Fundraising Concert for CMC & PYP

A  C o l l e g i a l  C o n c e r t

A joint benefit concert for the Community Music Center and Portland Youth Philharmonic

Pamela Viktoria Pyle, piano
David Hattner, clarinet
Daniel Avshalomov, viola

Thursday, December 21st, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. 

Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis, Portland Oregon

This event is now SOLD OUT!  Thank you for your support! If you'd like to donate to CMC, you can do so online, or call us at 503-823-3177.

Join us for a warm evening of intimate chamber music at the winter solstice. The artists are donating their services so that all revenue will be split evenly to benefit both the Community Music Center Inc. (CMC Inc.) and the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP). Use this online form for tickets* or call CMC at 503-823-3177. 

Donor Match 

The two-to-one match campaign offered by a private donor in memory of long-time CMC & PYP friend Marvel Gillespie has been met! Thank you to all who contributed - raising a total of over $7,500 for both organizations! All contributions above the ticket purchase are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. **

The Community Music Center is a Portland Parks & Recreation program, begun in 1955, and supported by the non-profit all-volunteer CMC Inc. to provide affordable lessons, classes and other musical experience to those of all income levels. 

The Portland Youth Philharmonic is celebrating its 100th season this year as America's longest-operating orchestra, and currently serves hundreds of students from around the Portland metropolitan area and beyond, in five ensembles from strings to winds and full orchestra, performing for thousands of students and people of all ages. 

About the Performers

Daniel Avshalomov, violist, is a founding member of the American String Quartet and Alumnus of both CMC and PYP. His father, the late Jacob Avshalomov, was music director and conductor of PYP (formerly PJS).  Read more...

David Hattner, clarinetist, is the current musical director and conductor of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Read more...

Pamela Viktoria Pyle served as a principal pianist in the studios of Dorothy DeLay and subsequently Itzhak Perlman, and is currently Associate Professor of Piano and Director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the University of New Mexico.  Read more...

* Note: there are no physical tickets - just a guest list at the door. Ticket revenue is collected by CMC Inc. and then 50% given to PYP. Ticket purchaser names an contact information will be shared with PYP. 

** Gifts will be made to and acknowledged by CMC Inc. and then 50% given to PYP.