News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The University of Portland Orchestra will present a concert on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all, and will feature winners of the UP Student Concerto/Aria competition.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Fasten your seatbelt for something completely different! That according to Mead Hunter of the performing and fine arts department. This year’s edition of the popular New Play Festival features Behind the Wheel, three short pieces set in three different cars parked around the campus, on April 24-25, meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Mago Hunt Center. As always, admission is free but seating is limited. Go to this link to reserve a performance slot.
A concert showcasing the University of Portland Bel Canto, the women of the University Singers, and treble choirs from around the region will take place on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
The annual University of Portland Jazz Festival will be held on April 17-18, 2019 at the Chiles Center. This event will feature performances by high school and middle school jazz bands from throughout the region, who will also receive clinics from area jazz musicians and educators. High school bands will perform throughout the day on Wednesday, April 17, and middle school bands will perform throughout the day on Thursday, April 18.
This year’s guest artist will be legendary saxophonist Charles McPherson, who will present concerts with the UP Jazz Ensemble on Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. and Thursday, April 18, at 11:30 a.m. He will also give master classes on Wednesday, April 17 at 12:30 p.m. and on Thursday, April 18 at 10:15 a.m. McPherson will be joining the UP Jazz Festival after recent performances at Lincoln Center (New York) and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.). More information on Charles McPherson can be found on his website: www.charlesmcpherson.com.
All events will be held in the Chiles Center on the University of Portland campus and are free and open to the public.
The performing and fine arts department will present its annual Fine Arts Students’ Exhibit on Thursday, April 11, with an opening reception from 5-6 p.m. All are invited to see the remarkable artistic talents of our students and meet the artists themselves.
For more information contact Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, at bognar@up.edu.
The next Music at Midweek will feature a master class lecture on “Contemporary and Commercial Voice Technique” by Matthew Edwards on Wednesday, March 27, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all.
Edwards is one of the leading voice teachers for commercial and musical theatre styles in the United States. He serves as associate professor and coordinator of musical theatre voice at Shenandoah University, artistic director of the Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, and much more.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Visiting Artist Claudio Talavera-Ballón will show how his work as an oil painter and muralist addresses migrants trying to reach the United States with a focus on the role of the Patronas of Mexico and the aid they provide on the route north on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to all.
Co-sponsors are international languages and cultures, the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, the Garaventa Center, the Moreau Center, political science, history, and the Clark Library.
For more information contact Lora Looney, international languages and cultures, at x7239 or looney@up.edu.
The next Music at Midweek will feature a jazz combo, Dan Balmer and Friends, on Wednesday, March 20, 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all.
Balmer is a renowned guitarist who has worked with the Tom Grant Band in the 1990s, on world tours with two-time Grammy Award winner Diane Schuur, and in countless contemporary jam-bands. His playing spans nearly one hundred CDs including twelve as a leader from which his original works have appeared internationally in television, film and radio. He is the director of jazz combos at Lewis And Clark College while also serving on music faculty at virtually every other college in the greater Portland area. See Balmer in action at this link.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
This week’s Music at Midweek event will feature the piano duo, XX Digitus Duo, on Wednesday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and all are welcome.
Made up of Maria Garcia and Momoko Muramatsu, XX Digitus Duo is based in Portland and has gained wide acclaim for enthralling performances of four-handed piano pieces (hence “20 Fingers” Duo). Find out more about XX Digitus Duo at this link.
All are invited to a free performance of Angel of the Amazon, a new American opera by Evan Mack, on Saturday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The opera presents the riveting story of Sr. Dorothy Stang and her 2005 martyrdom as she worked to help the poor in the Brazilian rainforest, and features UP faculty member Nicole Hanig in a supporting role. Co-sponsored by performing and fine arts and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: x7228 or pfa@up.edu.