Perennial favorites, Portland Cello Project (nearing their 20th season) bring you on an extraordinary musical journey, transforming beloved hits from Weezer and Stevie Wonder into breathtaking cello arrangements.

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Nancy Ives joins the Portland Cello Project as a double threat star cellist and composer in an Unplugged Cellos-only show of songs inspired by light and hope, with just a touch of melancholy.  

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Cello recital featuring students of Valdine Ritchie Mishkin

Don your cape and fangs and celebrate Halloween Eve with the classic 1931 film Dracula, starring Béla Lugosi, accompanied by a live performance of Philip Glass’s original score. Philip Glass Ensemble Music Director Michael Riesman leads Third Angle in this hypnotic soundtrack for string quartet and two grand pianos.

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Don your cape and fangs and celebrate Halloween Eve with the classic 1931 film Dracula, starring Béla Lugosi, accompanied by a live performance of Philip Glass’s original score. Philip Glass Ensemble Music Director Michael Riesman leads Third Angle in this hypnotic soundtrack for string quartet and two grand pianos.

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Hear the Portland Cello Project live at the Aladdin Theatre, featuring Diane Chaplin and Skip Von Kuske as well as some new faces in our core cello section. Our blind auditions this Spring attracted some world-class talent, premiered at the Oregon Bach Festival last month where we performed works ranging from Bach to Led Zeppelin to Radiohead to Beyonce.

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AARON JAY KERNIS  Musica Celestis
MICHAEL TORKE  Sky
MOZART  Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

BEETHOVEN  Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus
HAYDN  Symphony No. 59, “Fire“
FALLA  Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1926 version)
FALLA  Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo

J. STRAUSS II  The Blue Danube
DEBUSSY (orch. Büsser)  The Sunken Cathedral
HANDEL (arr. Harty)  Water Music Suite
SCHUMANN  Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”

This entertaining matinee presents orchestral music in a fun and informal setting. Bring the whole family and enjoy a one-hour concert with the full Festival Orchestra. The program includes the Finale from Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian,” performed by pianist Gabe Reed (2024 Young Artist Scholarship winner).

Enjoy the Festival Orchestra in a lively tribute celebrating musical anniversaries from Broadway and Film.

IVES (arr. Schuman)  Variations on “America”
GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue
BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

Our fifteenth anniversary finale concert. We celebrate this special birthday with a performance of 15 audience-favorite Resonance commissions. This showcase speaks (sings) for itself, highlighting the mission-based art we have championed and the brilliant composers who created it.

Bonis Cello Sonata, Andrée Piano Trio