The Wind Symphony will celebrate the music of Spain, Portugal, and Mexico in a free concert, “The Legend of Maracaibo,” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, in Buckley Center Auditorium (this is a venue change from the original location of Roosevelt High School). The Wind Symphony is conducted by Patrick Murphy, performing and fine […]
Performing & Fine Arts
Jazz Faculty Recital, Nov. 15
Members of the University of Portland jazz faculty will present a recital on Friday, November 15, at 5 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The program will feature original compositions by the faculty as well as jazz standards, with Don Norton on saxophone, Ryan Meagher on guitar, Bill Athen on bass, Tyson Stubelek on […]
Music at Midweek: Carl Dupont and Gregory Thompson
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature bass-baritone Carl Dupont and pianist Gregory Thompson (pictured) on Wednesday, Oct0ber 23, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Dupont and Gregory will present a recital of songs by African-American composers. They will also perform a concert that night in Mago Hunt at 7 p.m. Both […]
“The Reaction” Featuring Carl DuPont, Oct. 23
In this second performance of the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Memorial Concert Series, widely celebrated bass-baritone Carl DuPont of the Peabody Conservatory, whose research focuses on transformative inclusion in higher music education, offers a free recital of African-American art song, accompanied by pianist Gregory Thompson. The concert is Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., in […]
Music at Midweek: Andreas Klein, Oct. 9
This week’s Music at Midweek performance will feature renowned pianist Andreas Klein, who will present “Bach, Beethoven, and Beyond” on Monday, October 9, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Klein will present a master class at 12:30 and a recital later that evening […]
Fr. Claude Pomerleau Memorial Concert with Andreas Klein, Oct. 9
The performing and fine arts department is honoring Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., with a memorial concert series beginning with globally acclaimed pianist Andreas Klein on Wednesday, October 9, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Klein will offer a recital entitled “Bach, Beethoven and Beyond. The concert series if co-sponsored by PFA and […]
Music at Midweek: Rhythmic Workshop
The next Music at Midweek event will feature TaKeTiNa, a rhythmic workshop with Mary Kogen (pictured) and Jacob Stein, on Wednesday, October 2, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome to attend. According to Kogen’s website, “TaKeTiNa invites everyone to be a beginner again. It lets people re-experience the resilience […]
Music at Midweek: The Alexander Technique, Sept. 25
The September 25 Music at Midweek event will be “Introduction to Alexander Technique,” with Rebecca Robbins, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to all. Robbins will speak on the Alexander Technique, invented by Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869-1955). An account of Alexander’s self-experimentation and discovery is related in […]
University Singers, Bel Canto Concert: “Stars I Shall Find,” Sept. 29
The University of Portland Singers and Bel Canto will present a concert, “Stars I Shall Find,” featuring the choral music of Clara Schumann, Elaine Hagenberg, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Daniel Elder and others, on Sunday, September 29, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. Conductors will be David De […]
Music at Midweek: Laura Loge & Steven Luksan
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Luksan on Wednesday, September 11, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to all. For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.