Friday, December 18, 2020
Pianist Stephen Lewis Plays the Christmas (Non)Classics
Friday, December 18 @ 5:00PM PST
Live stream concert. Ticketed event: $15 admission.
Stephen Lewis performs non-traditional Christmas music with many exciting, clangorous bell sounds by Chopin, Messiaen, Bartók and Beethoven.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-lewis-plays-the-christmas-nonclassics-tickets-130631429121
Fridays with 45th Parallel: Cellocracker!
Friday, December 18 @ 6:00PM PST
Virtual Concert. Free. Donations accepted.
https://www.45thparallelpdx.org/stars/fridays
On this week’s Fridays With 45th Parallel, we proudly present Cellocracker. Members of the Oregon Symphony cello section perform the suite from Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic.
Patreon members get an exclusive post-concert Zoom reception with the performers. Click here for information.
PERFORMERS:
Seth Biagini, cello
Pansy Chang, cello
Trevor Fitzpatrick, cello
Antoinette Gan, cello
Kevin Kunkel, cello
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
WORKS:
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (suite)
Watch this concert on Patreon, Facebook, or Youtube.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Trinity Music – Christmas Concert Livestream
Saturday, December 19 @ 7PM PST
Livestream concert. Pay-what-you-can.
https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/
Join the Cathedral musicians as they perform a broad range of music, new and old, in celebration of the Nativity! A Bach cantata with members of Portland Baroque Orchestra will be framed by festive music by Isabella Leonarda, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Olivier Messiaen, Judith Wier, Stacy Gibbs, Dieterich Buxtehude, Cecilia MacDowell, and more!
Purchase pay-what-you-can tickets at: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=csdtc
In Mulieribus: Visions of Mystery
Saturday, December 19 @ 7:00PM PST
Free Virtual Concert – registration required. Donations accepted.
https://inmulieribus.org/
We find ourselves in an environment of stress and change. Thankfully, In Mulieribus’ holiday concert is one tradition that continues. Join us for this healing contemplation and celebration of the season. Our program will feature some of your favorite music and ancient carols, presented with a new film by Ben DeMarco.
Register for this free event at https://inmulieribus.brownpapertickets.com/
Willamette Master Chorus:
Holiday Concert with the Trail Band Sextet
Saturday, December 19 @ 3:00PM PST (Premiere)
Free Virtual Concert.
https://www.willamettemasterchorus.org/index.php
A concert of Holiday music including new arrangements of carols that will feature the WMC with our guest performers separately and combined.
Guest choir: Judson Middle School, David Loney, Director
Guest artists: The Trail Band Sextet (a popular Oregon based group)
A concert of Holiday music including new arrangements of carols that will feature the WMC, Judson Middle School, and the Trail Band Sextet separately and combined.
Watch the concert here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqlq_keDqTqIasGvkISsOHw
Oregon Mozart Players: Noël
Saturday, December 19 @ 7:30PM PST
Virtual Concert. Admission: $5 and up.
http://oregonmozartplayers.org
“One of Mozart’s most famous and recognizable works gets the yuletide treatment as the center of an intermission-free program with repertoire featuring arrangements of carols for the Holiday season.”
— Kelly Kuo, Artistic Director & Conductor
Join OMP online for the premiere of this festive, holiday-themed virtual concert on Saturday, December 19 at 7:30pm PST.
You can access this virtual concert with a Pay-What-You-Can donation (Suggested Donation $25; Minimum $5) online at oregonmozartplayers.org/noel. On-demand access is available for up to 30 days following the premiere.
PROGRAM
Gruber: Calm and Bright*
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8 “Christmas Concerto”
Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
Schönberg: Weihnachtsmusik*
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols*
Pierpoint/Mozart: Mozart in the Jingle Bells*
*OMP Premiere
Purchase tickets here: http://oregonmozartplayers.org/noel
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Pocket Messiah
Sunday, December 20 @ 3:00PM PST
Free Virtual Concert – Donations accepted.
https://www.pbo.org
Portland Baroque Orchestra brings you their annual production of Handel’s Messiah in a handy pandemic-friendly, pocket-sized edition! Performing arias and highlights, Northwest-based soloists – soprano Arwen Myers, alto Hannah Penn, tenor Zach Finkelstein, and bass-baritone Daniel Mobbs – are joined by an organist and a string quartet in this holiday favorite. For more than 25 years PBO has presented Messiah annually and is proud to be able to continue the tradition in a way that puts the health and safety of our audiences, musicians, and staff first.
Watch this concert at https://pbo.org/concerts-events/pocket-messiah
Willamette Master Chorus:
Holiday Concert with the Trail Band Sextet
Saturday, December 20 @ 3:00PM PST (Premiere)
Free Virtual Concert.
https://www.willamettemasterchorus.org/index.php
A concert of Holiday music including new arrangements of carols that will feature the WMC with our guest performers separately and combined.
Guest choir: Judson Middle School, David Loney, Director
Guest artists: The Trail Band Sextet (a popular Oregon based group)
A concert of Holiday music including new arrangements of carols that will feature the WMC, Judson Middle School, and the Trail Band Sextet separately and combined.
Watch the concert here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqlq_keDqTqIasGvkISsOHw
Pacific Youth Choir: Candlelight Carols
Sunday, December 20 @ 5:00PM PST
Free Virtual Concert – Donations accepted.
https://www.pacificyouthchoir.org
In addition to fabulous performances of the past, you’ll have the honor of hearing and seeing 4 amazing PYC alumni! Isaac Chapelle: tenor, would have been at Peabody Conservatory right now. Since he is here, we asked him to come in and sing the stunningly beautiful Every Valley from Handel’s Messiah, James Walton: who graduated from PYC 3 years ago as a bass is now singing countertenor and has applications out to some of the finest music schools in the land. Ian Schipper: bass and recent graduate of St Olaf College sings an amazing Verdi aria. He’ll be pursuing a master of music of vocal performance at UCLA. Cara Gabrielson: soprano now located in San Francisco went on last year to become a National Semi Finalist at the Metropolitan Opera. Last January Cara soloed on a wonderful Mozart aria with Amadeus Chamber Orchestra.
Watch this concert at:
https://www.pacificyouthchoir.org
Bach Cantata Choir: The Four Sundays of Advent: Favorite Selections from the Christmas Oratorio
Sunday, December 20 @ 2:00PM PST
Free Virtual Concert – Registration required – Donations accepted.
http://www.bachcantatachoir.org/
The Bach Cantata Choir soloists and orchestra, along with either recorded previous performances by the Bach Cantata Choir, and new virtual choir recordings, will present favorite selections from The Christmas Oratorio. Follow along with the score and sing along!
Register to view concert here: http://www.bachcantatachoir.org/advent-registration.html
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Metropolitan Youth Philharmonic Holiday Spectacular
Wednesday, December 23 @ 7:00PM PST
Free Virtual Concert – Registration required – Donations accepted.
https://www.playmys.org
Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is excited to continue our partnership with the Oregon International Ballet Academy (OIBA) with our first-ever virtual Holiday Spectacular. The concert will premiere Wednesday December 23 at 7 pm on the MYS YouTube Channel, and will celebrate holiday music from around the world, including Carol of the Bells, a jazz rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and more! The festive evening will culminate in a virtual holiday extravaganza featuring dances from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” performed by OIBA dancers with music by MYS musicians.
Free registration and donation link: https://playmys.org/product/mys-holiday-spectacular-concert/