Reena Esmail – Past Concerts near Portland, OR

Fear No Music: Monologues & Dialogues

Fear No Music
Monday, May 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Kate Soper — Selected works
Reena Esmail — Selected works
Gemma Peacocke — Selected works
Phyllis Chen — Selected works
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Selected works
Dobrinka Tabakova — Selected works

Free (RSVP required; $25 suggested donation)

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Words are for the Birds: Songs Without Words, & Songs About Birds

Radix Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, December 9, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
First Unitarian Portland, Portland, OR, United States
Program includes works by Sarah Quartel, Bernat Vivancos, William Cornysh, Cassandra Wilson, Veljo Tormis, Christine Donkin, William Billings, Reena Esmail, J. David Moore, and Michele Weir.

$25 ($10 student/senior; ages 11 & under free)

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Stay On It: Minimalism Past, Present, & Future

Oregon Symphony
Friday, October 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR, United States
Program includes works by Gabriel Kahane, Steve Reich, Shelley Washington, Reena Esmail, Samuel Carl Adams, Andy Akiho, Julia Wolfe, Meredith Monk, and Julius Eastman.

$33-$43

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Northwest Oboe Seminar Evening Concert

Northwest Oboe Seminar, Oregon Chamber Players, and Con Grazia Wind Quintet
Saturday, August 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Evangelical Church, Vancouver, WA, United States
Scott Joplin — Selected works
Bert Ligon — Tres Palos Negros
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Reena Esmail — Pranayam

$15 at the door

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Earth's Protection – A free arts & music festival for our planet

Resonance Ensemble
Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 5:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, United States
Sarah Kirkland Snider — Mass for the Endangered (Oregon premiere)
Nancy Ives — Songs of Celilo (for singing cellist)
Jasmine Barnes — Normal Never Was
Reena Esmail — The Tipping Point

Free (pre-registration required for 7:30pm concert)

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45th Parallel: American Haiku

45th Parallel
Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church at St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Old Madeleine Church), Portland, OR, United States
inti figgis-vizueta — Imago
Reena Esmail — Ragamala
Paul Wiancko — American Haiku

$30 ($20 senior/student)

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Winter Choral Concert: My Heart Be Brave

Willamette University Music Department and Willamette University Choirs
Thursday, February 16, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Willamette University, Salem, OR, United States
Libby Larsen — Selected works
Stacy Garrop — Selected works
Reena Esmail — Selected works
Melissa Dunphy — Selected works
Marques L.A. Garrett — Selected works

Free

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45th Parallel: When the Violin

45th Parallel
Thursday, January 12, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
The Old Church at St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Old Madeleine Church), Portland, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Reena Esmail — Darshan
Kenji Bunch — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works (sonata & partita selections TBA)
Jean-Marie Leclair — Sonata for Two Violins in G major, Op. 3, No. 1

$30 ($20 student/senior)

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WVCMF: Beethoven @ Archery Summit

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Sunday, August 21, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Archery Summit Winery, Dayton, OR, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Sonata No. 3 for Two Violins in A major, Op. posth., No. 3
Kareem Roustom — Letters Home (for clarinet & cello)
Reena Esmail — Teen Murti
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"

$85

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WVCMF: Beethoven @ Archery Summit

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Archery Summit Winery, Dayton, OR, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Sonata No. 3 for Two Violins in A major, Op. posth., No. 3
Kareem Roustom — Letters Home (for clarinet & cello)
Reena Esmail — Teen Murti
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"

$85 ($225 season pass)

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Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival at Tualatin Library

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Friday, August 19, 2022 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin, OR, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Sonata No. 3 for Two Violins in A major, Op. posth., No. 3 (selected movements)
Reena Esmail — Teen Murti
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky" (selected movements)

Free

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WVCMF: Reena Esmail in residence @ J. Christopher

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Sunday, August 14, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
J. Christopher Wines, Newberg, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — Selected works (new work for soprano, violin, & cello; West Coast premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov — How Slow the Wind
Reena Esmail — Ragamala
Robert Schumann — String Quartet No. 2 in F major Op. 41 No. 2

$85 ($30 Gala Afterparty Dinner; $225 season pass)

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WVCMF: Reena Esmail in residence @ J. Christopher

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, August 13, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
J. Christopher Wines, Newberg, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — Selected works (new work for soprano, violin, & cello; West Coast premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov — How Slow the Wind
Reena Esmail — Ragamala
Robert Schumann — String Quartet No. 2 in F major Op. 41 No. 2

$85 ($80 Gala Afterparty Dinner; $225 season pass)

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Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival at Tualatin Library

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Friday, August 12, 2022 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — Ragamala
Robert Schumann — String Quartet No. 2 in F major Op. 41 No. 2 (selected movements)

Free

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WVCMF: Mozart @ Sokol Blosser

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Sunday, August 7, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Sokol Blosser Winery, Dayton, OR, United States
Kevin Day — String Quartet No. 5 "The Essence of Being" (West Coast premiere)
Reena Esmail — Zeher
Leonora Duarte — Selected works
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614

$85 ($225 season pass)

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WVCMF: Mozart @ Sokol Blosser

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, August 6, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Sokol Blosser Winery, Dayton, OR, United States
Kevin Day — String Quartet No. 5 "The Essence of Being" (West Coast premiere)
Reena Esmail — Zeher
Leonora Duarte — Selected works
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614

$85 ($225 season pass)

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Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival at Tualatin Library

Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival
Friday, August 5, 2022 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin, OR, United States
Kevin Day — String Quartet No. 5 "The Essence of Being" ("II. Con moto"; West Coast premiere)
Reena Esmail — Zeher
Leonora Duarte — Selected works (selected sinfonias TBA)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614 (selections)

Free

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CMNW: Eastern Inspirations

Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Monday, July 18, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — Darshan ("I. Bihag")
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor

$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)

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CMNW: Eastern Inspirations

Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Sunday, July 17, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) at Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
Reena Esmail — Darshan ("I. Bihag")
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor

$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)

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