The Advent Concert is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, at 8 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Advent Concert is the highlight of the year for the University Singers, directed by Michael Connolly, and Women’s Chorale, directed by Kathryn Briggs. The featured composition is “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten, accompanied by UP faculty […]
Performing & Fine Arts
Music At Midweek: Beta Collide
Beta Collide, directed by Grammy Award-winning flutist Molly Barth (formerly of eighth blackbird) and trumpeter Brian McWhorter (formerly of Meridian Arts Ensemble) will perform at this week’s Music at Midweek on Wednesday, October 28, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Previous performances have included music by a spectrum of composers including Gyorgi […]
Music At Midweek: UP Piano Quartet
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature UP Faculty Kevin A. LeFohn (violin), Asst. Principal Viola with Oregon Symphony Charles Noble (viola) and Susan McDaniel (piano), who will join with Oregon Symphony Orchestra’s Trevor Fitzpatrick (cello) to create the UP Piano Quartet. Music at Midweek is free and open to all; performance begins at […]
UP Theater Program Presents “The Clean House,” Oct. 7-11
The performing and fine arts department’s theater program will present its fall mainstage production, “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl, from October 7-11, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sunday), in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. While in search of the funniest joke in the world, Matilde the housekeeper (who hates to clean) hatches a deal […]
Music At Midweek: Northwest Piano Trio
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature UP graduate Hannah Hillebrand (cello), faculty member Susan McDaniel (piano), and Heather Mastel-Lipson (violin) of the Portland Opera and Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestras. They formed The Northwest Piano Trio in fall 2014. Based in Portland, the trio is committed to the performance of traditional classical music while […]
University Singers and Women’s Chorale Concert, Oct. 10
The University Singers and Women’s Chorale will take the audience on a musical tour during their concert on Saturday, October 10, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The Women’s Chorale, directed by Kathy Briggs, will perform music from Venezuela, Russia, Germany, and America. The University Signers, directed by Michael Connolly, will preview music from […]
Music At Midweek, Sept. 30
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature early music specialists Phil and Gayle Neuman, who will provide a lecture-demonstration on renaissance music and instruments, on Wednesday, September 30, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in Hunt Center recital hall. The event is free and open to all. The Neumans combine expertise in music history and […]
University Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert, Oct. 3
The University Wind Symphony and Orchestra will open the 2015-2016 concert season with a free performance on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome. The Wind Symphony features violin instructor Kevin Lefohn performing the American premiere of Peter Adams’ Concerto Burlesca for violin […]
Music At Midweek, Sept. 21
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature Jessica Meyer, who will speak to young musicians to empower them with networking, communication, entrepreneurial, and teaching artist skills so they can successfully connect to their audiences while being the best advocates for their own careers.The presentation takes place in Hunt Center recital hall on Wednesday, September […]
Music At Midweek, Sept. 16
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature New York based violist and teacher Jessica Meyer, who will join with the music program for two weeks. In this week’s session, Jessica performs new compositions for solo viola. Her compositions use traditional and extended techniques inspired by her varied experiences as a contemporary and period instrumentalist. Meyer’s performance begins […]