Sponsored by Cascadia Composers and featuring fEARnoMUSIC, Portland’s premier contemporary music ensemble and other guest musicians.
March 10-12 – Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students for each concert
Details & Ticketing: www.CascadiaComposers.org or  www.ArtixPdx.com 800-757-7384

Wed, March 10 – Festival Day One

Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
10am-12noon
1:30-3:30pm
4-5pm
*Concert #1 – Wed, March 10 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students

Thurs, March 11 – Festival Day Two

Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
11am-12noon
1:30-4pm
*Concert #2 – Thurs, March 11 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students
*****PLEASE NOTE*****  This concert will be @ The Old Church  1422 SW 11th Avenue NOT at Sherman Clay-Moe’s Pianos

Fri, March 12 – Festival Day Three

Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
11am-12noon
1-2pm
*Concert #3 – Fri, March 12 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students
*****PLEASE NOTE*****  This concert will be @ The Old Church  1422 SW 11th Avenue NOT at Sherman Clay-Moe’s Pianos
The lecture/presentations by composers are funded in part through Meet the Composer’s MetLife Creative Connections program. Concerts are made possible due in part to generous funding provided by The National Association of Composers/USA.

Sherman Clay Portland
131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
877-360-6545

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Wednesday, February 17 @ 7pm  -  Tickets $25 which includes reception

Did you ever wonder why you love (or don’t love) music? Or where music comes from? Or how the brain recognizes music? Or if music can help the brain develop or improve healthy brain aging?  Dr. Larry Sherman, a musical neuroscientist, offers answers to these questions as well as insights into some of the most exciting brain research in recent years – the connection between music, brain development and the ways music can prevent or delay brain aging.
This special lecture/concert is dedicated to the memory of Valerie Layton, who was a long time supporter of the Portland Chamber Orchestra and of the music community in Portland. Featuring: Dr. Larry S. Sherman, Ph.D., neuroscientist,  Valerie Day, Singer & Musicians from the Portland Chamber Orchestra.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit:  www.portlandchamberorchestra.com

Dr. Larry Sherman received his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from OHSU in 1993.  After three years of post-doctoral research at the Institut für Genetik in Karlsruhe, Germany, he joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He returned to Portland six years ago and is now a Senior Scientist at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and a Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at OHSU. He has over 60 publications in the areas of nervous system development, neurodegeneration, and neuro-oncology, with a focus on ways to promote the repair of brain white matter in patients with multiple sclerosis and during normal aging.  He has played piano since the age of four, and has been in numerous blues, rock and jazz groups.

Dynamic and self assured, Valerie Day has a voice that is evocative of another time, yet refreshingly modern. Gifted singer, skilled percussionist, in-demand session player and passionate advocate for arts education, Valerie is an artist of rare talent and dedication. First appearing on the world’s stage in the 80’s with the Pop/R&B band NU SHOOZ, she has since performed and recorded with a wide spectrum of artists ranging including the Oregon Symphony, guitarist Dan Balmer, pianist Darrell Grant, celebrated jazz artist David Frishberg, and many others.

The Portland Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1947 by Finnish composer and conductor, Boris Sirpo, who came to Portland after leaving his war-torn native country, and the orchestra was initially composed entirely of his music students at Lewis and Clark College. Now one of America’s oldest chamber orchestras, the commitment to quality performances of innovative repertoire was instilled from the beginning. Yaacov Bergman joined the orchestra in 2002, and under his leadership it has developed its distinctive timbre and a new focus of a fusion of art forms, while bringing to audiences World, American and Northwest Premieres.

Please call or email us for more information about these and future events.

Sherman Clay Portland Piano Events

131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, Or. 97209
503.775.2480

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A Valentine’s Day Harp & Piano Recital with Auna Selberg
Sat, February 13 @ 4pm -  Donations are appreciated & will be used to fund Auna’s musical education

The recital will feature selections by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rousseau & Debussy
About the Artist:  Auna Selberg, an 18 year old native Oregonian, has enjoyed playing the harp since the age of 10 when she began studying with Oregon Symphony harpist Jennifer Craig-Ironside. Auna began studying piano when she was 7 years old and has been under the tutelage of Mary Kogen since 2005. Harold Gray has also instructed Auna in piano and theory.
For several years, Auna and her sister Jenna have volunteered their musical services to Providence’s Home for the Medically Fragile Children. In addition, Auna performed as concert harpist for the Oregon Pro Arte Youth Chamber Orchestra in 2007 and 2008 and also performed as guest harpist for the Jewish Community Orchestra in 2008. In April 2009, Anna performed with world-renowned harpist, Rita Costanzi, for the Oregon Ballet Theatre in James Kudelka’s World Premier, Hush. Auna’s most recent accomplishment was winning the Oregon’s Young Artist Debut Competition; she is the first harpist to win this competition. Her future plans include continuing her education with harp and piano.  She is looking forward to performing Hush with OBT in June 2010.

Please call or email us for more information about these and future events.

Sherman Clay Portland Piano Events

131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, Or. 97209
503.775.2480

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This 5-foot-10¾-inch piano has been a source of joy and inspiration since the very early 1900s—and it continues to be so today. It has a sound that is particularly warm and rich—far beyond what one would expect for a piano that is under 6 feet in length. Its action offers the sensitivity and control that has made Steinway famous; and no matter what you ask of this piano, it has an answer ready.
“Steinway is the only piano on which the pianist can do everything he wants.  And everything he dreams”—Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Model A Parlor Grand Piano

At 6 feet 2 inches, this amazing piano sounds like a much larger model. The powerful yet warm sound is the result of an amazing scale design that allows the solid spruce soundboard to freely and efficiently vibrate—thus producing a sound that simply cannot be experienced in any piano except a Steinway. Its slightly longer keys give the player a sense of heightened sensitivity and control. The size of this piano is large enough to satisfy those who demand a full, rich bass—yet small enough to beautifully fit into almost any home.
“With a tone so rich, I would never be afraid of the dark.  Steinway is the only and the best”—Harry Connick, Jr.

Sherman Clay – Seattle

1624 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
866-865-2950

Sherman Clay Pianos – Portland
131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
877-360-6545

Steinway Piano Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703-388-2482

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At 5 feet 1 inch in length, this “Baby” grand piano was introduced in the 1930s. Don’t let its size fool you! Steinway & Sons’ patented “Diaphragmatic Soundboard”—now found in every Steinway piano produced today—was first developed because of this model. To insure that a powerful and rich tone could be produced by a piano of this size, Steinway redesigned its soundboard, resulting in a tone that greatly outperformed others. And it still does. Every inch a Steinway, this piano is a proud addition to any home.
“When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument”—Emanuel Ax.

Length:		5’ 1’’ (155 cm)
Width:		57 1/2’’ (146.5 cm)
Weight:		540 pounds (approx. 252 kg)

Sherman Clay – Seattle 

1624 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
866-865-2950 

Sherman Clay Pianos – Portland
131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
877-360-6545

Steinway Piano Gallery, Washington, D.C. 

Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703-388-2482 

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