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The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland presents its annual CAE POPS! concert, "Music at the Movies." The choir will sing music made famous in film. Revisit classic and contemporary movies through the music that helped define them, including songs from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" "Shrek," "La La Land," "Prince of Egypt," "Pinocchio," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Hunt for Red October" and more. Tickets are $18 in advance, $25 at the door or $5 for students. For tickets,…

Blake Applegate, conductor of Cantores in Ecclesia and a director of the Byrd Festival, leads a program of Renaissance music in honor of the Mother of God. There will be a free pre-concert talk with Dr. Kerry McCarthy one hour prior to each performance. The program includes Josquin des Prez, "Missa de Beata Virgine," Heinrich Isaac, "Virgo Prudentissima," and selected motets. The program length is 60 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $30 to $50 or $15 for students with ID.…

Blake Applegate, conductor of Cantores in Ecclesia and a director of the Byrd Festival, leads a program of Renaissance music in honor of the Mother of God. There will be a free pre-concert talk with Dr. Kerry McCarthy one hour prior to each performance. The program includes Josquin des Prez, "Missa de Beata Virgine," Heinrich Isaac, "Virgo Prudentissima," and selected motets. The program length is 60 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $30 to $50 or $15 for students with ID.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland presents its annual CAE POPS! concert, "Music at the Movies." The choir will sing music made famous in film. Revisit classic and contemporary movies through the music that helped define them, including songs from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" "Shrek," "La La Land," "Prince of Egypt," "Pinocchio," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Hunt for Red October" and more. Tickets are $18 in advance, $25 at the door or $5 for students. For tickets,…

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents "The Big Two of Vienna," performing three timeless masterpieces by Viennese composers, Beethoven and Mozart, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. and Feb. 24 7 p.m. at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver. The orchestra shares the stage with distinguished Spanish pianist, Ignasi Cambra. First-place recipient of several international prestigious competitions and praised by celebrated conductor Valery Gergiev, Cambra joins the VSO in performing Beethoven’s "Piano Concerto No. 3," a piece praised in its…

All Classical Portland (89.9 FM) is proud to present the second annual Lovefest Concert, featuring performances by Portland’s top musical talent introduced on-stage by All Classical Portland radio hosts. Lovefest  will be presented at the Newmark Theatre at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26. This concert will feature songs such as “My Funny Valentine,” “Send in the Clowns,” and “A Case of You,” alongside classical works that are filled with passion by Liszt, Dvořák, and many others. Tickets are $25…

Just in time for Mardi Gras, Bravo! Concerts Northwest presents “A Carnival in Venice” with the combined voices of the Bravo! Northwest Chorale & Madeleine Choir, the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Michael Vaughn Jazz Quartet and featuring jazz and classical clarinetist Michael Kissinger. The Vancouver concert is 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Tickets are $30 for adults; students age 18 and younger are free. For tickets and information, visit www.bravoconcerts.com or call…

This International Women's Day, Aurora Chorus celebrates with songs of courage for women everywhere who still struggle for equality. The concert includes performances by Beth Wood and Ara Lee James, who will perform a set of their own as the new duo, Stand and Sway. The concert will be held at 4 p.m. on March 3 at Portland's First Congregational Church, 1126 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. To purchase tickets or…

St. James Gate is one of the Northwest’s most exciting Irish bands, with a sound that spans many traditions,genres and styles. Performing everything from traditional, popular and original compositions, St. James Gate is a full band that incorporates fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass and drums with tight vocals. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. Admission is $20 for all ages. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Advance tickets may be purchased by phone at 360 887-7260. For more information about…

The Vancouver Symphony's Chamber Music Series presents outstanding local young artists in its Legacy Series concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St, Vancouver. This afternoon of music brings together seven musicians from past Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competitions. OPB's Steve Bass will emcee this performance. Tickets are $25, or $10 for students with ID. Find out more at vancouversymphony.org or 360-735-7278.

The award-winning Clark College Orchestra, Music Director/Conductor Donald Appert, presents its Winter Quarter concert as part of the 2018-2019 season “Franco-American” on Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. in the Skyview High School Auditorium, 1300 N.W. 139 St., Vancouver. Featured on the program is Diane Chaplin soloing in the Elgar Cello Concerto. The orchestra will also perform Rossini’s La Gazza Ladra Overture and Magnard’s Symphony No. 3. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations to the Orchestra General Fund will…

Violinist Tomas Cotik joins Music Director Steven Byess and the Portland Columbia Symphony for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, March 15 at the First United Methodist Church in Portland. Portland Columbia Symphony presents "The Three Bs," a trio of works by Barber, Britten and Beethoven. The orchestra begins the evening with Barber’s "Overture to 'The School for Scandal,'" the composer’s first composition for orchestra. The orchestra will also perform Britten’s "Variations on a Theme of Purcell." Cotik will join Byess and the…