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April eNews
04/03/2015
Piano Fairy Tale Comes to Life
XX Digitus Duo performs Tchaikovsky’s "Sleeping Beauty" in an abridged version with piano four hands & narrator on Saturday, April 4 at 4:00 PM. Momoko Muramatsu joins CMC faculty Shera Sinell and Maria Garcia in this captivating setting of the classic tale. Admission is free, with suggested free-will donation to the artists of $5 (individual)/$15 (family).
Eugene-based ensemble to Benefit CMC
The Columbia Piano Trio performs Beethoven and Schumann on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 PM. Violinist Fritz Gearhart, cellist Andrew Kolb, & pianist Nathalie Fortin, renowned soloist and chamber musicians, are offering this not-to-be-missed recital as a benefit for CMC's Chamber Music Education program.
Tickets $10 individuals / $5 students & seniors (free admission for CMC students & their immediate family, and also to CMC Inc. donors of $100 or more from Nov. 1, 2014).
Info/reservations online or call: 503-823-3177.
Encore! The group will also teach a master class featuring CMC's school-year youth chamber groups on April 11, 1:30 - 3:00 PM at CMC, free and open to the public, no tickets/reservations required.
Family Friday April 17
Bring in Spring with Bluegrass
Find a way to come hear Lost Creek Bluegrass Band at the April 17 Family Friday concert. Brian Donnelly – fiddle, Dave Dowdy – banjo/vocals, Grant Raddon – guitar/vocals, Kirk Miller – mandolin/vocals, Will Rausch – bass/vocals.Family Friday concert deliver a driving blend of bluegrass and old time standards with terrific vocal harmonies and tasteful instrumentation.
The short one-hour concert with no intermission starts at 7:15 pm, and is free with suggested donation of $5 per person or $15 for families. With inexpensive snacks and no 'shushing' allowed, the event is ideal for families with young children. More info.
Be sure to check out our full and up-to-date event calendar online for lots of affordable fun for the family!
Teams for Teens & Tweens
Our Chamber Music summer intensive and Chamber Orchestra for youth age 8 - 18 make a great camp experience to cap the school year and launch into summer. The program dates are July 6 - 18, with Auditions June 1 - 6. There is limited enrollment, so learn more and enroll today!
AUDITIONS: June 1, 3:00 - 7:00 pm; June 5, 3:00 - 7:00 pm; June 6, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
PROGRAM DATES & TIMES: Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 17 (concert Sat. July 18). Chamber groups meet 11:00 - 1:00 pm; Orchestra rehearses: 1:30 - 3:00 pm.
We Are Summer!
Camps, Classes, and more in store
Registration is now OPEN for CMC's sessions of Camps and Workshops. Enrollment for all other courses begins April 20, and everything is online, ready to view at PortlandParks.org (click on Register Now).
Printed catalogs will be mailed the week of April 13, to prior CMC participants since March 2014 - others are urged to look online at www.communitymusiccenter.org (after April 6) or contact us to request a brochure or get questions answered. Call us at 503-823-3177.
60th Celebration
Community Event Caps Six Decades
The public is invited to join CMC students, faculty, alumni and other friends at the 60th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, June 7th at Reed College. Made possible by the Wintz Family Foundation, all net proceeds benefit CMC. See our event page for performing groups and emerging details.
In addition to attending, there are many ways to support the anniversary festival and CMC.
- Student Alumni & Former Faculty - We want to hear from you! Consider joining an event as a participant, too.
- Business Sponsors - Get significant exposure and boost the local economy with cash sponsorships and in-kind donations for our silent auction.
- Individuals - Give your financial applause by sponsoring a performer or group with a tax-deductible donation.
- Volunteers - Lend a hand with photography/videography, ushering, ticket & book sales, and other wanted skills.
If you'd like to be involved, contact the Director at cmc@portlandoregon.gov, or call 503-823-3177.
CMC Pens Its History
Save the date: Sunday, June 7, 2015
Who brought the Community Music Center into existence, and what were the influences that helped it germinate, grow and thrive? How many firehouses has CMC occupied? Which year did CMC move to the basement of a church and why? Answers to these and many other questions will be illuminated soon in a new book by local author/historian Don Nelson.
Commissioned by the non-profit CMC Inc., the book will lay out the fascinating story of Portland’s Community Music Center, from the early inspirational movements in local arts education, to the vision of CMC’s founders, the accomplishments of students, and the significant resources and thriving community of the Center today.
Read more about it in our Press Room, and join us for the book release and signing on June 7.