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 for strains of Puccini, Mozart and Bizet and your eyes peeled for flashes of glamorous plumage. Afternoon garden performances are followed by indoor ADA accessible […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]