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 […]