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David De Lyser

Free Concert: Bravo Rosa Parks, Nov. 15

BRAVO2All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome to attend a free concert by Bravo Rosa Parks, a youth orchestra based on the El Sistema model of education pioneered in Venezuela, on Saturday, November 15, at 2 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Seats are expected to be scarce so please arrive early. Bravo Rosa Parks will be joined by world-class cellist Alban Gerhardt, artist in residence for the Oregon Symphony; rising North Portland cellist Adajion (fourth grade at Rosa Parks); and Oregon Symphony violinists Ines Voglar and Vali Phillips.

For more information contact David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, at 7228 0r delyser@up.edu.

Choral Arts Ensemble Concerts, Oct. 18-19

University of Portland, upThe Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, formerly directed by the late Roger O. Doyle and now under the artistic direction of David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, is presenting two concerts featuring the music of internationally-renowned composer Ola Gjeilo, with the composer himself at the piano. “Luminous Night of the Soul; The Music of Ola Gjeilo,” will be presented on Saturday, October 18 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 19 at 3 p.m. at Saint Philip Neri Parish, 2408 SE 16th Ave., in Portland. De Lyser describes Gjeilo’s work as “choral music that is symphonic, cinematic and immediately accessible.” Also joining the ensemble will be local trumpeter Thomas Barber.

Tickets are available at the Choral Arts Ensemble website at http://www.caeportland.com/. For more information contact De Lyser at 7382 or delyser@up.edu.

Roger O. Doyle Performance Studio Opens Over Summer

1975 Doyle Roger O copyThe memory of music professor Roger O. Doyle is fresh in the minds of his many friends and colleages at the University; he retired in 2010 and passed away from Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) in 2012. Roger’s larger than life personality had a huge impact on music students during his time at UP, and also on the music community throughout the Pacific Northwest through his work with the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, the MAC Club Balladeers, Mock’s Crest Productions, and countless other endeavors. He also served for many years on the board of directors of KPBS All Classical Portland, and was the board chair during the time when KPBS became an independent, not-for-profit organization.

All Classical Portland now has a new home at the Portland Opera Center, which includes a live performance space. They have honored Roger’s notable contribution to the station and to the musical life of the Portland area by naming this space the Roger O. Doyle Performance Studio. All Classical has also established the Doyle Memorial Fund, which will be used to help finish and furnish the space. Follow this link to find out more: http://tinyurl.com/ldlyz2u.

For more information contact David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, at 7382 or delyser@up.edu.

Music At Midweek, Feb. 5

Orchestra_of_Valentin_Sporius copyPatrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, will discuss his recent trip to Moscow during this week’s Music at Midweek, on Wednesday, February 5, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The event is free and open to all. Murphy will focus on the trials and tribulations he faced in attempting to obtain musical materials from the Soviet era, despite the opinion of other researchers that “it simply can’t be done.” From stories of being held at gunpoint to photos of Lenin’s tomb, all are welcome to look and listen into one of the world’s greatest musical enigmas.

David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, will also present “Hosanna Filio David: The compositional process from concept to performance” (or, “How to compose a work that includes your own name”). De Lyser will discuss his process of fulfilling a commission for an original choral work written for and premiered by the Palm Sunday Chorus of Central Wisconsin. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Music for a Winter’s Evening, Dec. 3

orchestra1The University of Portland Orchestra will present “Music for a Winter’s Evening” on Tuesday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. Please join orchestra members for a powerful journey of visual and aural art as they perform Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition, featuring the legend of Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev. They will also celebrate the season with Barber’s Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas and other holiday favorites. For more information contact David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, at 7382 or delyser@up.edu.