The University Wind Symphony has been invited to perform at the 2015 Oregon Music Education Association conference in Eugene, Ore., in January 2015, according to Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts. The wind symphony was selected through a blind audition process, and this will be the first time a UP instrumental ensemble has ever performed […]
Performing and Fine Arts
Choral Arts Ensemble Concerts, Oct. 18-19
The 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 […]
University Singers, Women’s Chorale Concert, Oct. 4
The University Singers and Women’s Chorale will open their new concert season on Saturday, October 4, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. The University welcomes Kathryn Briggs as the new director of the Women’s Chorale with this all-choral program featuring American […]
“Iolanthe” Plays Through June 28
Mock’s Crest Productions will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday from June 6 to June 28, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m Sundays), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Tickets are available through the Hunt Center box office at 7287 or magohuntboxoffice@up.edu. This year’s production promises an evening of fairies, love, and politics […]
Holga Adventures With Pat Bognar
Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, will show a selection of her photographs, titled “Holga Adventures,” at 12×16 Gallery (8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5) from June 5-29. There will be a First Friday reception on Friday, June 6 from 6 to 9 p.m., and an artists’ reception on Sunday, June 8, from 2 to […]
Best In The Northwest Choir Fest, May 9
The University and the performing and fine arts department will host the 41st annual Best in the Northwest Choir Festival, Friday May 9, all day, in Buckley Center Auditorium. Choir members will also use first floor Buckley Center classrooms for robing and rehearsal. Top honors go to the finest middle and junior high school choirs […]
New UP Theater Facebook Page
The drama department recently launched a new Facebook page, intended to serve as a hub for behind-the-scenes action, upcoming performance information, and tidbits from the theater world as a whole. The new page is PFA’s latest tool to get the word out about the exciting art that students at University of Portland are creating. Just […]
Romeo and Juliet Concert, April 22
The University of Portland Orchestra will present the “Romeo and Juliet” concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, on Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free and all are welcome. The orchestra will perform two of the most famous musical depictions […]
Reception, Panel Discussion For “Cymbeline,” April 12
Drawing on the gifts of our faculty, the Garaventa Center will host a wine and cheese reception prior to the April 12 performance of Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. A panel featuring the show’s designer and UP faculty members will illuminate surprising dimensions of the play and will […]
2014 University Jazz Festival: April 9-10
The annual University of Portland Jazz Festival takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9- 10, all day, in the Chiles Center, according to the performing and fine arts department. The festival features middle school and high school jazz bands competing from throughout the region. Attendance is free and all are welcome. For more information […]