by Krista Garver - April 13, 2026
This year’s Fertile Ground Festival started last Friday. As in years past, I’ll be posting short reviews of everything I see. Here’s the first set....
by Dawn Sellers - April 12, 2026
You have a limited time to see this show, and you don’t want to miss it. Get yourself to 21ten, whether you walk, drive, or fly and join the mission. MURDER ON THE MISSION TO MARS!...
by Dawn Sellers - April 11, 2026
Stefan Feuerherdt brings a fresh and thoughtful voice to a timeless story, weaving together questions of morality, mortality, and the weight of others' expectations into something deeply human and moving in TETHERED, a Fertile Ground new work....
by Krista Garver - April 08, 2026
What did our critic think of APPLE HUNTERS! at Artists Rep?...
by Krista Garver - April 07, 2026
There's a particular kind of melancholy that settles over you like a damp wool coat: heavy, familiar, not entirely unpleasant, often surprisingly funny. John Patrick Shanley's Tony-nominated play OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, now running at Corrib Theatre under Holly Griffith's direction, is soaked in it....
by Dawn Sellers - April 06, 2026
Four Southern women, one unforgettable night out, Savannah Sipping Society is the show your soul needs right now. On stage now at Triangle Productions....
by Krista Garver - April 01, 2026
Boublil and Schönberg's LES MISÉRABLES stormed back to the Keller Auditorium last night. I went in wondering how a show about a failed anti-monarchist uprising in 1832 might land differently now, on the heels of the third national 'No Kings' protest, than it did when it was last here in 2018. ...
by Krista Garver - March 30, 2026
DEAR EVAN HANSEN, now running at Broadway Rose, is a multiple Tony Award-winning musical about an anxious, depressed, and profoundly lonely high schooler who gets swept into an extraordinary situation when a classmate named Connor Murphy dies by suicide. ...
by Dawn Sellers - March 25, 2026
What did our critic think of ALMA DE LUNA at HART Theatre? Invisible Friends Productions presents a World Premiere production written by local playwright David Fuks and directed by Humberto Mugnai, now playing at Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre....
by Dawn Sellers - March 22, 2026
What did our critic think of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at Twilight Theater?...
Past Shows
The stars align for the final concert of our Summer Festival celebrating Beethoven’s profound influence on the evolution of music. Messiaen’s transcendent Interstellar Call and Ravel’s heroic...
More than any previous composer, Beethoven challenged musicians to reach new heights, redefining musical virtuosity. Tonight’s program features soaring soloist masterworks, including Beethoven’s Cello Sonata...
Go behind the scenes and observe CMNW’s world-class musicians working together to put the finishing touches on the music for upcoming performances. An informal Q&A...
Beethoven propelled the piano to the forefront of classical music, challenging both the instrument and pianists as never before. Bold and powerful, subtle and sublime,...
Four all-star performers take on three exceptionally thrilling works for their instruments! World-renowned horn master Radovan Vlatkovi tackles Ligeti’s devilishly difficult Horn Trio. Portland’s own...
Few artists creating music today embody the passion and fire of Beethoven quite like America’s greatest living woman composer, the incomparable Joan Tower. From our...
Beethoven’s incendiary and revolutionary Grosse Fuge forever changed music. The almost incomprehensible genius of his “Great Fugue” has powered every genre of music since—from classical to jazz,...
Go behind the scenes and observe CMNW’s world-class musicians working together to put the finishing touches on the music for upcoming performances. An informal Q&A...
Be among the first to experience Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams’s final major work for chamber ensemble! Prophecies of Fire will be premiered by the mesmerizing...
Come, be astounded, and witness the next generation of virtuoso musicians performing highlights of four Beethoven String Quartets, and four World Premieres of short Beethoven-inspired...
Opening Night of CMNW’s 54th Summer Festival will be a not-to-be missed event celebrating Beethoven’s influence on the last two centuries of chamber music! Our...
Go behind the scenes and observe CMNW’s world-class musicians working together to put the finishing touches on the music for upcoming performances. An informal Q&A...
Our festival finale is an exciting celebration of the vitality of American music from the turn of the 20th century until today: native and folk...
Music can be an extraordinary expression of personal suffering, loneliness, loss, and ultimately triumph. The wild colors of Alexander Scriabin’s brilliant third piano sonata, the...
Rarely in one concert will you experience a string quartet with piano, a saxophone quartet, a woodwind quintet, and a poetic monodrama! Set to poetry...
We’ve partnered with Literary Arts for an entertaining and enlightening conversation with acclaimed composer David Serkin Ludwig, award-winning poet (and Oregon-native) Katie Ford, and moderated...
Exceptional musical partnerships from critically acclaimed albums headline this program. Artistic Director Gloria Chien and heralded clarinetist Anthony McGill are longtime recital partners, and the...
The Emerson Quartet’s powerful tone, extraordinary exploration of repertoire, and longevity have made it the most acclaimed chamber ensemble in the world. After 17 appearances...
Hailed by Time Magazine as “America’s Greatest Quartet,” the nine-time Grammy Award-winning Emerson Quartet graces CMNW’s stage one last time in their farewell season. This not-to-be-missed evening...
Inspired by Bach’s 1723 move to Leipzig, the “imaginative and spontaneous” (The New York Times) Jos van Veldhoven leads the Oregon Bach Festival Period Orchestra...
Our festival concludes with stories of love and transformation through the deeply expressive music of Strauss and Schoenberg. Written at the turn of the century,...
Before the emergence of the Impressionists, French composers Debussy, Chausson, and Franck introduced a new sound of vibrant brushstrokes. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barrons alluring voice, with...
The acclaimed Sinta Quartet is on a mission to bring the versatility, unique sound, and excitement of the saxophone to audiences everywhere. Immerse yourself in...
Internationally renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Brentano Quartet join forces to explore the Renaissance world of Henry Purcells beloved opera Dido & Aeneas. Librettist...
Eastern musical traditions have had a profound and exciting impact on classical music. Experience Japanese-inspired music by Ravel, the Persian and Balinese flavors of Henry...
Claude Debussy and American trailblazer George Crumb are masters of creating vibrant sonic kaleidoscopes. Debussy captures all the color, light, and emotion of an Impressionist...
Before his Hollywood fame, a young Erich Korngold was hailed in Vienna as the Mozart of the 20th century. He wrote his thrillingly virtuosic and...
When it comes to capturing the colors of human emotion, few do so more profoundly than Eastern European composers! String masterpieces by Sergei Prokofiev, Anton...
Elgars bold tunes, striking color effects, and epic themes capture all the expanse and exhilaration of the English countryside. Then, our 2022 Protg Composer Alistair...
English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was one of the first and most passionate advocates of incorporating the unique voice of African and American spiritual traditions into...
Kick off your summer with some of CMNWs most beloved musicians David Shifrin, Jennifer Frautschi, Fred Sherry, Paul Neubauer, Gloria Chien, and more with this...
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