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Byron Schenkman & Friends: Schumann Fairy Tales & Fantasies

April 24 @ 7:00 pm

Virtual Concert

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The Romantic imagination comes to life in Robert Schumann’s “Pictures from the East” for piano duet, “Fantasy Pieces” for clarinet and piano, and “Fairy Tales” for clarinet, viola, and piano, plus works by Max Bruch and Elisabeth von Saxe Meiningen.

Program

R. Schumann:
Pictures from the East, op. 66, for piano, four hands

Elisabeth von Saxe-Meiningen:
Romance for clarinet and piano

R. Schumann:
Fantasy Pieces, op. 73, for clarinet and piano

R. Schumann:
Fairy Tales for clarinet, viola, and piano

Max Bruch:
Romanian melody and Song of the Night for clarinet, viola, and piano

Thomas Carroll, CLARINET
Jason Fisher, VIOLA
Byron Schenkman, PIANO
Joseph Williams, PIANO

Premieres on the BS&F YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mnMZDyEDfM

Byron Schenkman & Friends

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Portland Chamber Orchestra: David Krakauer Klezmer Extravaganza

December 5, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm PST

David Krakauer

Grammy-nominated klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer takes the stage December 4th and 5thfor Portland Chamber Orchestra’s 2021-22 season opening concert, “Joyful Journey.” Each concert will be presented at a different location, representing a unique journey that spans cultures, places, and generations.

December 4th, 7pm – Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Daniel Freiberg – Northern Journey – Suite for Orchestra in Three movements 
(American Premiere)

Wlad Marhulets – Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet & Orchestra 
(Northwest Premiere)

December 5th, 4pm – Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue

(String Quintet and Piano)

Lowis Gesensway – Suite on Jewish Themes for String Quintet

Earnest Bloch – Nigun

Robert Starer “Rikudim” (From “Kli Zemer”)

Abraham Ellstein – Hassidic Dance”

Traditional arr. D. Krakauer – Wedding Dance, 

Der Gasn Nign and Der Heyser Bulgar

Ticket information for this concert is available online at portlandchamberorchestra.org, email at concerts@portlandchamberorchestra.org or by phone at (503) 771-3250.

$15 – $40

Portland Chamber Orchestra

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Portland Chamber Orchestra: David Krakauer Klezmer Extravaganza

December 4, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST

David Krakauer

Grammy-nominated klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer takes the stage December 4th and 5thfor Portland Chamber Orchestra’s 2021-22 season opening concert, “Joyful Journey.” Each concert will be presented at a different location, representing a unique journey that spans cultures, places, and generations.

December 4th, 7pm – Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Daniel Freiberg – Northern Journey – Suite for Orchestra in Three movements 
(American Premiere)

Wlad Marhulets – Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet & Orchestra 
(Northwest Premiere)

December 5th, 4pm – Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue

(String Quintet and Piano)

Lowis Gesensway – Suite on Jewish Themes for String Quintet

Earnest Bloch – Nigun

Robert Starer “Rikudim” (From “Kli Zemer”)

Abraham Ellstein – Hassidic Dance”

Traditional arr. D. Krakauer – Wedding Dance, 

Der Gasn Nign and Der Heyser Bulgar

Ticket information for this concert is available online at portlandchamberorchestra.org, email at concerts@portlandchamberorchestra.org or by phone at (503) 771-3250.

$15 – $40

Portland Chamber Orchestra

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Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival: Golijov in Residence @ J. Christopher Wines

August 14, 2021 @ 5:00 pm

MacArthur Genius and double GRAMMY winning Composer-in-Residence Osvaldo GOLIJOV joins Oregon Symphony Principal Clarinetist James Shields and your favorite WVCMF performers for an evening including the world premiere of his Mentre la Pioggia as well as the epic klezmer-inspired tale of The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind. Also featured will be Haydn’s beloved “Sunrise” Quartet and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s final work, Movement for String Trio.

Following the concert, join us for our Afterparty, featuring the artisanal wood-fired pizza of Wooden Heart Food, premium pours of J. Christopher Wines, and some of the best views of the valley at sunset.

Live, in-person ticket: $95 per person; Afterparty ticket is an additional $50 per person.
$30 online single ticket; $45 online ticket for household.
Online tickets good for 1 week of unlimited viewing.

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival

(503) 928-4386

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J. Christopher Wines

17150 NE Hillside Dr
Newberg, Oregon 97132
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Mid-century style workers union poster image.

Fridays with 45th Parallel – Workers Union

May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm

Free Donations accepted.

Virtual Concert

“The idea is to have music that suggests people shouting at a political rally.”
– Louis Andriessen

This week we feature two brilliant pieces by Scandinavian composers Magnus Lindberg and Louis Andriessen. Lindberg’s evocative Clarinet Quintet is a tour de force of virtuosity, and features clarinetist James Shields, violinists Ron Blessinger and Emily Cole, violist Charles Noble, and cellist Marilyn de Oliveira.

Written for “…any loud-sounding group of instruments”, Workers Union by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen springs from his political idealism, his challenge of the status quo, and his belief in struggle.

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WORKS

Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Quintet
Louis Andriessen: Workers Union

PERFORMERS

Clarinet Quintet:
James Shields, clarinet
Ron Blessinger, violin
Emily Cole, violin
Charles Noble, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello

Workers Union:
Ron Blessinger, violin
Sergio Carreno, percussion
Emily Cole, violin
David Felberg, violin
Maria Garcia, keyboard
Martha Long, flute
John Nastos, soprano sax
Andrew Noseworthy, guitar
Jason Schooler, bass
James Shields, basset horn
Cristián Tamblay, percussion
Steve Vacchi, contrabass clarinet

45th Parallel Universe

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