The Portland State University Steinway Piano Series, directed by Susan Chan, welcomes for its spring residency the Scottish pedagogue, soloist and recording artist Murray McLachlan. Four events will be offered from April 28 to April 30 at Portland State University Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Concert with Murray McLachlan -- "Masterworks for Keyboard: […]
Cappella Romana presents "Greek Liturgy: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" at 8 p.m. April 29 at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1739 N.W. Couch St., Portland, and at 3 p.m. April 30 at The Madeleine Parish, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. Tickets range from $5 to $53, available at cappellaromana.org. This setting of the Greek […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series welcomes Rodney Sauer to the Kiggins Theatre at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 for a showing of Cecil B. DeMille’s jazz-age romantic comedy, "Why Change Your Wife?" The film will be accompanied by live music as it would have been heard in the silent film theaters of the 1920s. Starring […]
The Arcturus Quintet will perform "Horns Aplenty" from 7 to 8 p.m. May 4 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. The program features works for wind quintet and extra horns from the very early days of the wind quintet’s formation as a genre. Works include Jean-Michel Damase's "17 Variations for Wind […]
Friends of Chamber Music presents baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu in concert at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. German baritone Appl is celebrated by audiences and critics alike. The program includes songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Bolcom, Wolf, Strauss and Vaughan-Williams. Tickets range from $32 to […]
Touch of Class Chorale, a community choir founded in the 1970s and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will present three concerts entitled "I Am in Need of Music," featuring choral renditions of songs including "All Ye Who Music Love," "The Music of the Night," "If Music Be the Food of Love," "Sing Gently," "A […]
Cascadia Composers present "Visions and Voyages," a concert featuring transits and transformations through songs with and without words, at 7:30 p.m. May 6 at Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75, Portland State Univserity, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. This concert of new music will include works of Cascadia Composers Carla K. Bartlett, Adam Eason, Brian T. […]
Northwest Harmony Chorus and Columbia River Chorus present its annual Sendoff Show at 2 p.m. May 6 at Vancouver United Church of Christ, 1220 N.E. 68th St., Vancouver. The groups are getting ready to singing four-part a cappella music in the barbershop style at a regional contest in Spokane. Several guest ensembles and competing quartets […]
Touch of Class Chorale, a community choir founded in the 1970s and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will present three concerts entitled "I Am in Need of Music," featuring choral renditions of songs including "All Ye Who Music Love," "The Music of the Night," "If Music Be the Food of Love," "Sing Gently," "A […]
The Vancouver Master Chorale will present “A Glimpse of Heaven,” with Mozart's "Requiem" and "Regina Coeli" (or "Queen of Heaven") at 7 p.m. May 6 and 3 p.m. May 7 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St., Vancouver. Also on the program are “All God’s Children” by Henry Mollicone, commissioned by The Vancouver USA Singers, […]
Cascadia Composers present "Visions and Voyages," a concert featuring transits and transformations through songs with and without words, at 7:30 p.m. May 6 at Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75, Portland State Univserity, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. This concert of new music will include works of Cascadia Composers Carla K. Bartlett, Adam Eason, Brian T. […]
Bethel Lutheran Church, 12919 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie, is hosting a series of summer concerts in May, June and July. Concerts are at 2 p.m. on Sundays, May 7, June 11 and July 16. The concerts are free and open to the public. The May 7 concert features Fear No More, a celebration of […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 10th Anniversary Chamber Music Series continues at 3 p.m. May 7 at the Royal Durst Theater, 3101 Main St., Vancouver, with "La Passione," featuring soloists Angelika Furtwangler, viola, and Alan Juza, oboe, with the Chamber Orchestra. This concert, conducted by Dr. Igor Shakhman, includes the works of Haydn, Telemann, Chevalier de […]
The Vancouver Master Chorale will present “A Glimpse of Heaven,” with Mozart's "Requiem" and "Regina Coeli" (or "Queen of Heaven") at 7 p.m. May 6 and 3 p.m. May 7 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St., Vancouver. Also on the program are “All God’s Children” by Henry Mollicone, commissioned by The Vancouver USA Singers, […]
Dermot Kennedy brings the Sounder Tour to the Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland, at 7:30 p.m. May 10. Blending rustic folk with soulful grit and modern pop ambition, this Irish artist rose to popularity in the late 2010s with "Power Over Me" and "Outnumbered." His 2019 debut, "Without Fear," was a global success […]
David Arkenstone will perform at the Winningstad Theatre, inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall at 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, at 7:30 p.m. May 12. Tickets are $38 and $50, available at portland5.com/winningstad-theatre/events/evening-david-arkenstone-friends. This candlelit concert is a genre-blend of neo-classical piano, new age, Celtic, progressive rock, orchestral, world music and music inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional realm, […]
Bird Songs of Opera is an outdoor recital that reimagines iconic opera arias as the songs of Northwest birds. Stroll the trails of Leach Botanical Garden, keeping your ears open […]
The National Federation of the Blind of Clark County is presenting a fundraising concert at 2:30 p.m. May 13 at the Fries Auditorium on the campus of the Washington State School for the Blind, 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver. The concert features Three Together, a trio with award-winning guitarist Doug Smith with Judy Smith and […]
Jake Runestad will join Oregon Repertory Singers to conduct many of his most powerful works, including "Come to the Woods," a choral work that explores the peace of the natural world. Performances are at 4 p.m. May 13 and 14 at First United Methodist Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson St., Portland. A video-on-demand version of this […]
Oregon Repertory Singers present "Come to the Woods," the group's season finale concert featuring the work of American composer Jake Runestad, who creates socially conscious works exploring emotions and experiences. At 4 p.m. May 13 and 14, Runestad will join Oregon Repertory Singers and Youth Choir to conduct his works in person at First United […]
Bird Songs of Opera is an outdoor recital that reimagines iconic opera arias as the songs of Northwest birds. Stroll the trails of Leach Botanical Garden, keeping your ears open […]
Jake Runestad will join Oregon Repertory Singers to conduct many of his most powerful works, including "Come to the Woods," a choral work that explores the peace of the natural world. Performances are at 4 p.m. May 13 and 14 at First United Methodist Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson St., Portland. A video-on-demand version of this […]
Oregon Repertory Singers present "Come to the Woods," the group's season finale concert featuring the work of American composer Jake Runestad, who creates socially conscious works exploring emotions and experiences. At 4 p.m. May 13 and 14, Runestad will join Oregon Repertory Singers and Youth Choir to conduct his works in person at First United […]
The Clark College Concert Band, directed by Dr. Doug Harris, presents its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. June 6 at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics Royal Durst Theatre, 3101 Main St., Vancouver. The concert is open to the public and admission is free, though donations are welcome. Admission to the performance free and open […]
Jim Messina will perform at Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, at 7:30 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $50 to $60, available at columbiatheatre.com/new-events/jim-messina.
Join Bells of the Cascades for performances of its spring concert, "From Sea to Skye," featuring a wide range of music including sea shanties, music from the critically acclaimed Studio Ghibli, folk songs and dances. Bells of the Cascades is an advanced nonprofit community handbell choir from the greater Portland area. Local performances are 7 […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 2022/23 season finale on May 20 and 21 features the return of Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, who will perform Shostakovich’s "Cello Concerto No. 1." The program will also include the world premiere of Maestro Salvador Brotons’s "Symphony No. 4." Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras worldwide and has been […]
Cappella Romana presents "A Ukrainian Wedding" at 8 p.m. May 20 at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1716 N.W. Davis St., Portland. Tickets range from $15 to $50, available at cappellaromana.org. Ukrainian American ethnomusicologist, folklorist, and singer Nadia Tarnawsky leads the women of Cappella Romana in village folk songs, sacred chants, and choral works for a Ukrainian […]
Performing music from classical to classic rock, the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony will showcase the clarinet virtuosity of Matthew Nelson from the University of Louisville at a concert titled "SoundScape" from 3 to 4:30 p.m. May 21 at Union High School's Performing Arts Center, 6201 N.W. Friberg-Strunk St., Camas. Under the baton of conductor Patrick […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 2022/23 season finale on May 20 and 21 features the return of Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, who will perform Shostakovich’s "Cello Concerto No. 1." The program will also include the world premiere of Maestro Salvador Brotons’s "Symphony No. 4." Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras worldwide and has been […]
45th Parellel Universe PDX presents "Franz and PDQ" from 7 to 8 p.m. May 25 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3124 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. The concert features one sublime masterpiece of Romantic melodic genius and music by one hilarious black sheep of the musical family. Audiences will hear Franz Schubert's "Octet in F major, […]
The Portland Opera presents "Absence" from 8 to 10 p.m. May 26 at the Keller Auditorium with jazz great and celebrated opera composer Terence Blanchard ("Fire Shut Up in My Bones" and "Champion") and an incredible line-up to the Portland Opera stage for this one-night-only gala celebration. Hear from the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet. Karen […]
Friends of the Carpenter presents a two-hour solo concert by Nashville-based Richard Smith, National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 30 at 1600 W. 20th St., Vancouver. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Each $30 ticket includes refreshments and table seating. All profits will be donated to Friends of the Carpenter. Parking is […]
45th Parallel Universe PDX presents "Timber," composer Michael Gordon's maverick work of rythmic soundcapes performed on six 2x4s, from 7 to 8 p.m. June 1 at The Old Madeleine Church in Portland. Tickets are $20 to $30 at 45thparallelpdx.org/concerts/timber/.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Duran Duran are coming to Moda Center, 1 N. Center Court Street, Portland, on their Future Past tour, an evening spanning the band’s spectacular four-decade career. The concert is 7 p.m. June 1. Special guests include Bastille, Nile Rodgers and Chic. Tickets are $35 to $215, available at […]
Join Bells of the Cascades for performances of its spring concert, "From Sea to Skye," featuring a wide range of music including sea shanties, music from the critically acclaimed Studio Ghibli, folk songs and dances. Bells of the Cascades is an advanced nonprofit community handbell choir from the greater Portland area. Local performances are 7 […]
The Clark College Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Doug Harris presents its Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. June 3 in the Gaiser Student Center on college campus at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Admission to the performance is free and it is open to the public. Donations to the Clark College Music Department […]
