Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Choreographer Lai Hung-Chung makes dances of striking beauty and intention. “Birdy,” his captivating signature work for Hung Dance, moves between suspense and explosive energy, between the weight of tradition and the pull toward something new. Hung Dance blends traditional Chinese arts, including tai chi, Peking Opera, and classical Chinese music, with contemporary dance technique and driving electronic music, creating work that is poetic and rhythmic at once. What audiences see on stage is a world in constant transformation, where bodies bend and resist, images linger, and the tension between holding on and letting go becomes the dance itself.

TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN

Birdy

“…a dreamy sensibility with astonishing athleticism in culturally sensitive modern dance performance.” —Charlie Smith, Pancouver

Sponsored by George & Nancy Thorn. White Bird’s Uncaged Series Sponsor: Ronni Lacroute

The Friday and Saturday performances will have pre-show talks. Come early to hear from the dancers from 6:15–6:45 PM. No ticket needed.

Join us November 3rd for the Hung Dance Lecture Demonstration, FREE with RSVP here .

Choreographer Lai Hung-Chung makes dances of striking beauty and intention. “Birdy,” his captivating signature work for Hung Dance, moves between suspense and explosive energy, between the weight of tradition and the pull toward something new. Hung Dance blends traditional Chinese arts, including tai chi, Peking Opera, and classical Chinese music, with contemporary dance technique and driving electronic music, creating work that is poetic and rhythmic at once. What audiences see on stage is a world in constant transformation, where bodies bend and resist, images linger, and the tension between holding on and letting go becomes the dance itself.

TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN

Birdy

“…a dreamy sensibility with astonishing athleticism in culturally sensitive modern dance performance.” —Charlie Smith, Pancouver

Sponsored by George & Nancy Thorn. White Bird’s Uncaged Series Sponsor: Ronni Lacroute

The Friday and Saturday performances will have pre-show talks. Come early to hear from the dancers from 6:15–6:45 PM. No ticket needed.

Join us November 3rd for the Hung Dance Lecture Demonstration, FREE with RSVP here .

Choreographer Lai Hung-Chung makes dances of striking beauty and intention. “Birdy,” his captivating signature work for Hung Dance, moves between suspense and explosive energy, between the weight of tradition and the pull toward something new. Hung Dance blends traditional Chinese arts, including tai chi, Peking Opera, and classical Chinese music, with contemporary dance technique and driving electronic music, creating work that is poetic and rhythmic at once. What audiences see on stage is a world in constant transformation, where bodies bend and resist, images linger, and the tension between holding on and letting go becomes the dance itself.

TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN

Birdy

“…a dreamy sensibility with astonishing athleticism in culturally sensitive modern dance performance.” —Charlie Smith, Pancouver

Sponsored by George & Nancy Thorn. White Bird’s Uncaged Series Sponsor: Ronni Lacroute

The Friday and Saturday performances will have pre-show talks. Come early to hear from the dancers from 6:15–6:45 PM. No ticket needed.

Join us November 3rd for the Hung Dance Lecture Demonstration, FREE with RSVP here .

With a career spanning more than three decades, Jim Brickman is known for contemporary music that blends pop and classical influences. His live performance features beloved songs including “Valentine,” “The Gift,” and “Love of My Life,” along with other hits, brought to the stage through his piano artistry and heartfelt lyrics.

Triumph of the Spirit brings together rising stars and orchestral masterworks in a program celebrating resilience, imagination, and artistic brilliance. Orchestra Nova Northwest showcases the exceptional talents of the Cognizart Young Artists Debut Winners – including pianist Nikita Istratov – alongside two iconic works of the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, filled with sweeping romance and deeply expressive melodies, and Stravinsky’s electrifying Suite from The Firebird, whose dazzling orchestration and triumphant conclusion capture the transformative power of hope and renewal. Together, these performances embody the enduring spirit of creativity and human aspiration.

Triumph of the Spirit brings together rising stars and orchestral masterworks in a program celebrating resilience, imagination, and artistic brilliance. Orchestra Nova Northwest showcases the exceptional talents of the Cognizart Young Artists Debut Winners – including pianist Nikita Istratov – alongside two iconic works of the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, filled with sweeping romance and deeply expressive melodies, and Stravinsky’s electrifying Suite from The Firebird, whose dazzling orchestration and triumphant conclusion capture the transformative power of hope and renewal. Together, these performances embody the enduring spirit of creativity and human aspiration.

Portland Sage Singers are excited to light up your holiday season before the rush. With concerts at the end of November, we get to add Thanksgiving to the expected December holiday highlights. Gratitude will take center stage. This show has every ingredient needed to brighten your spirits. The 100+ member chorus will fill the stage with delight and palpable joy. It will be like putting on a well-worn robe with a brand-new pair of slippers. You’ll be warmed by familiar songs and wowed by the new ones. The chorus will be accompanied by the amazing Synergy String Quartet and our own Sage Ringers bell choir. As has become a calling card for Portland Sage Singers, the evening will be filled with surprises, humor, and some dancing. Help us turn the lights on for the entire holiday season.

Portland Sage Singers are excited to light up your holiday season before the rush. With concerts at the end of November, we get to add Thanksgiving to the expected December holiday highlights. Gratitude will take center stage. This show has every ingredient needed to brighten your spirits. The 100+ member chorus will fill the stage with delight and palpable joy. It will be like putting on a well-worn robe with a brand-new pair of slippers. You’ll be warmed by familiar songs and wowed by the new ones. The chorus will be accompanied by the amazing Synergy String Quartet and our own Sage Ringers bell choir. As has become a calling card for Portland Sage Singers, the evening will be filled with surprises, humor, and some dancing. Help us turn the lights on for the entire holiday season.

DATE: November 22 at 7:30pm, November 23 at 7:30pm

Portland Sage Singers are excited to light up your holiday season before the rush. With concerts at the end of November, we get to add Thanksgiving to the expected December holiday highlights. Gratitude will take center stage. This show has every ingredient needed to brighten your spirits. The 100+ member chorus will fill the stage with delight and palpable joy. It will be like putting on a well-worn robe with a brand-new pair of slippers. You’ll be warmed by familiar songs and wowed by the new ones. The chorus will be accompanied by the amazing Synergy String Quartet and our own Sage Ringers bell choir. As has become a calling card for Portland Sage Singers, the evening will be filled with surprises, humor, and some dancing. Help us turn the lights on for the entire holiday season.

Portland Sage Singers are excited to light up your holiday season before the rush. With concerts at the end of November, we get to add Thanksgiving to the expected December holiday highlights. Gratitude will take center stage. This show has every ingredient needed to brighten your spirits. The 100+ member chorus will fill the stage with delight and palpable joy. It will be like putting on a well-worn robe with a brand-new pair of slippers. You’ll be warmed by familiar songs and wowed by the new ones. The chorus will be accompanied by the amazing Synergy String Quartet and our own Sage Ringers bell choir. As has become a calling card for Portland Sage Singers, the evening will be filled with surprises, humor, and some dancing. Help us turn the lights on for the entire holiday season.

DATE: November 22 at 7:30pm, November 23 at 7:30pm

The Oregon International Ballet Academy (OIBA) proudly presents its beloved holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, returning to the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts on December 5 and 6, 2026, with three enchanting performances and the possibility of a fourth show due to growing audience demand.

A beloved holiday tradition, this production “melds the charm and childhood joy of student dancers with stunning appearances from the school’s top performers and from surprise guest artists, local celebrities of the ballet world… [for] a high-quality, cohesive and exhilarating experience.” (DanceWire Magazine) This is a beloved favorite with fresh surprises every year.

The Oregon International Ballet Academy (OIBA) proudly presents its beloved holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, returning to the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts on December 5 and 6, 2026, with three enchanting performances and the possibility of a fourth show due to growing audience demand.

A beloved holiday tradition, this production “melds the charm and childhood joy of student dancers with stunning appearances from the school’s top performers and from surprise guest artists, local celebrities of the ballet world… [for] a high-quality, cohesive and exhilarating experience.” (DanceWire Magazine) This is a beloved favorite with fresh surprises every year.

Camerata PYP returns to The Reser for its first concert of 2027 with a program spanning more than a century of chamber and orchestral music, culminating in Peter Breiner’s Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 4, a classical reimagining of the music of The Beatles.

Cinema history comes to life with Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, a presentation from The Reser and the Oregon Symphony. The Kid, Chaplin's first full-length movie, follows the story of a man and the abandoned baby he unwillingly takes in, but comes to love. As the story plays out on screen, the orchestra will play the soundtrack Chaplin composed to accompany this pioneering 1921 film. Grab your popcorn and settle in for this classic silent film experience.

The Kid © Roy Export S.A.S
Music for The Kid Copyright © Roy Export Company Ltd. And Bourne Co. All rights reserved.
Charlie Chaplin ™© Bubbles Incorporated S.A.

• Su-Han Yang Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor
• Oregon Symphony

This concert is part of the Film Concerts series, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series (Portland only).

Tickets to this concert are provided by The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts and TriMet passes are not eligible for this performance.

Rick Steves, America’s leading authority on European travel, joins ONN via the Silver Screen for a dramatic musical journey, a journey that begins in the United States and touches down in eight European countries. Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey is a unique program that celebrates music’s power to stir the patriotic soul. The orchestra performs a selection of stirring 19th-century anthems by Romantic-era composers. The pieces each feature a different nationality, while the finale, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy (Europe’s official anthem), pays homage to the continent’s motto of “United in Diversity.”

Want the VIP treatment? Join ONN for The Spectacular pre-concert VIP reception. Limited tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available at novanw.org.

Having never even seen Waikiki, Jim “Kimo” West came right to the tiny village of Hana, Maui in 1985 and spent much of his time there for many years. It was in Hana where he first heard the music of Gabby Pahinui, Sons Of Hawaii, Sonny Chillingworth and Atta Isaacs. Already familiar with alternate tunings, the sound of ki ho’alu became rooted deep in his musical landscape. This warm and engaging fingerpicked guitar style has its roots in 1840’s Hawaii, when Mexican vaqueros first brought guitars to the Big Island of Hawaii.

With his music videos having Internet views exceeding 200 million and bookings in every corner of the globe, Luca Stricagnoli is considered to be one of the most unique guitarists in the world. Luca’s creative style, which led him to invent instruments like the Reversed Triple Neck Guitar and the Reversed Slide Neck, vastly contributed to the modern evolution of acoustic guitar. He has been hailed as a phenomenon and a prodigy by influential magazines and newspapers all over the world, including NME, Guitar World, Der Spiegel, La Repubblica, Daily Sabah, Frankfurter Allgemeine and more.

Minnie Marks is not just some blazingly electrified guitar playing freak of nature. She is also a rare and triple threat: Singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist. Some say a ‘sonic tsunami’. Impossible to ignore. Relentlessly gigging across the globe, armed with her old Goldtop slung over her shoulder and a revolutionary Foot Drum at her feet; Marks consistently pushes musical boundaries with her ferocious, mind-blowing, dynamic guitar wizardry and her insanely powerful, soul soaked voice, that roars out her truth through song as if her own life depended on it. And, if that’s not enough, simultaneously, creates bone marrow shaking grooves with her spare limbs on her Foot Drum kit. Finally all three beasts are married together to forge a mammoth sized wall of sound that must be seen to be believed.

Roxane Elfasci is a French classical guitarist based in Paris. She completed her musical studies at the Pôle Supérieur de Paris, studying with Jérémy Jouve and Gérard Abiton. Holding degrees in musical performance and musicology, as well as a Diplôme d’État in pedagogy, she now dedicates herself fully to both her artistic career and her students.

Sponsored by Tom & Char Holland

Orchestra Nova Northwest and Resonance Ensemble joined by Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland and guest soloists, present Gabriela Lena Frank’s Conquest Requiem — a sweeping work exploring power, survival, and the many ways history can be understood through the figure of Malinche, an Indigenous interpreter in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The concert also features the world premiere of Courage, a new work by Portland-based Venezuelan composer Giancarlo Castro D’Addona, honoring Portland peace activist Del Greenfield and her commitment to justice.

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GIANCARLO CASTRO Courage (World Premiere)

GABRIELA LENA FRANK Conquest Requiem (West Coast Premiere)

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Created through a years-long collaboration between visionary violinist and author Vijay Gupta, Street Symphony, Los Angeles-based Mexican folk musicians Son California, and Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress La Marisoul, this evening brings together selections from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Mexico’s traditional son jarocho music—including pieces such as La Caña and La Carretera—in newly created orchestrations. Rather than presenting these two classical music traditions side by side, the program interweaves them, allowing them to illuminate each other in real time to celebrate both the natural world and our human experience within it.

This is a co-production between Patricia Reser Center for the Arts & Chamber Music Northwest.

“In Vivaldi’s work, the violin traces the physical realities of heat, cold, wind, and storm, alongside scenes of labor, celebration, and rest drawn from everyday life. In son jarocho, songs like La Caña carry histories of land, labor, and endurance, shaped through generations of communal music-making. Both traditions engage directly with the natural world and with the human experience within it.

By bringing these forms together, the program does not seek contrast but recognition. The repetition and variation of son jarocho, and the cyclical structures embedded in Vivaldi’s music, reveal a shared sense of time as something lived—through work, through environment, and through one another.

This performance invites audiences to hear these connections as they unfold, not as an abstract idea, but as a lived encounter with sound, place, and the forces that shape both.”

— Vijay Gupta

“[Vijay Gupta is a] visionary violinist…one of the most radical thinkers in the unradical world of American classical music.”

— The New Yorker

“The powerful voice of lead singer La Marisoul ties the varied threads together in a way that should satisfy longtime fans and bring more on board.”

— popMATTERS.com

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
Thursday, 4/8 • 7:30 pm

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Our season closes with four breathtaking orchestral showpieces featuring a musical world of sweeping landscapes, shimmering light, and cinematic grandeur. Featuring Kenji Bunch’s She Flies With Her Own Wings, Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, and culminating with Ottorino Respighi’s The Fountains of Rome and The Pines of Rome. Audiences are in for a dazzling showcase of the full power and colors of Orchestra Nova Northwest.