Chamber Music Northwest – Past Concerts
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler'
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Composer Marc Neikrug's unique union of music & theater depicts a celebrated concert singer struggling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
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 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
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 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Opening Night with East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Friday, July 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
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 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Opening Night with East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, July 1, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
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 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Violin Masterclass with Soovin Kim [LIVE]
Wednesday, June 30, 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 violinist/CMNW Artistic Director Soovin Kim.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Mendelssohn Concerto for Piano, Violin, & Strings
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Get an eyeful & earful of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, Gloria Chien (piano), & Soovin Kim (violin) as they rehearse Felix Mendelssohn's Double Concerto in D minor.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: An Enchanting Evening at Nordia House
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
The Jupiter String Quartet, members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), & violinist/Director Soovin Kim perform works by Alistair Coleman, Michi Wiancko, & Felix Mendelssohn.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Chamber Music Northwest: Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux – Eloquent & Eclectic (on-demand until 5/22/2021)
Saturday, May 15, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
John Dowland – My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jason Vieaux – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Domenico Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in A major, K. 208
Jason Vieaux – Home
Pat Metheny – Four Paths of Light
Leo Brouwer – El Decamerón Negro
Duke Ellington, arr. Jason Vieaux – In a Sentimental Mood
Agustin Barrios Mangoré – Vals, Op. 8, No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jason Vieaux – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Domenico Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in A major, K. 208
Jason Vieaux – Home
Pat Metheny – Four Paths of Light
Leo Brouwer – El Decamerón Negro
Duke Ellington, arr. Jason Vieaux – In a Sentimental Mood
Agustin Barrios Mangoré – Vals, Op. 8, No. 4
$20 ($99 All-Access)
Chamber Music Northwest: Parker Quartet (on-demand until 5/1/2021)
Saturday, April 24, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Thomas Adès – Arcadiana
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”
$20
Fleur Barron & Julius Drake: Winter Journey (Winterreise) (on-demand through 3/6/2021)
Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Online event
A unique presentation of Schubert’s Winterreise – a lieder traditionally performed by a tenor – sung by award-winning mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron.
$20 per household
Chamber Music Northwest: Goldmund Quartet – Europe’s Rising Stars (broadcast on-demand until 3/27/2021)
Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Giacomo Puccini – I Crisantemi ("Chrysanthemums")
Richard Strauss – String Quartet in A major, Op. 2
Franz Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Richard Strauss – String Quartet in A major, Op. 2
Franz Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Free ($20 ($99 All-Access))
Chamber Music Northwest: Fleur Barron & Julius Drake – Winter Journey (Winterreise) (on-demand until 3/6/2021)
Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron performs her interpretation of Franz Schubert’s haunting song cycle – normally sung by a tenor – with pianist Julius Drake.
$20 ($99 All-Access)
Chamber Music Northwest: Catalyst Quartet – Uncovered (broadcast on-demand until 2/20/2021)
Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 5 Fantasiestücke, Op. 5
Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
$20 ($99 All-Access)
Chamber Music Northwest: Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan – The Singing Cello (broadcast on-demand until 2/6/2021)
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Manuel de Falla – Siete canciones populares españolas ("Seven Spanish Folksongs")
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$20 ($99 All-Access)
Chamber Music Northwest: Marc-André Hamelin & Gloria Chien – Virtuoso Pianos (on-demand until 12/12/2020)
Saturday, December 5, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Witold Lutosławski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos
Franz Liszt – Réminiscences de Norma de Bellini – Grande fantaisie, S. 394
Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (arr. for 2 pianos)
Franz Liszt – Réminiscences de Norma de Bellini – Grande fantaisie, S. 394
Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (arr. for 2 pianos)
$20 / $125
Chamber Music Northwest: Anthony McGill & Gloria Chien – Clarinet Tours de Force (broadcast on-demand until 11/21/2020)
Saturday, November 14, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online event
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Carl Maria von Weber – Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Carl Maria von Weber – Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204
Free ($20 / $125)
Chamber Music Northwest: Soovin Kim – Bach’s Complete Violin Sonatas & Partitas (broadcast on-demand until 10/17/2020)
Saturday, October 10, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Soovin Kim, Chamber Music Northwest’s new Co-Artistic Director, kicks off the season with a free performance of J.S. Bach’s majestic set of 6 Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin.
Free
[BROADCAST] Chamber Music Northwest Virtual Summer Festival: Grand Finale!
Saturday, July 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
Online event
David Ludwig – TBA solo clarinet work (world premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Free
Chamber Music Northwest Virtual Summer Festival: Flute Masterclass with Tara Helen O’Connor
Saturday, July 25, 2020 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Watch as Festival artist & renowned flutist Tara Helen O’Connor coaches the next generation of chamber musicians in our community!
Free