Chamber Music Northwest – Past Concerts
CMNW Summer Festival: Guitar Masterclass with Jason Vieaux
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Witness the 2021 CMNW Summer Festival artists coach the next generation of musicians in our community, & learn a lot yourself! This masterclass features Grammy Award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Brahms Piano Trio in C Major
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Soak in the new Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio in this rehearsal with Gloria Chien (piano), Soovin Kim (violin), & Paul Watkins (cello), featuring Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival AT-HOME: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler' (on-demand until 8/31/2021)
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Composer Marc Neikrug's unique union of music & theater depicts a celebrated concert singer struggling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
$150
[SOLD OUT] CMNW Summer Festival: Garden Chamber Party – String Trios in Eastmoreland
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Chamber music from Brentano Quartet violist Misha Amory, Emerson String Quartet cellist Paul Watkins, & CMNW Artistic Director/violinist Soovin Kim.
Sold Out
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Sunday, July 18, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Saturday, July 17, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival AT-HOME: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet (on-demand until 8/31/2021)
Saturday, July 17, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
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Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150
CMNW Summer Festival AT-HOME: Opening Night with East Coast Chamber Orchestra (on-demand until 8/31/2021)
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
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Johann Sebastian Bach – Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$150
CMNW Summer Festival: Visionary Quintets Revealed
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – "III. Andante" from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Matan Porat – Piano Quintet (world premiere)
Leo Ornstein – Piano Quintet, Op. 92, SO 610
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Matan Porat – Piano Quintet (world premiere)
Leo Ornstein – Piano Quintet, Op. 92, SO 610
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Flute Masterclass with Tara Helen O’Connor
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Witness the 2021 CMNW Summer Festival artists coach the next generation of musicians in our community, & learn a lot yourself! This masterclass features flutist Tara Helen O’Connor.
Free (Free)
[SOLD OUT] CMNW Summer Festival: Garden Chamber Party – Guitar Quartets in the West Hills
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Chamber music from guitarist Jason Vieaux, violinist, CMNW Artistic Director Soovin Kim, the Dover Quartet’s Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola), & Camden Shaw (cello).
Sold Out
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Lively rehearsal of Béla Bartók's Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, with musicians Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Gloria Chien (piano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), & Ian Rosenbaum (percussion).
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Buster Keaton Silent Movie Nights with Matan Porat
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Pianist/composer Matan Porat improvises a live, on-the-fly soundtrack performance for Buster Keaton’s classic silent film The General.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Buster Keaton Silent Movie Nights with Matan Porat
Monday, July 12, 2021 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Gresham Arts Plaza, Gresham, OR, United States
Pianist/composer Matan Porat improvises live, on-the-fly soundtrack performances for Buster Keaton’s classic silent films, The Playhouse & Sherlock Jr.. Outdoor seating.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Friday, July 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Thursday, July 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Clarinet Masterclass with David Shifrin [LIVE]
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Witness the 2021 CMNW Summer Festival artists coach the next generation of musicians in our community, & learn a lot yourself! This masterclass features clarinetist David Shifrin.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Valerie Coleman & Jeff Scott Wind Quintets
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Tara Helen O’Connor (flute), Monica Ellis (bassoon), William Purvis (French horn), & Oregon Symphony musicians James Shields (clarinet) & Martin Hébert (oboe) rehearse 2 inspiring works.
Free (RSVP required)