Kenji Bunch – Past Concerts
Embrace or Exile: The Color of Fate
Monday, February 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Elebash Hall, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
Kenji Bunch
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Lost Freedom: A Memory
(NY premiere; script by George Takei)
Gabriela Lena Frank — Tres Homenajes: Compadrazgo
Gabriela Lena Frank — Tres Homenajes: Compadrazgo
Free (RSVP required)
45th Parallel: When the Violin
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
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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
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)
PYP Concert-at-Christmas: Up in the Air
Monday, December 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Gioachino Rossini,
Kenji Bunch,
John Philip Sousa,
Gustav Holst,
Jean Sibelius,
John Williams,
Ralph Vaughan Williams,
Carol Brittin Chambers,
Robert Sheldon,
James Curnow, and
Lin-Manuel Miranda.
In person: $20-$60 ($15-$60 student) | Stream: $13
Masterworks Series: Leclair, Bunch, Mozart, Prokofiev
Sunday, July 31, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Jean-Marie Leclair
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Sonata for Two Violins in E minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Kenji Bunch — Next Train (for solo violin)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K. 296
Sergei Prokofiev — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Kenji Bunch — Next Train (for solo violin)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K. 296
Sergei Prokofiev — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
$35
CMNW New@Night: Rhapsodies & Demons
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Rhapsody No. 1
Kenji Bunch / Stephen Sondheim — The Demon Barber
Stephen Hartke — Netsuke
Kenji Bunch / Stephen Sondheim — The Demon Barber
Stephen Hartke — Netsuke
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
OCT Chamber Music Series: Fifth Mirror
Friday, May 27, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
Kenji Bunch
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Selected works
Miklós Rózsa — Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15
Maddalena Laura Sirmen (Lombardini) — Selected works
Miklós Rózsa — Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15
Maddalena Laura Sirmen (Lombardini) — Selected works
$35
Portland Friends of Chamber Music: Sybarite5
Friday, March 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Program includes works by
Radiohead,
Astor Piazzolla,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Dave Brubeck,
Andy Akiho,
Eric Byers,
Shawn Conley,
Dan Visconti, and
Kenji Bunch.
$32-$57
Epiphany Center for the Arts: Fifth House Ensemble
Sunday, January 30, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (CST)
Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL, United States
Online and in-person
Mason Spencer
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Khelsey Zarraga
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Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello
Catherine Likhuta — Lesions
Hilary Tann — Duo for oboe and viola
Adolphus Hailstork — Eslanda Dances
Kenji Bunch — Four Flashbacks for clarinet and viola
Carlos Simon — Loop
Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello
Catherine Likhuta — Lesions
Hilary Tann — Duo for oboe and viola
Adolphus Hailstork — Eslanda Dances
Kenji Bunch — Four Flashbacks for clarinet and viola
Carlos Simon — Loop
Online: $10 | In person: $20
Atlanta Chamber Players: Opening Concert – Now & Then
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Benjamin Krause – Notes From Inside
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie
Jennifer Higdon – Southern Harmony
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie
Jennifer Higdon – Southern Harmony
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Free (Online: Free | In person: $0-25)
Oregon Symphony: The Season Premiere – David Danzmayr Conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Kenji Bunch – Time In (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
$25-$79
Oregon Symphony: The Season Premiere – David Danzmayr Conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Kenji Bunch – Time In (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
$25-$79
Oregon Symphony: The Season Premiere – David Danzmayr Conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
Saturday, October 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Kenji Bunch – Time In (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
$25-$79
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music – Bunch, Jones, Poulenc, Tower, & Weber
Thursday, July 25, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Kenji Bunch – Paraphraseology
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
$22-$27
Sonic Evolution Co-Presented with Earshot Jazz
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Garfield High School Jazz Band & singer Grace Love join SSO in celebrating Quincy Jones & Ernestine Anderson with a world premiere by Kenji Bunch.
$21-$30
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Saturday, August 20, 2016 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$39
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$33
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte! – Open Rehearsal for Seniors
Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Senior citizens are invited to attend an open rehearsal of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
Free
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Recital (Part II)
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 @ 1:00pm – 3:35pm (PDT)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Eight contestants will perform a piece by Ravel; Premonitions, a Seattle Symphony commission by Kenji Bunch composed specifically for the competition; and one additional work of the contestant’s choosing.
Free (Free (RSVP required))