Classical Up Close

Our final concert of the 2026 festival is in Sellwood tonight, May 7 at 7 pm at Moreland Presbyterian Church.

Tonight’s concert features our special guest, Oregon Symphony Music Director David Danzmayr, playing the piano on two pieces: the first movement of Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A Major, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano.

Other pieces on the program:

Liebermann – Trio For Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 101
Vaughan Williams – Piano Quintet in C minor
Brahms – Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87

Tonight we’re in Beaverton at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church at 7 pm. This is a wonderful venue, with plenty of off-street parking, both on the church grounds and at the high school next door.

On the program:

Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins in G minor, Op. 71
Beach – Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
Smetana – String Quartet No. 1 in E minor (“From My Life”) Op. 116
Williams – Theme from Schindler’s List
Wang – Muraille
Hoffmeister – Solo Bass Quartet No. 2 in C Major for Solo Bass, Violin, Viola and Cello
Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Our final Pop-Up of the 2026 festival is today at 1:15 in southwest Portland at the Sellwood Community house. Come hear duets from Emily Cole, violin and Marilyn de Oliveira, cello! It’s a great day for some beautiful FREE music!

Tonight, May 1st at 7 pm, we’re in southwest Portland at Village Grace Church (formerly Hillsdale Community Church). It’s going to be another exciting night of chamber music — FREE for everyone.

On the program:
Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Hansen – Helen’s Song, Morse Code
Bunch– Duo No.14: Solecito and 3 American Folk Hymn Settings for 2 Violins
Shaw – Thousandth Orange
Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano

Hello Beaverton! We have a FREE Pop-Up today at 5 pm at the Beaverton City Library in the Auditorium. Shanshan Zeng and Shengnan Li, violin duo will perform for approximately 45 minutes.

We had an amazing time at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church tonight! Thank you Christa Wessel and all the musicians for a truly special evening of chamber music!

Tonight’s concert has pieces for harp, flute, strings, and brass! Something for everyone? We think so. Join us in northeast Portland in the Concordia neighborhood at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church. Off street parking in the church lot and next door at the U of O Portland campus lots.

Come hear the tonight for our collaboration concert with Bang It! festival, featuring a set of pieces by GRAMMY nominated local composer Andy Akiho. Also on the program are pieces by Korngold, Kahn, Mendelssohn, and Piazzolla! Join us at Montavilla Church at 7 pm. No tickets, just show up!

In case the algorithm hasn’t told you, we have a Pop-Up at McMenamin’s Kennedy School Gymnasium tonight! Here’s the event listing on McMenamin’s website!

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