Friday, June 4, 2021

Classical Up Close underway - free concerts in the Portland metro area!

 Musicians of the Oregon Symphony and their colleagues have put together 14 free outdoor concerts that you can experience in and around Portland. I heartily recommend these concerts to relieve your pandemic-starved lives!  Go to the Classical Up Close web site for details. Kudos to Sara Kwak and colleagues.

In the meantime, here are the details - some concerts have already taken place - from June 6th onward.


June 4
5-6 pm, 16306 S Hilltop Rd., Oregon City
Our host has suggested carpooling for this concert due to limited parking.

  • Rain date: June 6, 5-6 pm

Performers: Sarah Kwak, Chien Tan, Searmi Park, Ruby Chen, violin; Charles Noble, Vali Phillips, Kelly Talim, Leah Ilem, viola; Marilyn de Oliveira, Trevor Fitzpatrick, Antoinette Gan, cello; Andy Akiho, percussion
        
Brahms:  Sextet in G Major, Op 36, movement 4
Strauss:  Sextet from the Opera "Capriccio"
Four pieces by Andy Akiho:
- the rAy’s end 
- Karakurenai 
- I falleN TwO 
- Aka 

June 5 - Two Concerts
2-3 pm, 6318 SE Lincoln St. Portland

  • Rain date: June 6, 12-1 pm

Performers: Rose City Brass Quintet: Joe Klause and Logan Brown, trumpets; Dan Partridge, horn; Lars Campbell, trombone; JáTtik Clark, tuba

Jennifer Higdon:  Fanfare Quintet
Axel Jorgensen:  Brass Quintet
Joyce Solomon Moorman: Jazz Quintet
Leonard Bernstein, arr Jack Gale: West Side Story Suite
Joey Sellers: Portland Mvt 3 SE

7-8 pm, 2966 NW Telshire Terrace, Beaverton

  • Rain date: June 6, 7-8 pm

Performers: Emily Cole, Ruby Chen, Shin-young Kwon, violin; Charles Noble, viola; Ken Finch, cello; Karen Wagner, oboe and James Shields, clarinet

Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
Bartok: Duos for Two Violins
Dohnanyi: Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

June 6
2-3 pm, 4037 SW Iowa St., Portland

  • Rain date: June 6, 3-4 pm

Performers: Greg Ewer, Emily Cole, violin; Charles Noble, viola; Antoinette Gan, Marilyn de Oliveira, cello; Martha Long, flute

Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major   
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Játo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in G Major

June 7
5-6 pm, 9516 SE Winsor Dr., Milwaukie

  • Rain date: June 12, 5-6 pm

Performers: Sarah Kwak, Greg Ewer, violin; Charles Noble, Vali Phillips, viola; Nancy Ives, cello

Mozart: Duo in G major, K.423
Witold Lutoslawski: Bucolics for viola and cello
Mozart: String Quintet No.1 in B-flat Major, K.174

June 9
12 – 1 pm, 3779 SW 96th Ave., Portland

  • Rain date: June 9, 5-6 pm

Performers: Jeffrey Work and David Bamonte, trumpets; Joe Berger, horn; Robert Taylor, trombone; JáTtik Clark, tuba; Sergio Carreno, percussion

A varied program of upbeat brass favorites, ranging from the Renaissance to the Jazz Age, will be announced by the musicians.

June 10
5-6 pm, 3512 NE Tillamook St., Portland

  • Rain date: June 11, 7-8 pm

Performers: Erin Furbee, Peter Frajola, violin; Robert Taylor, trombone

Tango Music

June 11
5-6 pm, 7070 SW Ash Creek Ct., Tigard

  • Rain date: June 13, 2-3 pm

Performers: Sarah Kwak, violin; Vali Phillips, viola; Cary Lewis, piano (keyboard)

Ignaz lachner: Piano Trio No.1 in B flat Major, Op 37
Ludwig Thuille: Piano Trio in E flat Major 

June 12
2-3 pm, 4810 SE Raymond St., Portland

  • Rain date: June 13, 3-4 pm

Performers: Emily Cole, Greg Ewer, violins; Charles Noble, viola; Kevin Kunkel, cello; Jeff Johnson; Carin Miller Packwood, bassoon

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciranda Das Sete Notas
Wynton Marsalis: Meeelaan 
Haydn: String Quartet Number 46, opus 20, number 4
Jean Francaix: Divertissement 

June 14
12 – 1 pm, 810 SE Oak Grove Blvd., Milwaukie, OR

  • Rain date: June 14, 5-6 pm

​Performers: Emily Cole, violin; Charles Noble, viola; Kevin Kunkel, cello; Kerry Kavalo, viola; Jeff Johnson, bass; James Shields, clarinet; Joe Berger, Alicia Waite, horns, and Carin Miller Packwood, bassoon.

Carl Nielsen:  "Serenata in Vano"    
Alec Wilder:  Duets for Horn and Cello    
Louis Spohr:  Octet in E Major, Op. 32 

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