CMNW Summer Festival: Buster Keaton Silent Movie Nights with Matan Porat

Matan Porat, piano

Pack a picnic and bring your own seats to experience the multi-talented pianist and composer Matan Porat’s live, on-the-fly soundtrack performances for classic movies starring the master of silent comedy, Buster Keaton. Matan has garnered international acclaim for his “...vivid, propulsive, and fun…” (The New York Times) musical improvisations to silent films.

Tonight's performance features features Buster Keaton’s films The Playhouse and Sherlock Jr.

Projected start time is 8:30pm, but think twilight, outdoors, and an energetic evening of entertainment!

About the Festival: After a year without live music, we are so excited to share our plans for a joyful and reflective Chamber Music Northwest 2021 Summer Festival! We present to you an array of thrilling and deeply moving repertoire, performed by the greatest artists in the world, that you can enjoy both live and at home.

Some of CMNW’s favorite performers will return, such as the Dover and Brentano string quartets, and cellist Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet. The East Coast Chamber Orchestra, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines headline the star-studded cast who will make their CMNW debuts. Timeless classics such as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be heard alongside five exciting world premieres.

We hope you will join us this summer, for both live and at-home performances, to reflect on the past year and rejoice with the optimism that music brings into our lives!

Link to donate: https://cmnw.org/give

About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)

Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.

Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.