Join us for the Red Door Project: Evolving Through Film— the world premiere screening of a powerful new film from Portland’s Red Door Project. Expanding upon their award winning theatrical work of Hands Up, Cop Out, and The Evolve Experience, this new work uses storytelling to introduce multiple conflicting truths, challenging our assumptions and inviting…

Step back into the golden age of cinema as The Reser and the Oregon Symphony bring Charlie Chaplin’s timeless genius to life with a live orchestral performance underscoring the enduring classic, The Gold Rush. From his iconic bowler hat and cane to his heartfelt scores and comedic brilliance, Chaplin dazzled audiences as a writer, director,…

Sharks have roamed the planet’s waters since before the dinosaurs, but only recently have we begun to understand the lives of these powerful predators in the ocean. Fifty years after Jaws shocked audiences in theaters, we open the National Geographic archives to reveal the true story of 20th-century women leading shark science and dive into…

This powerful program features contemporary works that speak to our collective memory and national identity. Carlos Simon’s music opens the concert with a stirring expression of history, hope, and heart. Pianist Artina McCain returns to perform George Gershwin’s jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in F, a thrilling work of rhythmic vitality and lush romanticism. The evening culminates…

“In The Mood” for swing music? The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to Beaverton for an evening of swing music at the Reser Center For The Arts! On March 17, The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform their greatest hits, including “In The Mood”, “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, “American Patrol”,…

Comprised of committed, highly skilled dancers and educators representative of the diversity of Los Angeles, Versa-Style Street Dance Company harnesses the exhilarating energy of street dance for the concert stage. In celebration of their 20th anniversary, they will bring their newest work that celebrates West Coast Hip Hop and the street-dance styles that originated in…

Teacher, Rapper, Hero, DJ, Author, Father….We’re running out of titles. After spending time during the pandemic expanding his family as a foster parent and innovating his approach, Mega Ran continues to defy expectations with a children’s album. Inspired by the baby boy the couple fostered for 16 months, whom they adopted this past Spring, Mega…

Eliades Ochoa was born in Santiago de Cuba on June 22, 1946, in Songo la Maya, Santiago de Cuba. Eliades is considered one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros” of all time, a notable defender of traditional Cuban music, and the best guitarist of his generation. His distinctive cowboy hat and his penchant for wearing…

ONN closes the season with a celebration of resilience, artistry, and authenticity through the works of LGBTQ+ composers. Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety—a symphony in name and piano concerto in spirit—is a meditation on modern disquiet and personal search for meaning, inspired by W.H. Auden’s Pulitzer Prize-winning poem. ONN welcomes the return of the…

Communities across the world are experimenting with new ways to live in the midst of a global climate crisis and persistent environmental change. Filmmaker, anthropologist, and National Geographic Explorer Alizé Carrère guides a journey to the floating gardens of Bangladesh, the ice pyramids of India, and the latest menu items (invasive species) at U.S. restaurants….

In 1994, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics, thinking he would one day run for mayor. Like other eager politicians-in-training, he went to every political fundraiser under the sun… but was dismayed to find the music at these events underwhelming, lackluster, loud, and unneighborly. Drawing inspiration from music from…