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Friends of Chamber Music: Amarcord

April 3, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT

Founded in 1992 by former members of St. Thomas’s Boys Choir in Leipzig, Amarcord has become one of the world’s premier vocal ensembles. Their hallmarks include a unique tone, breathtaking homogeneity, musical authenticity, and a good dose of charm and humor.

The program will feature music from Italian madrigals to German lieder to folksongs from around the world, featuring works by Gabrieli, Schütz, Lasso, Schumann, and Mendelssohn.

“Exquisite, a musically dazzling union of intelligent emotion, glittering esprit, and supple elegance.” Schwäbische Zeitung (Germany)

$32 – $57 $5 student rush and Arts for All tickets (subject to availability)

Friends of Chamber Music

503.224.9842

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St. Philip Neri Church

2408 SE 16th Ave 97214 United States
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Tambuco Percussion Ensemble

April 24, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT

Considered a national treasure in Mexico, four-time Grammy nominee Tambuco is one of the most dynamic and innovative chamber percussion ensembles today.

A dynamic and innovative program showcasing the limitless colors, voices, and expressive capabilities of percussion instruments, from the melodic strains of four marimbas to the rhythmic sounds of tapping stones.

“What mesmerizing creativity! A Tour de Force of subtle and forceful artistry. The members of Tambuco are chameleons on dozens of instruments.” Gramophone

$32 – $57 $5 student rush and Arts for All tickets (subject to availability)

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Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

12625 SW Crescent St
Beaverton, Oregon 97005 United States
971.501.7722
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Friends of Chamber Music – Pavel Haas Quartet

March 14, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm PDT

Since winning the Premio Paolo Borciani competition in Italy in 2005, the Pavel Haas Quartet has established itself as one of the great chamber ensembles of today, performing at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and recording five award-winning CDs.

Program: Monday – Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1; Martinů: Quartet No. 7 “Concerto da Camera,” H. 314; Schubert: Quartet in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887

Tuesday – Suk: Meditation on an old Czech Hymn “St. Wenceslas,” Op. 35a; Korngold: Quartet in D Major, Op. 34; Dvořák: Quartet in G Major, Op. 106

Master Class: Members of the Pavel Haas Quartet will present a Master Class with Portland State University students on Tuesday, March 15, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, in Lincoln Recital Hall (Room 75), PSU. Free and open to the public.

$32 – $57 $5 Student rush and Arts for All tickets (subject to availability).

Friends of Chamber Music

503.224.9842

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Lincoln Performance Hall

1620 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97201
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Friends of Chamber Music – Pavel Haas Quartet

March 15, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm PDT

Since winning the Premio Paolo Borciani competition in Italy in 2005, the Pavel Haas Quartet has established itself as one of the great chamber ensembles of today, performing at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and recording five award-winning CDs.

Program: Monday – Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1; Martinů: Quartet No. 7 “Concerto da Camera,” H. 314; Schubert: Quartet in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887

Tuesday – Suk: Meditation on an old Czech Hymn “St. Wenceslas,” Op. 35a; Korngold: Quartet in D Major, Op. 34; Dvořák: Quartet in G Major, Op. 106

Master Class: Members of the Pavel Haas Quartet will present a Master Class with Portland State University students on Tuesday, March 15, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, in Lincoln Recital Hall (Room 75), PSU. Free and open to the public.

$32 – $57 $5 Student rush and Arts for All tickets (subject to availability).

Friends of Chamber Music

503.224.9842

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info@focm.org

Lincoln Performance Hall

1620 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97201
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Friends of Chamber Music – Gerald Finley and Julius Drake

February 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm PST

Grammy-award winning Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley is a leading singer and dramatic interpreter of his generation. In this not- to-be-missed recital he joins pianist Julius Drake who has an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field.

“Mr. Finley has long been recognized as a recitalist of rare versatility, a concert artist of the first rank and an opera singer of distinction in a broad repertory.” The New York Times

“Drake made the piano part sound positively incandescent. For my money, this inspired accompanist is now the best in the business.” New York Magazine

A Lieder program featuring works by Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, and Peter Lieberson, as well as selected Shakespeare settings by Cole Porter, Korngold, and others.

$32 – $57 $5 Arts for All/Student rush tickets (subject to availability).

Friends of Chamber Music

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Lincoln Performance Hall

1620 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97201
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