Comedy Hour, a hilarious collection of classical-themed skits and acts. Think SNL meets Victor Borge, Jack Benny and PDQ Bach. From a string quartet desperately seeking violist to the colossal, ultra-conductor Maestro Massimo, you'll be laughing hysterically, all while feeling refined and cultured. This comedy hour will bring...
Theater Games October 14, 9am - 12pm Ages 6-10 Have a day off of school? NWCT's Theater Games Camp is the place to be! Explore the wonderful world of dramatic arts through theater games that focus on the tools of the actor: body, voice, and IMAGINATION! Sign up for one day or both. Pair with Theater Songs...
Acting: Improv - Skills October 14, 9am – 12pm Ages 10-14 Whose line IS it anyway? Dive into the fundamentals of improvisational theater and work those funny bones in this NWCT Skills Camp! Skills Camps are designed to help students hone specific theater skills like acting & musical theater. Sign up today at: https://nwcts.org/2022-fall-camps-beaverton/
Theater Games and Songs - Explore October 14, 9am – 4pm Ages 8-10 Use your imagination to explore the performance arts! Through improv games, acting exercises, songs, and choreography, you'll free your creative spirit in this NWCT Explore Camp! Explore Camps combine character creation, imaginative world-building, theater games, and adventures, immersing students into theater and...
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...