Portland Gay Symphonic Band opens 29th Season
2018-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kaul Auditorium @ Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Performance

Fall recital
2018-11-13 18:30 - 19:30 | The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor, 6125 SE Division St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
The Fall recital date has been set and preparations are under way for another wonderful evening of music provided by active Grace Notes Music Studio students.
The theme is still TBD.
Students taking part in the Weekly SERI class (running Tuesdays from Sept 18 to Nov 6) will perform about three or four quartet arrangements. I’m especially excited about the arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Festival of Lights with PGSB
2018-12-02 19:00 - 19:45 | The Grotto, 8840 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97220, United States
Portland Gay Symphonic Band performs at the Grotto’s Festival of Lights. The 2018 Festival begins Friday Nov. 23.
2017 Prices
General: $11.00
Senior(65+)/Military: $10.00
Children (3-12): $6.00
Children (2 & under): Free

Winter Concert At Legacy
2018-12-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Legacy Emmanuel, 2801 N Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Portland Gay Symphonic Band performs its annual winter concert at Legacy Hospital.

Portland Wind Symphony Holiday Concert
2018-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Lincoln Hall, Portland State university, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Egmont Overture, Beethoven/Hindsley • Celebration Overture, Creston • British Eighth March, Elliott • Shakespeare Pictures, Nigel Hess • And the Mountains Echoed Gloria, Longfield • Home for the Holidays, Allen/Clark • Holiday Overture, Leidzen • White Christmas, Berlin/Moss • An American Christmas, Smith • Sleigh Ride

Register for Spring Weekly SERI by today!
2019-01-31
SERI: A weekly small ensemble class, one for clarinets and the other for saxes. Play quartet music, learn small ensemble skills, perform in two Spring recitals in April. Class runs from first week of Feb through first week of April. Register here.

PWS Winter Concert
2019-02-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Legacy Emmanuel, 2801 N Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Our Winter Concert Program:

Daughters of Texas
Sousa
October
Eric Whitacre
Overture 1812
Tchaikovsky/ Lake

Lord of the Rings (Gandalf)
Johan Demeij
Suite Francaise
Darius Milhaud
Victory at Sea
Richard Rogers

Spring Recital: Planting Seeds (April 9)
2019-04-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Laurelhurst Village, 3060 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Planting Seeds
Music lessons plant seeds and nurture those seeds into blossoming musicians.
Music performances plant seeds, delighting and entertaining audiences.
Program includes:

Blue Bossa
Freddie Freeloader
Lamento by Bassi
Stompin’ At The Savoy
Selections from Carmen, Bizet
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
Irish Reel
The Pink Panther
Linus and Lucy, Vince Guaraldi
Hava Nagila
Trinities, Mary Ellen Grace
Selections from West Side Story
Mozart Minuet and Trio

Spring Recital: Planting Seeds (April 14)
2019-04-14 14:00 - 15:00 | The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor, 6125 SE Division St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States

Spring Band Concert
2019-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Kaul Auditorium @ Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
PGSB Springs into performance at Reed College.

Spring Concert
2019-05-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Lincoln Hall, Portland State university, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Portland Wind Symphony presents our final performance with Dr. Chris Chapman ahead of his return to the Midwest. Program:

Johan DeMeij, Continental Overture
Claude Debussy, Homage a Rameau
Paul Hindemith, Symphony in Bb
Gordon Jacob, An Original Suite
Johannes Brahms, Blessed Are They
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia
Viet Cuong, Sound and Smoke

Rose City Swing Plays Pride Festival
2019-06-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Waterfront Park, 1020 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR, 97204
Rose City Swing, the 16-piece big band arm of The Rose City Gay Freedom Bands, plays the Main Stage at Portland ‘s Pride Festival.

Peacock in The Park and Rose City Swing
2019-06-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Washington Park Ampitheater, 410 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR, 97205
Rose City Swing will be among the entertainment at the 32nd Anniversary of Peacock in The Park.

Montavilla Jazz Festival
2019-08-17 - 2019-08-18 | Portland Metro Arts, 9002 SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon, 97216
All performers are local jazz talent including:

Kerry Politzer
Bryan Smith
Dana Reason
Mel Brown B3 Organ Group
Ezra Weiss Big Band
Kathleen Hollingsworth
Ian Christensen
Sherry Alves with George Cooligan
Bobby Torres Ensemble
CMG Sound Foundry
Mel Brown and Gordon Lee with the PCJE

There’s an after hours jam session at East Glisan Pizza Lounge.

50/50 Cascadia Composers Double Birthday
2019-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Cascadia Composers 11th concert season kicks off with new music celebrating the 50th birthday years of composers Ted Clifford and Paul Safar. Performers include members of the Delgani String Quartet, pianists Asya Gulua and Maria Choban,vocalist Nancy Wood as well as the composers themselves. Art songs, jazz and poetry inspired pieces and free improvisation with unique instruments should make for a variety filled evening.
Special performances include the Eugene premiere of Ted Clifford‘s Song of Remembrance with poetry by Oregon poet laureate Lawson Inada who will not only be in attendance at the concerts but also lead an interactive improvisation. In addition, the evening will feature the Eugene premiere of Paul Safar‘s Incantation, inspired by the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz.
Veteran and rising chamber music artists will grace the stages in both cities: Eric Alterman, Coco Bender, Sean Brennan, David Burham, Maria Choban, Charlie Doggett, Mary Ellen Grace, Asya Gulua, Chris Higgins, Ben Lincoln, Baird Quinn, Kim Uwate, Nancy Wood and the Iridescence flute and piano duo.
Buy tickets HERE or at the door. Tickets at the door are $20 / $10 (seniors, members, working artists) / $5 (students) / free for 12 and under

Joe Accuardi-Gilliam guest conducts PWS
2019-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Hall, Portland State university, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Dr. Chris Chapman has been our music director since 2015. This past summer he accepted a position as director of bands at Central Michigan University. Congrats, Chris!
That also means we need a new artistic director and conductor.
We held interviews over the summer and accepted five conductors to conduct one concert each as part of our audition process to replace Dr. Chapman.
First up is Dr. Joseph Accuardi-Gilliam! Joe is Associate Principal at Hudson’s Bay High School and Artistic Director/Conductor of Rose City Pride Bands. Joe has chosen an ambitious program containing works by David Maslanka, Leonard Bernstein and Julie Giroux, to name a few.

Overture to Candide – Leonard Bernstein
The Nine – Randall Standridge
Rhosymedre – Vaughan Williams
Khan – Julie Giroux
Give Us This Day – David Maslanka
Blue Shades – Frank Ticheli
Pavanne for a Dead Princess – Ravel/arr. Reed/McAlister
Glitter and Be Gay from ‘Candide’ – Leonard Bernstein
Dance Movements – Philip Sparke

Please join us!

Swing Music at Local Senior Center
2019-12-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 NE 40 Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United States
Rose City Swing is a 20-piece jazz band playing swing, Latin, bebop, funk, and rock grooves together since 1991. The jazz branch of Portland’s Rose City Pride Bands, RCS enjoys entertaining audiences at dances, Pride festivals and corporate events across Oregon.
You can hear Rose City Swing at a one-hour free concert at Hollywood Senior Center. Dancing encouraged!

Rose City Swing plays at Jack London Revue
2019-12-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack London Revue, 529 SW 4th, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Rose City Swing is a 20-piece jazz band playing swing, Latin, bebop, funk, and rock grooves together since 1991. The jazz branch of Portland’s Rose City Pride Bands, RCS enjoys entertaining audiences at dances, Pride festivals and corporate events across Oregon.
Band leader Cynthia Rae Plank is pleased to feature vocalists Veronica Darling, Angela Freeman, and Kevin Suenkel tonight.
This is our first time playing at Jack London Revue as part of their Monday night Bridgetown Bands series.
Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.

Winter Concert for Legacy Emmanuel Hospital
2019-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Legacy Emmanuel, 2801 N Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
I’ve lost track of the number of years that Rose City Pride Bands have performed here in the Atrium. Both the Rose City Swing Band and Rose City Wind Symphony will play 45-minute sets.

Born To Celebrate!
2020-02-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2020-02-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Central Lutheran Church, 1820 NE 21st Ave, Portland, OR, 97212, United States
Come celebrate with the Portland Lesbian Choir, under the direction of Mary McCarty, as we embrace the freedom to celebrate ourselves, those around us, life’s wonders, and the victories – small and large – along paths toward justice. This concert features the premier of a new commission by Portland composer Joan Szymko commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. Accompanied by Colin Shepard. Assistant Director: Kim Horenstein. With additional musicians Mary Ellen Grace, saxophone; Katie Nordone, bass; and Susan Lucia, drums.

$20 adult, $15 senior/student, children 5 & under are free
*NOTE: SATURDAY SHOW IS ASL INTERPRETED*
Tickets

Spring Equinox Concert - Cancelled!
2020-03-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Hall, Portland State university, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Portland Wind Symphony performs a concert with guest conductor, Paul Nickolas.
Program

Festival Overture on the American National Air – Dudley Buck, trans. Kennedy
Only Light – Aaron Perrine
Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini – James Barnes
One True Life – David Gillingham
Handel in the Strand – Percy Grainger
Culloden, Mvt. III – Julie Giroux
The Viking March – Karl King

Spring Saxophone Recital - Postponed!
2020-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor, 6125 SE Division St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
This event was held virtually. Please visit the recital page to view photos and listen to recordings.

Spring Clarinet Recital - Postponed
2020-05-03 14:00 - 15:30 | The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor, 6125 SE Division St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States

Where Do We Go From Here? 30 Year Anniversary - Postponed to the Fall
2020-10-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Lincoln Hall, Portland State university, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Of course I don’t know when the postponed concert will take place. Oct 4 is a placeholder. But please don’t mark your calendars for that date. I’m just wanting to keep this event on my events page. It will happen. It will be in the Fall. Actual date TBD.

Way back in 1990, a group of LGBTQ musicians decided to form a band and began giving concerts about twice a year and marched in the Portland Pride Parade.
Now thirty years later, that group has evolved into a non-profit organization known as Rose City Pride Bands. The Rose City Marching Band takes part in Pride Festivals around the state as well as playing at the AIDS Walk and Portland Marathon. Rose City Swing is a 21-piece swing band that performs at jazz clubs, senior centers, and private parties playing everything from jazz, latin, and bebop to funk, soul and R&B.
Rose City Wind Symphony is a 60-75 member wind ensemble offering our 30th anniversary concert on May 29. We will perform a new work we commissioned by LGBTQ composer Randall Standridge. Kellen Ko, a senior band student at Westview High School in Beaverton, Oregon, is the winner of our third annual Young Artist Solo Competition. They will play the first movement of Flute Concerto in D by Carl Reinecke.

Winter recital: Remotely Together
2020-12-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom!
Our first truly virtual performance.
All performances have been pre-recorded and will be streamed during the Zoom call. You can attend from anywhere in the world! Send me an email to be added to the invite list.

Spring Recital
2021-04-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom!
No matter where you are in the world, you can join our Spring Recital!
Register in advance for this meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Summertime Live!
2021-07-25 13:00 - 14:30
After two virtual recitals (Winter and Spring), we are all ready for a live and in-person event. That will manifest this Summer with an in-person, outdoors recital. Location is still TBD. Please plan on joining us for our first and dare we say, post-pandemic event.
