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Join us for an afternoon with Grammy Award-winning soprano and PSU alum Audrey Luna! Audrey will give a masterclass with L&C and PSU students and present a lecture titled "The Business of Singing."

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater Voice Area.

Described by Gramophone as "a superb, confident technician and an intelligent stylist, who doesn’t have to prove anything," guest pianist Chad R. Bowles will teach a Master Class to Portland State University piano students, and the public is invited to attend.

Bowles will also perform a free concert with the music of Schubert, Beethoven and Medtner as part of the Music @ Midday Series on Friday, November 6 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.

Learn more about Bowles, his concert program and the Master Class on the PSU Steinway Piano Series website.

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Described by Gramophone as "a superb, confident technician and an intelligent stylist, who doesn’t have to prove anything," guest pianist Chad R. Bowles performs a program by Schubert, Beethoven and Medtner. Learn more about Bowles and his concert program on the PSU Steinway Piano Series website.

Bowles is also offering a free, public Master Class on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. in Lincoln Hall, room 326.

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Concert program available shortly before the concert.

The Music @ Midday Series is a weekly opportunity to experience the sounds of the PSU School of Music & Theater. Join us on Fridays during fall, winter, and spring terms for a diverse program of concerts featuring students, faculty, and special guests.

View the Music @ Midday Series page for all upcoming concerts.

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater.

Jan Lisiecki, pianist, plays Chopin, Brahms, Bartók, de Falla, and Albéniz.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

Program: Monday, November 9
WOLF Italian Serenade
MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f
IVES Quartet No. 2
BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Program: Tuesday, November 10
HAYDN Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Samuel BARBER Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

Program: Monday, November 9
WOLF Italian Serenade
MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f
IVES Quartet No. 2
BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Program: Tuesday, November 10
HAYDN Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Samuel BARBER Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

The Portland State University Chamber Choir, described by Classics Today as “amongst the finest choirs in the world,” will perform at the Music @ Midday series. Join us for 50 minutes of our favorite selections, including Classical, Pop, and World Music.

View the concert livestream or recording.

Concert program available shortly before the concert.

The Music @ Midday Series is a weekly opportunity to experience the sounds of the PSU School of Music & Theater. Join us on Fridays during fall, winter, and spring terms for a diverse program of concerts featuring students, faculty, and special guests.

View the Music @ Midday Series page for all upcoming concerts.

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater.

An evening of chamber music featuring Hamilton Cheifetz, Julia H. Lee, and guest artists performing works by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann. This event supports PSU’s String Ensemble Community Outreach program, which arranges student performances at prisons and retirement communities.

This concert includes one intermission.

Join PSU professor and violinist Tomás Cotik and pianist Shinmyung Rho for an evening celebrating some of the most captivating works in the French violin repertoire. The program features the elegance and imagination of Claude Debussy’s Violin Sonata, the lyrical charm of Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne and Cortège, the expressive intensity of Francis Poulenc’s Violin Sonata, and two beloved works by Maurice Ravel: the Violin Sonata No. 2 and the dazzling virtuoso showpiece Tzigane. Spanning the late Romantic and early modern eras, these works reveal the remarkable palette of colors, textures, and emotions that characterizes French music, showcasing its refinement, imagination, and brilliance.

Learn more about Portland State University School of Music & Theater's Strings area.

Lisa Marsh and Connie Titterington perform works for two pianos by Lisa Ann Marsh, Aaron Copeland, and George Gershwin.

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Concert program available shortly before the concert.

The Music @ Midday Series is a weekly opportunity to experience the sounds of the PSU School of Music & Theater. Join us on Fridays during fall, winter, and spring terms for a diverse program of concerts featuring students, faculty, and special guests.

View the Music @ Midday Series page for all upcoming concerts.

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater.

In Buddhist thought, the Tree of Life is a symbol of awakening, wisdom, and the interconnectedness of all life. Its roots reach deep into the earth while its branches extend toward the sky, reminding us that each generation grows from those that came before and that our lives are shaped by the communities and traditions that sustain us.

Opening the PSU Choirs' concert season, "Tree of Life" explores these themes through music that spans continents and centuries. Performed by the PSU Chamber Choir, Rose Choir and Thorn Choir, the program pairs cherished works from the Classical choral tradition with music by a new generation of Southeast Asian composers. At its center is Indonesian composer Bagus Utomo's Gayatri, inspired by the legendary queen whose wisdom and spiritual devotion remain an enduring part of Indonesian cultural heritage. The concert also features works by Budi Susanto Yohanes, Ily Matthew Maniano and Matthew Lyon Hazzard. Several of these pieces will be recorded later this year by the internationally acclaimed PSU Chamber Choir at Skywalker Sound, offering audiences an opportunity to hear this music before it is released.

This concert will be performed twice: November 20 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 22 at 4:00 PM.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

In Buddhist thought, the Tree of Life is a symbol of awakening, wisdom, and the interconnectedness of all life. Its roots reach deep into the earth while its branches extend toward the sky, reminding us that each generation grows from those that came before and that our lives are shaped by the communities and traditions that sustain us.

Opening the PSU Choirs' concert season, "Tree of Life" explores these themes through music that spans continents and centuries. Performed by the PSU Chamber Choir, Rose Choir and Thorn Choir, the program pairs cherished works from the Classical choral tradition with music by a new generation of Southeast Asian composers. At its center is Indonesian composer Bagus Utomo's Gayatri, inspired by the legendary queen whose wisdom and spiritual devotion remain an enduring part of Indonesian cultural heritage. The concert also features works by Budi Susanto Yohanes, Ily Matthew Maniano and Matthew Lyon Hazzard. Several of these pieces will be recorded later this year by the internationally acclaimed PSU Chamber Choir at Skywalker Sound, offering audiences an opportunity to hear this music before it is released.

This concert will be performed twice: November 20 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 22 at 4:00 PM.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

This Community Sing brings together PSU's Briar, University and Community choirs, for a magical winter celebration. They invite you to rejoice in the warmth of fellowship as the choirs present pieces from brilliant composers like B. E. Boykin, Eric Whitacre, Don MacDonold, Sweelinck and more! Join in the celebration of the Holiday Season with the PSU choirs.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

Join the PSU Orchestra and conductor Ken Selden in the intimate acoustics of the Lincoln Recital Hall for Bryan Johanson's "Jane Austen’s Dance Party" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7."

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The PSU Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Group Portland State present a mixed program of classic and contemporary works for percussion, including the exhilarating music of Frank Zappa.

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater Percussion.

Ying Li, pianist, plays Bach, Beach, Stravinsky, and Liszt.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

Like a winter garden in full bloom, Holiday Garden celebrates the many colors and traditions of the holiday season. The PSU Chamber Choir and Bells of the Cascades combine for an evening featuring choir, handbells, and organ in a program that highlights each ensemble individually before bringing them together in festive collaboration.

This highly diverse program includes cherished carols and selections from Handel's Messiah to contemporary holiday music, Disney music—and even the haunting sounds of Scandinavian gothic rock. Warm, joyful, contemplative, and surprising, Holiday Garden is a musical celebration of the season in all its variety.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

Program: Monday, January 11
“Contemporary Visionaries”
BRITTEN Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25
BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”

Program: Tuesday, January 12
“Transcendence”
MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 387 “Spring”
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

Program: Monday, January 11
“Contemporary Visionaries”
BRITTEN Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25
BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”

Program: Tuesday, January 12
“Transcendence”
MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 387 “Spring”
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Inon Barnatan, pianist, plays Brahms and Widmann.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

Program: Monday, February 1
“Youth, Love and Death”
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Program: Tuesday, February 2
“Grief, Struggle and Victory”
RACHMANINOFF Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor
SMETANA Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87 (with guest violist Cara Pogossiam)

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

Program: Monday, February 1
“Youth, Love and Death”
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Program: Tuesday, February 2
“Grief, Struggle and Victory”
RACHMANINOFF Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor
SMETANA Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87 (with guest violist Cara Pogossiam)

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Join Portland's First United Methodist Church & Portland State University for a celebration of the unique power of intergenerational singing

Each of us has something to teach—and something to learn.

Students and lifelong choristers share the stage in a program that reminds us that choral music is one of the few places where we all come together as equals, learning from and inspiring one another.

This concert celebrates First United Methodist Church's Music Intern Program, established in 1996. The program gives PSU music students experience, financial support, and a welcoming artistic home, while enriching FUMC with new voices, fresh energy, and the promise of the next generation.

Proceeds from this concert directly support music intern stipends, helping ensure that this partnership—and the tradition of generations singing together—continues to flourish.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

Nature, simultaneously a calming presence and a terrifying force, connects all of us and impacts our daily lives in ways we don’t even realize. From the blistering cold of a winter snowstorm to the gentle breeze on a beautiful spring afternoon, we are surrounded by nature and her elements. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we are bound to the natural world with forests, mountains, rivers and an ocean coast, and we must protect this precious world we have.

In Elements, nature will run its course through a wide range of repertoire focused on the traditional elements of fire (Katerina Gimon’s Fire), water, air (Michael McGlynn’s Bitter Wind), and earth as well as other surprises that build to a stunning finale. Led by graduate students Cathy Bronson and Matthew Compton, and featuring Rose and Thorn Choirs (combining as the Briar Chorus), and the Fremont and Hawthorne University Choirs, this concert will be the culmination of Bronson and Compton's studies at Portland State.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

Boris Giltburg, pianist, plays Prokofiev, Schumann, and Mussorgsky.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

Program: Monday, March 15
HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland

Program: Tuesday, March 16
MOZART Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
GLASS Quartet No. 3 “Mishima”
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

Program: Monday, March 15
HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland

Program: Tuesday, March 16
MOZART Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
GLASS Quartet No. 3 “Mishima”
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Tiffany Poon, pianist, plays Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Schubert.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

TrioColores, winners of a 2025 Opus Klassik Award, is a renowned percussion ensemble recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of a diverse percussive repertoire spanning classical masterworks to celebrated contemporary compositions. Described as a powerhouse of talent and innovation, these award-winning musicians from Switzerland and Austria have unbridled energy and an insatiable passion for imaginative programming.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit focm.org.

Nikola Meeuwsen, pianist, plays Liszt, Scarlatti, Schubert, and Scriabin.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.portlandpiano.org.

Guest conductor and Artist in Residence Tim Seelig with the Chamber Choir and Portland State's own Coty Raven Morris with the Briar Choir present World, O World. Featuring music by Jacob Collier and John Rutter, World, O World calls us to remember that which connects us all: our shared home, planet Earth.

There are two performances of this concert: Friday, May 21, 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 23, 4:00 PM.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.

Guest conductor and Artist in Residence Tim Seelig with the Chamber Choir and Portland State's own Coty Raven Morris with the Briar Choir present World, O World. Featuring music by Jacob Collier and John Rutter, World, O World calls us to remember that which connects us all: our shared home, planet Earth.

There are two performances of this concert: Friday, May 21, 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 23, 4:00 PM.

View the full 2026-2027 Choir Season, Tree of Life.

Learn more about the Portland State University School of Music & Theater Choirs.