• FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT with Young Artist Institute

    Shipstad Field, University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Start your holiday weekend with a free outdoor performance by the talented students of our Young Artist Institute. You will be amazed by the incredible artistry of these young musicians as they perform their solo works. Bring a picnic, blanket, or lawn chair for a gorgeous evening of musical fireworks...
  • CMNW Presents the Oregon Bach Festival: Bach’s Mass in B Minor

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Oregon Bach Festival returns to CMNW this summer with Bach’s majestic Mass in B Minor. Universally considered his crowning achievement and taking decades to complete, it remains a testament to Bach’s faith and artistic virtuosity—the summation of a lifetime of work. We are pleased to present Bach’s Mass with world-renowned...
  • Protégé Spotlight: Yutong Sun Solo Piano

    PSU Lincoln Recital Hall 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Newly announced, the extraordinarily talented Yutong Sun will be our Protégé pianist, and open our Protégé Spotlight series with an intimate recital of his favorite solo works. He has selected two pieces by Debussy, selections from Eight Memories in Watercolor by Tan Dun, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Chamber music is meant...
  • New@Night: Sonic Soundscapes

    BodyVox Dance Center 1201 NW 17th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
    Experience an electrifying evening of modern sound with Alexi Kenney, Tara Helen O’Connor, Opus13, and others performing bold and innovative works. From Paul Wiancko’s dazzling X Suite to Kian Ravaei’s breathless Ecstasies for Flute & Electronics, this program explores the depths of modern expression. Martin Ødegaard’s Roots-Sylva Sylvarum and Clancy...
  • Revelations: Schiff, Schubert, Franck & Ravaei

    Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
    Bach-inspired artistry and innovation ensue with Oregonian David Schiff’s Divertimento from his acclaimed Gimpel the Fool alongside the World Premiere of iPod Variations by one of America’s most unique emerging voices, Iranian American composer Kian Ravaei. Schubert’s enchanting The Shepherd on the Rock pairs soprano Hyunah Yu’s soaring voice with...
  • Revelations: Schiff, Schubert, Franck & Ravaei

    Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
    Bach-inspired artistry and innovation ensue with Oregonian David Schiff’s Divertimento from his acclaimed Gimpel the Fool alongside the World Premiere of iPod Variations by one of America’s most unique emerging voices, Iranian American composer Kian Ravaei. Schubert’s enchanting The Shepherd on the Rock pairs soprano Hyunah Yu’s soaring voice with...
  • Timeless Works by Mozart, Bach & Messiaen

    PSU Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    In an exultant evening that blends centuries of brilliance, Bach’s emotional Bete aber auch dabei sets the tone, followed by Mozart’s shimmering D Minor String Quartet, a stunning display of elegance and intensity. The evening culminates with Messiaen’s transcendent Quartet for the End of Time. Composed in a WWII concentration...
  • Timeless Works by Mozart, Bach & Messiaen

    PSU Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    In an exultant evening that blends centuries of brilliance, Bach’s emotional Bete aber auch dabei sets the tone, followed by Mozart’s shimmering D Minor String Quartet, a stunning display of elegance and intensity. The evening culminates with Messiaen’s transcendent Quartet for the End of Time. Composed in a WWII concentration...
  • Protégé Alumni Superstars: Benjamin Beilman, Nina Bernat & Viano Quartet

    PSU Lincoln Recital Hall 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Six supremely talented Protégé Project alumni—violinist Benjamin Beilman, bassist Nina Bernat, Viano Quartet—return to their CMNW roots at Lincoln Recital Hall, showcasing their musical growth and maturity since their time as protégés in our program, showcasing their musical growth and maturity since their time as protégés in our program with...
  • New@Night: Chamber Evolution

    The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Protégé Artists Opus13 Quartet, joined by international violin superstar Carolin Widmann and celebrated pianist Yoko Greeney, present a vibrant and dynamic range of cutting-edge contemporary works by Helena Winkelman, Andrea Tarrodi, and a 2025 CMNW Piano Quintet co-commission by Ethan Soledad. Their performance showcases a lively blend of innovation and...
  • Powerhouse Strings: Mendelssohn’s Octet & More

    Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
    Eleven of the world’s most renowned string artists converge: violinists Carolin Widmann and Benjamin Beilman, bassist Nina Bernat, and the doubly dynamic Viano and Opus13 quartets! The World Premiere of Alistair Coleman’s evocative Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass is followed by Finnish superstar Olli Mustonen’s strikingly...
  • Powerhouse Strings: Mendelssohn’s Octet & More

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Eleven of the world’s most renowned string artists converge: violinists Carolin Widmann and Benjamin Beilman, bassist Nina Bernat, and the doubly dynamic Viano and Opus13 quartets! The World Premiere of Alistair Coleman’s evocative Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass is followed by Finnish superstar Olli Mustonen’s strikingly...