Listen to This: An Evening with Alex Ross & 45th Parallel
$44-$54
- Joseph Berger, French horn
- Ron Blessinger, violin
- Kayla Cabrera, viola
- Sergio Carreno, percussion
- Emily Cole, violin
- Gregory Ewer, violin
- María García, piano
- Stephen Kehner, percussion
- Shin-young Kwon, violin
- Martha Long, flute
- Charles Noble, viola
- Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
- Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano
- Michael Roberts, percussion
- James Shields, clarinet
- Steve Vacchi, bassoon
- Karen Wagner, oboe
- Bora Yoon, voice
- Alex Ross, narrator
John Luther Adams — The Wind in High Places
Richard Wagner — Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), WWV 86B ("Wo in Bergen du dich birgst")
Florence Price — Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Radiohead — Selected works (Creep / Pyramid; arr. Sergio Carreno)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Acclaimed author and music writer Alex Ross joins the virtuosos of 45th Parallel for an evening of words and music, a unique concert experience that will entertain, edify, enlighten, and exhilarate! Alex will read from his books and essays, providing compelling context to the music that 45th Parallel then performs. This is a co-production with the Patricia Reser Center, and will be recorded for broadcast on All Classical Portland.
About Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts unites us as artists, enthusiasts, individuals, and communities, linking us all with a sense of shared purpose and a touch of the sublime. The Reser is the cultural heart of a flourishing community centered in Beaverton, Oregon. It continuously enhances the cultural life of our region, bringing people together in a space that’s warm and welcoming, and where the art we present invites discovery, wonder, and flights of imagination. This place eliminates barriers and thrives on access, shared experience, and open hearts. The Reser honors the cultures and customs of its diverse community and, using the awesome power of the arts, creates opportunities for deeper understanding and authentic connections between people.
https://thereser.org/About Joseph Berger, French horn
About Sergio Carreno, percussion
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/percussion/sergio-carreno/
About Gregory Ewer, violin
Greg Ewer, hailed by The New York Times for his "refinement and spirit," has been a member of the Oregon Symphony since 2001. Greg is also well known to Portland audiences for his regular appearances with the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, and Pink Martini. He is also the founder and artistic director of 45th Parallel, a highly acclaimed chamber music series founded in 2009, featuring musicians of the Pacific Northwest.
Greg has appeared as a guest recitalist at Yale University, and at the National Library in Mexico City. He has performed at numerous summer festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Moab Music Festival, and the Montana Baroque Festival.
Greg’s 2014 recording of the Complete Sonatas for Two Violins of Jean-Marie Leclair with his longtime collaborator Adam LaMotte was described as a "landmark recording" and hailed for its "zest and athleticism" by The Strad magazine. In addition to his performing activities, Greg is on the music faculty of Reed College in Portland.
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/gregory-ewer/About María García, piano
About Stephen Kehner, percussion
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/percussion/stephen-kehner/
About Shin-young Kwon, violin
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/shin-young-kwon/
About Martha Long, flute
About Charles Noble, viola
About Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/marilyn-de-oliveira/
About Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano
About Michael Roberts, percussion
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/percussion/michael-roberts/
About James Shields, clarinet
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/woodwinds/james-shields/
About Bora Yoon, voice
About Alex Ross, narrator
Alex Ross has been the music critic at The New Yorker since 1996. He writes about classical music, covering the field from the Metropolitan Opera to the contemporary avant-garde, and has also contributed essays on literature, history, the visual arts, film, and ecology. His first book, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, a cultural history of music since 1900, won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Guardian First Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His second book, the essay collection Listen to This, won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. His latest book is Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, an account of Wagner's vast cultural impact. He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
https://www.therestisnoise.com/