Open Music with Gabriella Smith
$20
- Gabriella Smith, percussion
- Gabriel Kahane, voice, percussion, & host
- Ron Blessinger, violin
- Gregory Ewer, violin
- Amanda Grimm, viola
- Maia Hoffman, viola
- Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
- Trevor Fitzpatrick, cello
Billy Childs — Four Portraits for Violin ("I. Prelude and Allegro")
Paul Wiancko — American Haiku (for violin & cello)
Kaija Saariaho — Sept Papillons (selections)
John Cage — Child of Tree
Joni Mitchell — A Case of You
Franz Joseph Haydn — String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird" ("IV. Finale")
Gabriella Smith — Carrot Revolution
Gabriella Smith's music has been performed by many leading orchestras around the world. She's also a committed environmentalist. During this evening of music and conversation, Gabriella and host Gabriel Kahane will explore the concept of nature music, the relationship between art and political practice, and the importance of climate activism and ecosystem restoration.
About Gabriella Smith, percussion
Gabriella Smith is a composer and environmentalist. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area playing and writing music, hiking, backpacking, and volunteering on a songbird research project. Whether for orchestras, chamber ensembles, voices, or electronics, Gabriella's music comes from a love of play, exploring new sounds on instruments, building compelling musical arcs, and connecting listeners with the natural world.
https://www.gabriellasmith.com/About Gabriel Kahane, voice, percussion, & host
A singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer, Gabriel Kahane works at the blurred edges of journalism, ethnography, storytelling, and music. Kahane's style is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright and has collaborated with both of these artists.
http://gabrielkahane.tumblr.com/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/