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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Portland's 45th Parallel Universe presents the Pyxis Quartet with a new concert from 7 to 8 p.m. April 13 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. The concert includes Indian ragas with new American voices. Works include inti figgis-vizueta's "Imago," Reena Esmail's "String Quartet (Ragamala)" and Paul Wiancko's "American Haiku." Tickets are $20 […]
45th Parallel Universe presents "Illuminations" from 7 to 8 p.m. March 23 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. Clarinetist James Shields leads the 45th Parallel ensemble in a multimedia performance of four pieces inspired by visual art, thematically connected by light and shadow. Works include John Luther Adams' "The Light That […]
45th Parallel Universe presents "Treasures of the Baroque" from 7 to 8 p.m. March 2 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. 45th Parallel founder Greg Ewer welcomes flutist Martha Long, keyboardist Byron Schenkman and violinist Adam LaMotte for an evening of Baroque masterpieces performed on historical instruments. Works include Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto […]
45th Parallel Universe presents "Whoever You Are, I Love You: A Valentines journey with Zach Galatis" at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3124 N.E. 24th Ave., […]
The contemporary music group 45th Parallel Universe presents "Cello Nutcracker" from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Old Madeleine Church, 3123 NE 24th Ave, Portland. The concert features six cellists performing Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," Op. 71a. Tickets are $30 general admission or $20 for seniors and students, available at 45thparallelpdx.org/concerts/cello-nutcracker-2022.
Metropolitan Youth Symphony will perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 6 at The Old Church at the Madeleine Parish, 3240 N.E. 23rd Ave., Portland. The concert will begin with a quartet from Grammy-nominated, Boston-based, self-conducted orchestra A Far Cry with Jessica Montgomery's "Strum" and Osvaldo Golijov's "Tenebrae." The orchestra will then join the MYSfits ensemble for Johann Sebastian […]
The Arcturus Quintet performs "All-American Women" from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland. The quintet shines a spotlight on the music of four women who are pillars of American musical culture. The concert is hosted by the contemporary music group 45th Parallel Universe. Works include Vivian Fine's […]
Attend a multimedia celebration of the genius of composer John Cage. 45th Parallel welcomes the hosts of All Classical Portland for a performance of "The City Wears a Slouch Hat" by John Cage at 7 p.m. Oct. 6, conducted by Metropolitan Youth Symphony director Raul Gomez-Rojas. The program features pianist extraordinaire Maria Garcia, Oregon Symphony […]
