Embark on a musical journey with Portland State University School of Music & Theater, where diverse melodies and timeless compositions unite in an extraordinary series of performances. From the ancient harmonies of Hildegard von Bingen to the contemporary elegance of Elaine Hagenberg, these events promise to captivate audiences with a rich array of cultural narratives and artistic expressions. Join us as PSU's choirs, orchestras, and operatic talents bring to life the stories and sounds that connect us all.

Portland State University's Musical Odyssey: A Global Tapestry of Sound

Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz. A bandleader in his own right, Jazz Times calls him “the consummate saxophonist-composer and “one of the finest alto and soprano saxophonists of our time.” He will perform with the Portland State Jazz Band, directed by Professor George Colligan.

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Steve Wilson with the PSU Jazz Band

Portland State University

Join the PSU University Choirs and Community Choirs under the direction of Coty Raven Morris, Peter Freeman, and Ian Timmons as they present an evening of holiday and seasonal selections sure to evoke your imagination. Our concert includes selections spanning a multitude of cultures that are sure to leave you singing. We will also feature performances by guest ensembles for an array of enchanting stories and music as we reflect on the melodies and threads that connect us all.

PSU Choirs present "Threads of Harmony"

First Christian Church Portland

Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz. A bandleader in his own right, Jazz Times calls him “the consummate saxophonist-composer and “one of the finest alto and soprano saxophonists of our time" he will give a masterclass in Lincoln Hall 47; PSU Jazz students will be participating.

Steve Wilson Masterclass

Wind Symphony and University Band in concert featuring exciting wind band works by diverse composers.

PSU Wind Symphony & University Band Concert

The PSU Orchestra performs Haydn's sacred instrumental masterpiece, the Seven Last Words of Christ, and Vivaldi's delightful Piccolo Concerto, featuring Oregon Symphony principal Zachary Galatis.

PSU Orchestra Candlelight Masterworks Series

A Concert by the PSU Vocal Collective, PSU's premier contemporary vocal ensemble. This concert features 13 treble voices with rhythm section, performing exciting and innovative arrangements of jazz and commercial music by Jacob Collier, Säje, Lianne LaHavas, Yebba, Van Halen, and more.

PSU Vocal Collective: Evergreen

This holiday classic is a touching reminder that gift-giving is not about the receiving of goods, it’s about the sacrifice we make to show others the immensity of our love for them. Bring the whole family to PSU Opera’s heartwarming, operatic version of O. Henry’s beloved short story, “The Gift of the Magi.” A loving tale for young and old!

PSU Opera presents: The Gift of the Magi

The Jazz Area Combos present a series of performances featuring several small groups. Students present a variety of jazz and contemporary music arranged or composed by students and faculty.

PSU Jazz Combo Nights

Seaborne (by Emmy-award winner composer Garth Neustadter) features coordination with live film projection, and for this piece, we're featuring graduate collaborative pianist Charlie Copeland and undergraduate pianist AJ Allida. "Above" is the first movement of a three-movement work, which was premiered by The Percussion Collective. Log Cabin Blues is a ragtime xylophone work by George Hamilton Green featuring percussion major Andrés Pinzón as xylophone soloist. Double Drum Dutch is a recently-composed work by Ayanna Woods, and was commissioned and premiered by Chicago's GRAMMY-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion. Lastly, Kangaroopak Sardha by Terry Longshore will feature the entire ensemble and is based on both North and South Indian traditional forms and rhythms.

PSU Percussion Ensemble: Sculptures in Rhythm

Join professors Ethan Sperry and Coty Raven Morris with the Portland State University Chamber Choir, Thorn Choir, and Rose Choir for an evening of music that spans space and time. Our concert includes selections from North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia; and is bookended with music by female composers Hildegard von Bingen from the Middle Ages and Elaine Hagenberg, our most popular living composer. Audience members will also enjoy the world premiere of “My Father Digging,” composed by PSU professor Darrell Grant, based on the beloved poem “Digging” by Seamus Heaney, with guest solo artist esperanza spalding. Don’t miss this spectacular season opener and explore the basic elements that weave the stories of who we are.

PSU Choirs present "Tapestry of TIme"

Portland First United Methodist Church

Pianists Connie Titterington and Lisa Marsh celebrate over 20 years of performing together with this exciting concert. Join us for works by Samuel Barber, Astor Piazzolla, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and the Marsh-Titterington Piano Duo.

Noon Concert Series: Songs and Dances: Marsh and Titterington Piano Duo

“Curiosity is at the heart of this compelling project. It explores what it looks like to create collaboratively and how to use the practice of art making to inspire social change.” – Damaris Webb, Co-Leader of “y/ours”

PSU Theater Arts presents: "Y/OURS: tending gratitude and other acts of (radical) subversion"

The SOMT Jazz Voice Area students present an intimate concert highlighting solo vocalists. Curated by students, the musical selections celebrate the significance of the seasons.

Seasons In Song: Featuring Jazz Voice Soloists

Award-winning classical guitar virtuoso Tal Hurwitz performs at Portland State University as part of the CDZ Collegium Muisa Classical Guitar Series. Mr. Hurwitz has garnered international acclaim in concerts and masterclasses around the world, showcasing his reputation for technical mastery and artistic clarity. This will be his second visit to Oregon this year. He will be the featured artist for the Corvallis Classical Guitar Festival November 15th and 16th.

PSU & CDZ Collegium Musica Classical Guitar Series: Tal Hurwitz, award-winning guitarist

Yelling Choir is a femme, women, and nonbinary performance process, created by Maxx Katz, that reimagines voice, presence, gender, and power. The choir is a vehicle of experimental relational technology, using play, somatic awareness, and vocal practice. This performance is a collaborative composition which calls for a socially aware aesthetic of listening and seeing, that includes social relationship as a moving element of the internal composition of the piece. Recent choirs have been comprised of femme/women/nonbinary participants. Yelling Choir shares the immediate, visceral experience of having a voice (both sonically and creatively), especially for those who have historically had less of a voice in our culture. We love to yell—and we also explore other sounds, extended vocal techniques, movement, and improvisation. We explore getting big, taking up space, allowing a full spectrum of emotions—from joy to rage to boredom to delight, and everything in between—in an emotionally-regulated and supported way.

Noon Concert Series: Yelling Choir

College Of The Arts Commencement Ceremony

The PSU Orchestra and conductor Ken Selden present music of Carl Reinecke, Vasily Kalinnikov, John Williams, and the Beatles. Featuring flutist Hugo Romero, the 2024 PSU Orchestra Concerto Competition winner.

Psu Orchestra: Unfinished Business

Through the power of sound and environment, Home:Lost confronts the stark realities of displacement in its various forms. These might include environmental degradation, wartime destruction, the plight of immigrants and refugees, and the experiences of those who live on the streets. Amidst the themes of loss and longing, Home:Lost will also offer glimpses of shared hope; fostering empathy, understanding, and dialogue about the urgent issues facing the loss of our physical, cultural, and spiritual homes.

Sound Art Installation: "home:lost"

Boiler Room Theater

Psu Wind Symphony Presents: Renewal

Noon Concert: Music Ed Area Recital

Enjoy an evening of original songs written and performed by students in the Sonic Arts & Music Production (SAMP) songwriting class, featuring lighting designs by theater students. 

Songwriting Showcase (samp, Theater Lighting Design)

A vocalist, composer, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist, Johnaye Kendrick received a Master of Music from Loyola University and an Artist Diploma from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute. Johnaye performs original compositions as well as fresh interpretations of beloved jazz and contemporary works. She is a member of the Grammy winning vocal group Saje. A dedicated educator, Johnaye serves as Professor of Music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

Psu Jazz With Johnaye Kendrick

Join us for "Into the Light," the conclusion of our "From Dust to Dawn" series. This evening of community building and inspiration will feature performances by PSU's University Choirs, Combined Rose and Thorn Choirs, and guest artists.

Psu Choirs: Into The Light

PSU Theater presents Pulitzer Prize finalist "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe. A muscular contemporary coming-of-age story, "The Wolves" offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of a high school girls’ indoor soccer team. Set against the AstroTurf backdrop of the team’s winter season, the play explores thorny and shifting landscapes of identity, friendship, competition, and belonging. With a powerful blend of humor and vulnerability, the play asks its audience to encounter the ferocious reality of growing up.

The Wolves

Noon Concert: Composition Area Recital

The Wolves (pay What You Can)

The PSU Percussion Ensemble presents its Spring concert, featuring contemporary chamber percussion works, and command performances by members of the PSU Percussion Studio.

Psu Percussion Ensemble

University Band Concert

The Wolves - Opening Night

Noon Concert: Brass Area Recital

Join tenor Katherine Goforth and pianist Chuck Dillard in an evening of art songs and arias. Goforth is the recipient of the inaugural True Voice Award, created to increase the visibility of transgender and non-binary opera singers. Dillard is a PSU faculty member and founder of Queer Opera.

An Evening Of Song

The Wolves - Preview Night (pay What You Can)

Bridgerton Cinematographer Visits The School Of Film

Lincoln Hall

The PSU Chamber Choir presents new compositions by PSU faculty, alumni and current students which they will be recording at Skywalker Sound (George Lucas's recording studio) for an upcoming album. The concert also includes PSU's Community Chorus and other special guests.

Psu Choirs: "a New Dawn"

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church

In coordination with the Oregon Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and lead facilitator Dr. Colleen Clark (University of South Carolina), PSU will host Jazz Girls Day. JAZZ GIRLS DAY invites and inspires girls for a day filled with learning, playing, and performing. One of the goals of the day is to help girls prepare for their All-State jazz auditions, although this is not a requirement to attend. The idea behind JAZZ GIRLS DAY is not only to welcome girls to start or continue playing jazz but also encourage music educators to encourage girls to play jazz.

Jazz Girls Day

Noon Concert: Voice Area Recital

At this brown-bag discussion hosted by the College of the Arts and Dean Leroy Bynum, Jr., Kate Bingaman-Burt , professor in the School of Art + Design, Anna Goodman, professor in the School of Architecture, and Coty Raven Morris, professor in the School of Music & Theater, share their experiences with creating intersectional communities in their teaching and art practics. Kate Bingaman-Burt discusses the use of community learners agreements in the pedagogical setting.. Anna Goodman talks about her work on reconstructive pedagogy. Coty Raven Morris shares her work with her Being Human Together initiative. Courtney Hermann, director of the School of Film, moderates the discussion.

The Arts At The Vanguard Of Change: A Conversation On Intersectional Communities

This powerful concert will include solo works by CPE Bach, Schubert, Schubert/Liszt, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.  Ms. Yablonskaya will also perform the piano 4-hands version of Franck’s Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18 with Susan Chan.

Psu Steinway Piano Series -- Master Class With Emeritus Professor Susan Chan

Psu Steinway Piano Series -- Master Class With Guest Artist Oxana Yablonskaya

Psu Steinway Piano Series -- Oxana Yablonskaya, Guest Piano Concert

Noon Concert: Piano Area Recital

Now the subject of an award-winning documentary film, The Innocents is social justice advocacy through performance art. The work is an effort to delve deeply into the current issues surrounding the subject of wrongful imprisonment and exoneration, as well as a commitment to connect with the communities in which it is performed. We have embraced our role as advocates through the realization that our work cuts to the emotional core of the human experience surrounding these issues.

The Innocents

Research Week - Writing For A Public Audience

“Time stops when the one who sung the highest note in the history of the Metropolitan Opera in New York shares her voice.” So said the Le Journal de Québec about Miss Luna’s Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. 

Audrey Luna Master Class

Metropolitan Opera Star and PSU Alumnus returns to Portland to give a song recital and master class, with Dr. Chuck Dillard accompanying on piano. 

Audrey Luna Vocal Recital

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Portland State University's Rose and Thorn Choirs present "Rising," their final concert of the year. This captivating performance, under the skilled direction of Kimi Gubler Davis and Molly Kerns-Clapp, will take place on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, located at 2408 SE 16th Ave., Portland, OR 97214.

"Rising" promises to be a diverse and powerful concert, featuring a variety of musical genres that explore themes of identity. Highlights include samples from Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" and a selection of folk song arrangements, all designed to showcase the exceptional talents of the choirs. The exquisite acoustics of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church will further elevate the performance, ensuring an immersive and resonant experience for all in attendance.

Tickets are available for $15 general admission and $7 for students and seniors. Don't miss this opportunity to support Portland State's choirs and experience the culmination of their year's work in an event that celebrates music, culture, and the arts. For tickets and more information, contact Ethan Sperry at esperrypdx.edu.

Rising: Rose & Thorn Choirs Concert

Join us for an enriching musical experience at the Noon Concert: Musicology Area Presentations, hosted by Portland State University's School of Music & Theater. This special event is scheduled for Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM, and will take place in the Lincoln Recital Hall LH 75, located at 1620 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR.

The concert will showcase research projects by music history/musicology undergraduate and graduate students, offering a unique glimpse into the academic and creative endeavors within the musicology field. This event is part of the full season of winter Noon Concerts, designed to celebrate and share the talents and scholarly work of our students with the wider community.

Admission to the Noon Concert is free and open to the public, making it a perfect opportunity for music enthusiasts, students, faculty, and anyone interested in the arts and culture to enjoy a midday musical interlude.

For more information, please contact us at musicpdx.edu or call 503 725-3011. Don't miss this opportunity to support and learn more about the vibrant musicology community at Portland State University's School of Music & Theater.

Noon Concert: Musicology Area Presentations

The Gee Cees And The Alves Combo

Prof. Karin Magaldi will explore how the technology of film has transformed our relationship with Shakespeare’s plays, sometimes competing with the primacy of live theatrical productions and sometimes inspiring stage adaptations to experiment, innovate, and modernize. Prof. Magaldi will be in conversation with Prof. Emerita Sue Brower from PSU’s School of Film.

Shakespeare Speaker Series: Shakespeare On Film

Lincoln Studio Theater

The PAS Percussion Ensemble Competition and Festival will feature performances by Oregon and Washington High School percussion ensembles. Guest Clinicians Garrett Arney (University of Kansas) and Dr. Terry Longshore (Southern Oregon University) will clinic each performing ensemble, and present clinics on percussion techniques and styles for all students in attendance. 

Percussive Arts Society Percussion Ensemble Competition And Festival

Indulge in the elegance, romance, and comedic brilliance of Franz Lehar’s lighthearted operetta, “The Merry Widow” with an unexpected twist. Count Danilo and Hannah fall in love, but their marriage is thwarted by his uncle because of Hannah’s insufficient wealth. Instead, Hannah marries a wealthy older man who soon dies, leaving her all his fortune. The country is suffering financially, so the Baron and his wife host a party for the widowed Hannah – part of a scheme to find her a husband amongst her compatriots to keep her wealth in the country. Danilo feigns disinterest for fear his heart will be broken yet again. This flirtatious and humorous love story is woven together with energetic dance sequences and infectious tunes sung in English, and accompanied live by the PSU Orchestra.

The Merry Widow

Noon Concert: String Area

Come and celebrate the life of this great man with tributes, and performances by PSU faculty members. Reception to follow.

Memorial And Concert: Honoring Harold Gray

PSU Choirs welcome Finnish choir Akademiska Sångföreningen (Akademen) on their tour of the USA and Canada! They will share selections by Swedish and Finnish composers, as well as works by Samuel Barber. PSU Rose Choir will join them onstage for a very special collaboration! Suggested donation at door.

Psu Choirs Host The Finnish Choir Adademiska Sångföreningen

Interested in studying film, music or theater at Portland State University? Please join us for a 90-minute walking tour of the creative heart of Portland State University, including the spaces of Lincoln Hall. On this tour, you'll see the studios, rehearsal halls, practice rooms, performances spaces, film studios, equipment rooms, labs and classrooms where the students and faculty in the Schools of Film and Music & Theater create and thrive. This tour is geared toward prospective and admitted music, theater and film students and their families but is open to anyone who is curious about our programs.

College Of The Arts Tour: Film And Music & Theater

Noon Concert: Woodwind Area Recital

Interested in studying art, graphic design or architecture at Portland State University? Please join us for a 90-minute walking tour of the creative heart of Portland State University, including Shattuck Hall, Fariborz Maseeh Hall and the Art Building. In these buildings, you'll see the architecture and art studios, maker spaces, digital labs and classrooms where the students and faculty in the Schools of Architecture and Art + Design create and thrive. This tour is geared toward prospective and admitted visual arts, graphic design, art history, cultural history, architecture and public interest design students and their families but is open to anyone who is curious about our programs.

College Of The Arts Tour: Architecture And Art + Design

The PSU Chamber Choir performs with the Oregon Symphony. Shrouded in the mystery surrounding the composer’s death, Mozart’s Requiem is a work of comfort that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit. William Grant Still’s Darker America explores the power of hope and redemption in a fusion of classical, jazz, and African American spirituals.

Mozart's Requiem

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

The Northwest Percussion Festival was founded to give classical percussion ensembles from around the Northwest region a chance to perform for one another and exchange repertoire ideas.  The weekend also provides an opportunity for students and their directors to meet in and socialize in an informal environment, and for the music director-conductors of the ensembles to perform solo pieces for the students.  The continued growth and success of the NWPF each year is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of the Northwest's percussionists to the advancement of the percussive arts.

Northwest Percussion Festival

Don’t miss this special concert where PSU Percussion Area students perform their annual spring recital.

Noon Concert: Percussion Area Recital

Oregon Renaissance Band Presents "most Eloquent Music: Shakespearean Song"

Rose City Brass Quintet celebrates Women's History Month with an all female composed brass quintet recital. Join us for works by Dana Reason, Nicole Buetti, Sara Jocovino, Tania León, Jennifer Higdon, Joyce Solomon Moorman, and Dinah Bianchi.

Rose City Brass Quintet Celebrates Women's History Month

Come experience PSU Sonic Arts Music Production Laptop Ensemble, SAMPLe, as they give a collaborative winter concert showcasing original compositions exploring computer-mediated instruments, sound synthesis programming, and live interactive performance.

Psu Laptop Ensemble Winter Concert

A concert featuring trailblazing composers, poets, and activists showcasing dynamic new works that look to our past to inspire a better future. Join us and be the first to hear the world premiere of From the Book of Sankofa, a new work commissioned by Resonance Ensemble composed by critically acclaimed jazz pianist Darrell Grant (who ‘Gramophone’ calls “a composer of substance”) with poetry by award-winning writer, A. Mimi Sei.

Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs

Alberta Rose Theatre

Allison Miller is a New York based and internationally known jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader. She is a member of Artemis, the jazz group which recently won Best Jazz Group in the Down Beat Reader's Poll. She has toured with Ani DiFranco, as well as Dr. Lonnie Smith and Natalie Merchant. She will perform with the PSU Jazz Band as they perform some of her music and arrangements.

Allison Miller With The Psu Jazz Band

Psu University Band Presents: Diamond Tide

Don’t miss this special concert where we explore music written for the trombone and live electronic devices. The concert will be performed by PSU Trombone Professor Li Kuang, Sonic Arts and Music Production Professor Caroline Louise Miller, and the students of the PSU Trombone Studio. Join us for this unique musical experience!

Noon Concert: New Sounds - A Music Exploration For Trombone And Electronics

Psu Wind Symphony Presents: Images

The PSU Vocal Collective presents their winter concert, “Cidade a Cantar,” which means “The City Sings” in Portuguese. This Jazz Area ensemble features eight treble voices with rhythm section, and will perform music by Brazilian composer Chico Buarque, Elton John, Saje, and more.

Psu Vocal Collective

Psu Chamber Choir Hosts The Yale Glee Club

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (which includes several PSU faculty and alumni) will be conducted by PSU Maestro Ken Selden as they perform Mozart and Dvořák’s brilliant works for winds in a program featuring VSO soloists.

Woodwind Serenades Conducted By Psu Maestro Ken Selden

First Presbyterian Church

The PSU Brass Area is pleased to host the Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet, a genre-defying group of horn players doubling on the tuben horn (also known as  Wagner tuba). This presentation is free to all and includes an engaging blend of performance and panel discussion by the group, which—for this visit—includes members of the faculty from Lawrence University and the University of Oregon. The players include.

Psu Brass Area Presents: The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet

Bass trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony (B.C.) Ilan Morgenstern holds an artist-in-residence at Portland State University School of Music and Theater. Hailed by the International Trombone Association Journal for his “rhythmically driving, technically flawless, and unfailingly dynamic and exciting" playing, Ilan Morgenstern is a unique voice in his field. Ilan will present a masterclass and recital on March 7th, 2024, in Lincoln Recital Hall 75.

Guest Artist Ilan Morgenstern Trombone Recital

Guest Artist Ilan Morgenstern Trombone Masterclass

Nine beautifully evocative pieces for cello and piano.  This is the first Noon Concert with Hamilton and Julia in several years.  They have performed many duo recitals locally as well as a tour of South Korea.

Noon Concert: Hamilton Cheifetz And Julia Lee

Come enjoy PSU Percussion Group Portland State as they present their Winter 2024 concert featuring works for chamber percussion ensemble by Andy Akiho, Bob Becker, Christopher Cerrone, Daniel Levitan, John Psathas, Darien Spicak, and more!

Psu Percussion Ensemble Presents: Shell

Arts and culture are at a pivotal point in Oregon’s history.  Arts and cultural organizations have been continuing to suffer from the lingering impact of the pandemic. The state legislature made little effort to support the arts and culture in the past session, but is about to take up major arts legislation again in February. Portland has pulled out of the Regional Arts and Culture Council, shaking up the structure for providing support to arts and culture in the metropolitan area. A major arts and cultural plan for the region is about to be released. City leaders are talking about how the arts can be used to help revitalize downtown Portland.

Fighting For The Arts And Our Communities: A Conversation About Oregon’s Future

The Jazz Area Combos present a series of performances featuring several small groups. Students present a variety of jazz and contemporary music arranged or composed for their ensemble peers. Directed by Darrell Grant, Sherry Alves, Owen Broder, George Colligan, Todd Marston, and Ben Medler.

Jazz Combo Night 2

The Portland State University Choirs, Community Chorus, and guest artists present a mix of classical greats and pop hits, with a community sing, in celebration of "Music in Our Schools" month. 

Psu Choirs: Build Again

First Christian Church

Jazz Combo Night 1

In this West Coast premiere, PSU Prof. Karin Magaldi directs Aditi Brennan Kapil's modern translation of William Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure, which explores the corrupting influence of power, even for the most virtuous of individuals.

Measure For Measure

PSU's Rose, Thorn and Chamber Choirs present "Golden," a journey of life and light found in darkness. This concert is a continuation of the 2023-24 choral season ‘From Dust to Dawn’. Selections include excerpts from Mozart's Requiem and the works of Rosephanyne Powell, Elaine Hagenburg, and local Portland State students, with a guest organist Jonas Nordwall.

Psu Choirs: Golden

Measure For Measure - Preview

Noon Concert: Crazy Jane Composers

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is a cultural giant and a musical pioneer who passed away 50 years ago in 1974. Yet his influence remains pervasive, fresh and ceaselessly modern. But why, and how? How many appreciate that he not only created the music that defined (and even named) the Swing era, but that he elevated Black American music to the level of high art without sacrificing its roots? How many understand that he created a career formula for artistic and economic freedom, or that behind his tailored suits and sophistication, he was true revolutionary, using music to push for social justice and equality? In an era when being a musician was one of the few ways an African American artist could achieve self-determination, Ellington’s entire career was a struggle for civil rights and personal respect. With a generous offering of music, videos and images, this lecture by historian and journalist Ashley Kahn will both examine and question Ellington's legend, to truly grasp the enduring stature of Edward "Duke" Ellington.

They Called Him Duke; His Mother Called Him Edward

Don't miss PSU's celebration of opera with two exciting, back-to-back events! Come enjoy a concert featuring Metropolitan Opera Singer and PSU faculty member Daniel Mobbs joined by the talented winners of last year's PSU Opera Scholarship Competition.

Psu Opera Presents Act Ii Of Puritani By Bellini

Psu Opera Scholarship Competition

Sherry Alves and Christopher Woitach share a musical bond that is the result of twenty years of collaboration. Together, the duo explores jazz and popular song with open interpretation at every turn that brings unpredictability and playfulness to every performance. Woitach has been playing jazz guitar in the Portland area for decades and contributes his unique and varied approach to orchestration to the musical pairing.

Noon Concert: Sherry Alves And Christopher Woitach

Join PSU faculty, baritone Harry Baechtel and pianist Chuck Dillard, for a multimedia performance of Franz Schubert's late, tragic masterpiece Winterreise, performed in its entirety. The performance will feature English translations of the German texts as well as black and white images of Portland by photographer So-Min Kang that augment the journey. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear the greatest works of German Lieder ever conceived -- remarkable poetry and music. Come on a winter journey with us!

Winterreise Portland

This program offers students an immersive learning experience in the global city of London. The two seminars offered over the four-week program use London as a class text, as students explore topics including the history of science and urban health, as well as the city as a "contact zone" where representations of identity are negotiated through theater, literature, and the museums and streets of the city. Student learning is enhanced through trips to see London theater and through an overnight trip to the medieval city of York, as well as excursions within London.

Info Session: Faculty-led England: London - Honors: Gateway To Marvels And Mysteries: Medieval Science And Modern Stage

Psu Fac-led Info Session (honors House): London: Gateway To Marvels And Mysteries: Medieval Science And Modern Stage

Noon Concert: Third Angle New Music

At this brown-bag discussion, Chuck Dillard, professor in the School of Music & Theater, and ariella tai, professor in the School of Film, ariella tai (Film) share the ways they have pushed boundaries both in their art and in their work to illuminate and celebrate the stories of marginalized groups. ariella tai discusses the classes they’ve been offering School of Film students over the last few years, such as a master study of the film "Daughters of the Dust," and the philosophy behind their experimental films. Chuck Dillard discusses his innovative pedagogy exploring identity and performance in his Queer Opera.

The Arts At The Vanguard Of Change: Intersectional Experiments

Ken Selden conducts the PSU Orchestra with the music of Takemitsu, Ravel, Clara Schumann, and The Mamas & The Papas with special guests Li Kuang and Chuck Dillard of the PSU faculty.

Psu Orchestra: A Valentine Celebration

McMenamins Mission Theater

PSU School of Music Professor Darrell Grant curates a musical encounter with the Sonnets of William Shakespeare, featuring SOMT faculty and student composers and performers transporting 400-year-old language into modern contexts and styles. Learn more about Portland State University's School of Music & Theater. Come enjoy this musical encounter with Shakespeare’s written text.

Noon Concert: Love, Death, Ambition, Power, Fate, Free Will: Shakespearean Sonnets In Song

Join Professors Ethan Sperry and Coty Raven Morris, along with the Portland State University Chamber Choir, Thorn Choir and Rose Choir, for Kaleidoscope: an evening of music that explores how subtle shifts in perspective reveal new worlds of meaning and experience. Featuring selections from North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, this concert invites you to see through the lenses of diverse cultures and times. Discover how music reflects the ever-changing patterns of who we are.

PSU Choirs present "Kaleidoscope"

Experience an unforgettable evening of emotional opposites from the creative genius Giacomo Puccini. Beginning with the profound sorrow of Suor Angelica, you'll hear a poignant story of devotion and inner conflict accompanied by Puccini's lush, evocative score. Then, shift to the comedic charm and sparkling satire of Gianni Schicchi, highlighting Puccini’s gift for lively characterizations and exuberant tunes. This dynamic pairing provides an evening of contrasts and harmony, showcasing Puccini's extraordinary versatility.

PSU Opera Presents: Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi

The PSU Orchestra premieres a serenade for strings, composed in 2021 by retired PSU professor Bryan Johanson. Pianist Julia Lee joins the orchestra for Mozart's iconic D Minor Concerto.

Join us for an open workshop on a natural approach to string playing that incorporates elements of the Alexander Technique. The workshop is presented by Tomás Cotik, violin professor at Portland State University and a renowned expert in mindful, efficient movement. Cotik will explore how to reduce tension and improve sound quality in your playing. This session is ideal for string players at any level who want to enhance their technique and musical expression.

Portland State University School of Music & Theater

Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2025

PSU Choirs present "Kaleidoscope"

Nov 22, 2024 - May 30, 2025

PSU Choirs present "Tapestry of TIme"

18 - 27 Apr, 2025

PSU Opera Presents: Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi

Jun 8, 2025

PSU Orchestra Candlelight Masterworks Series

Nov 20, 2025

Workshop: A Natural Approach to String Playing by Tomás Cotik

Dec 6, 2024

Steve Wilson with the PSU Jazz Band

Dec 6, 2024

PSU Choirs present "Threads of Harmony"

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