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/.

Cascadia Composers celebrates the centennial of the birth of Gyὂrgy Ligeti from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 4 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N. 24th Ave., Portland. Tickets are $10 to $25 at cascadiacomposers.org. Film directors Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese used his stunning sounds in films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "The […]