45th Parallel: To the Angel who Announces the End of Time

45th Parallel Universe

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)

The Old Church at St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Old Madeleine Church), Portland, OR, United States

$36.50 ($20 senior/student)

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Germaine Tailleferre — String Quartet

The end of time is often perceived as a philosophical rendering of extreme hopelessness and despair, frequently brought on by war. This concert explores these deep themes and extreme beauty, developed during times of war within the human experience. Our program features music by two artists who produced music of great beauty out of grim circumstances: Messiaen's iconic Quartet for the End of Time, and Germaine Taillefaire's Quartet.

About 45th Parallel Universe

https://www.45thparallelpdx.org/

About Emily Cole, violin

Emily Cole joined the Oregon Symphony in 2011. An avid chamber musician, Emily is a member of the Mousai Remix string quartet with fellow Oregon Symphony musicians Shin-Young Kwon, Jennifer Arnold, and Marilyn de Oliveira. She has also performed locally with Third Angle Ensemble, fEARnoMUSIC, 45th Parallel, and Northwest New Music. During the summer months, Emily has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival, the Seattle Opera, and the Apollo Music Festival. Emily is on the faculty at Lewis & Clark College; she also coaches chamber musicians with Portland Summer Ensembles and Seattle’s Music Northwest.

Emily earned her M.M. from the University of North Texas, where she held a teaching fellowship and studied with Emanuel Borok. She received her B.M. from the University of Texas at Austin, studying with Brian Lewis. A native of Seattle, Emily was also a longtime student of former Seattle Symphony concertmaster Ilkka Talvi.

https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/emily-cole/