Music❯Classical

Powaqqatsi is an artful cinematic experience that speaks to the impact of modernization and industrialization on traditional ways of living. Enjoyed alone or as the second in The Qatsi Trilogy , you won’t want to miss this thought-provoking...

Music is more than just an aural language – it is a multitude of communication modes and literacies. Sight Reading features world-renowned songwriters translating between dialects in real time: the written language of music (usually expressed on...

Portland Piano International presents Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki, a Deutsche Grammophon artist, in “a whole dancing world,” a recital of dances from across Europe and the Americas. The program includes Martinů’s Three Czech Dances...

Choreographer Lai Hung-Chung makes dances of striking beauty and intention. “Birdy,” his captivating signature work f…

Singer, rapper, and author Dessa joins the Oregon Symphony for an evening of soaring song ballads, writerly pop songs, and rap anthems. Don’t miss this landmark performance, presented in collaboration with Literary Arts as an extension of the...

Greece’s Galan Trio brings its Kinesis tour to Pacific University with a program exploring contemporary American composers from the West Coast, including Pacific University faculty member Ryan Francis. The performance is presented under the...

The World’s MOST Iconic Ballet — With a LIVE Orchestra! The legendary tale of Swan Lake takes flight in a breathtaking production from World Ballet Company, as fate and magic entwine in a timeless battle between good and evil. Performing with a Live Orchestra, and featuring a cast of 50 international dancers, over 150 radiant hand-sewn costumes, and stunning hand-crafted sets, this spellbinding ballet captures every heart-pounding moment — from the Dance of the Little Swans to the Black...

the tudor choir+ doug fullington Tudor England (c1485–1603) was deeply unstable — yet monuments of its Latin sacred music survived, including the Sarum rite chant used before the Reformation. This chant formed the basis of devotional works by Taverner, Sheppard, Fayrfax, and Tye. It appears directly in several pieces on this program — among them Sheppard’s deeply moving Libera nos, whose chant melody is shown here. This music is inseparable too from the stone abbeys and cathedrals it was made to fill. These Stones Remain restores these masterworks to their spiritual home, performed by the Northwest’s own Tudor Choir. Program Sacred Masterworks from Tudor England

Area residents are invited to use a free community drop-off for fall leaves paired with a food donation effort at Cook Family Park, located at the end of 92nd Avenue just off Durham Road near Tigard High School. Fallen leaves, small yard waste,...