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Boka Marimba

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Come experience Portland’s original African-style marimba band! Boka Marimba brings the energetic dance music of Zimbabwe and southern Africa to the Walters stage with a show that is a feast for both the eyes and ears as the musicians move with lightning speed and agility. You’ll have trouble sitting still...

The Royal Trumpeter: Kris’s Podium

Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Trace the fascinating evolution of the trumpet from its utilitarian roots on the battlefield to its emergence as a refined instrument of expressive virtuosity. Curated by Principal Trumpet Kris Kwapis, this program delves into the vibrant soundscape of late seventeenth-century London, where the trumpet takes center stage alongside strings, winds,...
Event Series Frozen in Concert

Frozen in Concert

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Academy Award® winner for Best Animated Feature, Disney’s Frozen follows fearless optimist Anna on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Watch as Elsa, along with her hilarious snowman companion Olaf, battle the elements in a race...

Restless

Buckley Center, University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
Orchestra Nova Northwest presents a fascinating and engaging program featuring a dynamic work by Anna Clyne that draws inspiration and its title from Audre Lorde’s poem A Woman Speaks, a delightful and charming neoclassical cello concerto by Dmitri Kabalevsky featuring ONN’s Principal Cello Katherine Schultz, and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic neoclassic...
Event Series Frozen in Concert

Frozen in Concert

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Academy Award® winner for Best Animated Feature, Disney’s Frozen follows fearless optimist Anna on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Watch as Elsa, along with her hilarious snowman companion Olaf, battle the elements in a race...

The Royal Trumpeter: Kris’ Podium

Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
Trace the fascinating evolution of the trumpet from its utilitarian roots on the battlefield to its emergence as a refined instrument of expressive virtuosity. Curated by Principal Trumpet Kris Kwapis, this program delves into the vibrant soundscape of late seventeenth-century London, where the trumpet takes center stage alongside strings, winds,...

Restless

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
Orchestra Nova Northwest presents a fascinating and engaging program featuring a dynamic work by Anna Clyne that draws inspiration and its title from Audre Lorde’s poem A Woman Speaks, a delightful and charming neoclassical cello concerto by Dmitri Kabalevsky featuring ONN’s Principal Cello Katherine Schultz, and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic neoclassic...

The Wardens

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
The Wardens don’t just sing about the land, they’re part of it. The Rocky Mountain-based band’s stories and songs rise from the very land they’ve protected as Canadian national park wardens collectively for over 50 years. With haunting three-part harmonies and chilling tales, the band’s mountain music—blending folk, roots, and...

Shostakovich 5: Heroism and Hope

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Written as Stalin's Great Terror campaign made music a matter of life and death for Soviet composers, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony is a searing search for hope in a time of darkness and oppression. Fear and vulnerability also hover over Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, its hushed laments and demonic dissonances mirroring...

Dover Quartet: Triumphant Return & Range

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Since their summer at CMNW as our 2013 Protégé Ensemble, the dynamic precision and power of the two-time Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet has made them one of the world’s most lauded chamber ensembles. After being named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine,...

Shostakovich 5: Heroism and Hope

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Written as Stalin's Great Terror campaign made music a matter of life and death for Soviet composers, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony is a searing search for hope in a time of darkness and oppression. Fear and vulnerability also hover over Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, its hushed laments and demonic dissonances mirroring...