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of events

In addition to the listed events, The Old Church presents free Sack Lunch Concerts, every Wednesday at noon.



Tuesday, January 6
7:00pm
Willamette Writers presents Eric Witchey, who will give a talk on “How to Turn Critiques into Useful Revisions.”

Refreshments are served at 6:30pm and the event begins at 7pm. Admission is free for Willamette Writers members, or $10 for non-members.
Sunday, January 11
3:00pm
The Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP), founded in 1924, is America's
first youth orchestra.  Members range in age from 12 to 23 and are
accepted by competitive audition from throughout the region.  The
orchestra is best known for a subscription series of concerts in the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, but this chamber music concert will
provide you with a chance to see the technical virtuosity of some of the
most advanced members of PYP up close.  Enjoy a beautiful program of
notable chamber music repertoire:

Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 for string sextet

Handel Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and cello

Bartok Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano

Francaix Quartet for Woodwinds

$10 for adults
$8 for seniors/students
$2 handling fee

Tickets and information: 503-223-5939 or portlandyouthphil.org
Monday, January 12
7:30pm
A fun-filled evening of music for flutes and horns, performed by students of the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. Jan Bach, Franz Doppler, Reinhold Gliere, and Catherine McMichael are among the featured composers for this exciting event.  

Free!
Tuesday, January 20
7:00pm
CONCERT PIANIST PLESCIA TO GIVE OREGON PREMIER Of SOLOS

Pianist Tanya Vegvary Plescia will give the Oregon premier of her original piano solos,  “Ballade for Souls”, “Geary Street” and “Dark Carousel”, along with “Two Songs Without Words” by Mendelssohn and the Beethoven Sonata Opus 28 “Pastoral.” Performances will be January 20 at 7:00 p.m. at “The Old Church”, 1422 S.W. 11th Avenue, Portland and January 21, at noon, at Avamere at Sandy, 17727 S.E. Langensand Road, Sandy, Oregon.
 
This year she received rave reviews for her performances at The Arts Club of Washington DC. “Plescia’s original compositions show a wide range of influences and a taste for pushing musical boundaries”, says Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee. “Tanya Plescia received a standing ovation for her moving performance”,  Steffi Broski, East Sacramento News. Plescia’s original piece titled “Geary Street” was described as a musical trip through rush hour traffic, was “punctuated by moments of clarity and serenity”, Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee.
 
Plescia teaches at Pease Conservatory of Music, Sacramento, California. She began studying at age four, and began formal lessons at age six. While studying under Tom Hulse, she won several awards and honors including the Festival of New American Music Honor, the Grayce Kent Clark Scholarship, the Music Teachers Association of California Scholarship, and the Edna S. Sibole Scholarship. At California State University of Sacramento, she studied with Frank Wasko and Richard Cionco, and was winner of the Senior Achievement Award and the annual Concerto Competition.
                                   
She performed with the Sacramento State Orchestra, and graduated Summa cum Laude with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Humanities, and a second Bachelors of Music degree in piano performance.
Tuesday, Feb 3
10:30am
The Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents Love Letters by A.R. Gurney. We trace the lifelong correspondence of the staid lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner. The story of their bittersweet relationship unfolds in words both hysterical and moving.

Coffee is served at 10am.  Admission is $6 at the door.
Tuesday, Feb 3
7:00pm
Willamette Writers will have their monthly meeting, including a talk on a topic of interest to writers.

Refreshments are served at 6:30pm and the event begins at 7pm. Admission is free for Willamette Writers members, or $10 for non-members.
Feb 12 - 7:30pm
Feb 13 - 8pm

Feb 14 - 5pm & 8pm
Feb 15 - 6pm
Michael Allen Harrison plans to share his most romantic compositions and will feature songs from some of the greatest songwriters of our time: Gershwin, Porter, Rogers and Hart and many more.

Tickets are available at all TicketsWest outlets, ticketswest.com, or from 503-224-8499. Ticket Price: $22.50 General Admission, or $30.00 Preferred Seating. (Ticket prices subject to service charges). 

For further information, call 503-255-0747 or visit www.mahrecords.com.
Tuesday, Feb 17
7:30pm
The Portland Jazz Composers’ Ensemble is a 14-piece group which performs original works by its members and by other jazz composers in the Portland music community and beyond.

There are many talented jazz composers in Portland and we aim to give them a platform for large-group composition and arrangement which is lacking in the city’s jazz scene.  The result is a distinct and unique book of modern music.

The group was founded by pianist Andrew Oliver and saxophonist Gus Slayton near the end of their time studying at Portland State University in 2007, when they realized that they would no longer have the PSU big band at their disposal.  Originally formed as a workshop group for experimenting with new compositional ideas, the group’s first public performance was in January 2008.  The Portland Jazz Composers ensemble performs 4 concerts per year. 

Admission is $12 general admission, $10 for students. For further information, please visit www.pjce.org.
Thursday, February 19
7:30pm
Portland Jazz Orchestra
Presented by the Portland Jazz Festival
"Blue Note Legends"
 
Celebrate 70 years of phenomenal jazz at the 2009 Portland Jazz Festival, which salutes Blue Note Records—the world's finest jazz record label, documenting historic achievements of icons ranging from Art Blakey and Miles Davis to Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Take in a panoramic overview of the label's success in this array of influential works by some of Blue Note's most legendary artists.
 
Tickets $20. Buy tickets online or from any Ticketmaster outlet.
Monday, February 23
All day

Tests that Can Save Your Life!

A preventive healthcare ultrasound screening will be held at The Old Church.  On that day, Life Line Screening will scan the carotid artery in the neck for plaque build up, which can lead to STROKE, and the arteries in the legs for peripheral arterial disease, which is linked to heart disease.  They also offer a third test for aneurysms in the aortic vessel in the abdomen.  Life Line Screening will also offer a bone density screening for women and men to test for risk of Osteoporosis.  This is a prevention program, and with early detection, these problems can be treated.  The results are sent directly to you and Life Line Screening encourages you to take them back to your primary care physician.  These tests are non-invasive and completely painless and take about ten minutes or less each.  The vascular tests are offered for $45 each or at a package price of $119.  The Osteoporosis screening is $35 or for the Complete Wellness Package - all 4 tests - $129.

Screenings Recommended for Ages 40+  Pre-registration is a must.  Space is Limited!  Schedule Early - Call 1-800-324-1851 to schedule your appointment.
Wednesday, February 25
7:30pm
TANGO PASSION; Music & Dance performed by the international harmonica virtuoso, Joe Powers, accompanied by the special guest pianist from Tokyo, Naoko Aoki.

Joe has recently won the Classical division (ranked #1 in the world) of the Cristal Harmonicas contest.  Naoko is considered by many the best Tango pianist in Japan.  Joined by Argentine Tango master dancer, Alex Krebs.  Sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies (Portland State university.) 

Tickets at door  $20  / advance $15. Call (503) 224-0328 or visit www.panmusica.net.

Friday, February 27
7:30pm
Viola chamber music recital.  

"A Blessing For Life" is the name of this benefit concert to support and bring compassionate awareness and financial help to Margot Parlette, a violist, who is dealing with a serious illness.

Michelle Mathewson, violist, will be joined by Cary Lewis, piano; Justin Kagan, cello; Margaret Bichteler, violin; Marie Fiorillo, voice; Angelika Furtwangler, viola and Ian Harris, piano and vocals.   Featuring works by Schumann, Brahms, Flaherty, LeClair, Dohnanyi, O'Connor and Harris.

There is no admission charge, however donations will be accepted for Margot Parlette at this benefit concert. 
 
 

——Sack Lunch Concerts——

Free Concerts every Wednesday, at noon. Come, relax, and enjoy an hour of fine music performed by local artists.

January 7 Michael Barnes, Organist of Westminster Presbyterian Church plays the first recital of 2009 on the historic Hook & Hastings tracker pipe organ of 1883.
January 14 Timothy Drewes, Organist and Choir Director of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Vancouver, WA will play an organ recital on the 126 year old Hook & Hastings tracker pipe organ.
January 21 Tanya Plescia—Pianist and composer from Sacramento, CA will perform. Tanya is a concert pianist and composer who is described as sensitive and one who plays from her heart. Her compositional interpretations of the classics are unique yet pure, mixing the untested with the familiar.
January 28 Allen Mathews, Classical Guitarist in recital.
February 4 Classical Revolution PDX—a network of musicians that come together to perform chamber music for the community. We have all different kinds of musicians playing with us: symphony and ballet/opera orchestra members, conservatory and music school students, established chamber groups, cello project members, and amateurs that just really, really love chamber music.  More info:  www.classicalrevolutionpdx.org
February 11 Jules Elias, Clarinet and Marlise Stroebe, piano, in an “All-Romance" concert: Strauss-Romance, Schumann-Romanzen, Reger-Romanze, Arlen-My Romance, Deitch and Schwartz- I'll Take Romance and finally, Gershwin-A Fine Romance. 
February 18 Jina Darnell, soprano, and Michael Barnes, piano will present a recital of songs and arias. Maybe even some Korean Folk Songs. Jina is a student of the late Ellen Faull. 
February 25 David Rothman, concert pianist, will take a break from his all-Chopin marathon by performing the two Beethoven piano sonatas, Op. 110 and 111.
March 4 Jennifer McBratney, soprano with Michael Barnes, piano perform vocal works by W.A. Mozart, Frederick Chopin, Hugo Wolf and Libby Larsen.  Jennifer is from the University of Portland studio of Judith Montgomery, and is working towards her Masters Degree.
March 11 Portland State University piano students of Lisa Marsh in recital. 
March 18 David Rothman, concert pianist will continue his all-Chopin marathon with all the Etudes Op. 10 and Fantasy.
March 25 Anna Kazakova, soprano in recital.

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