Portland State University: PSU Choirs Present City of Roses- A Community Sing and Concert
2026-05-29 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | First United Methodist Church- Portland, 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland, Oregon, 97201
The PSU Rose, Thorn, Briar and University Choirs present the final concert of the season, gathering the fruits of a year’s labor in a joyful, heartfelt celebration of growth. With music that honors transformation, resilience and reflection, this concert closes the circle—sharing the abundance of the garden we’ve nurtured together in song.
View the full 2025-2026 Choir Season, Make Our Garden Grow.

Junior Rose Parade
2026-05-30 | Portland

Beacock Music: Finding your dream sound with Jody Espina of Jody Jazz
2026-05-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Beacock Music Center, 1420 SE 163rd Avenue, Vancouver, Washington, 98683
Finding Your Dream Sound – How to Practice, Develop and Find Your Ultimate Saxophone Sound with Jody Espina of JodyJazz
President and founder of JodyJazz, Jody Espina will present skills and techniques for developing a personal saxophone sound. Topics will include breathing, breath support, relaxation techniques, embouchure formation, harmonics, harmonic matching, tone goals and exercises to help players achieve their own personal sound. The influence that reeds and mouthpieces can have on sound will also be discussed. Time will be allotted for individual mouthpiece recommendations and fittings.
This clinic is geared towards saxophone players, but any musician, of any level, is welcome to attend.
When: Saturday, May 30th at 10:00am on the second floor of Beacock Music.
How: It is free, so bring your horn and get here early!
Price: Free- there is no purchase necessary!

About Jody EspinaA 1983 Magne Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, Espina, performed and taught music in Barcelona, then toured the United States with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra before settling in New York City in 1985. For the next 23 years, Espina pursued a successful career performing, recording and teaching music, including Broadway shows, recording movie soundtracks and as the head of the Jazz Department for the Hoff-Barthelson Music School.
In 2000, Espina founded JodyJazz Inc., which has become one of the premier saxophone and clarinet mouthpiece companies in the world. In 2008 Espina moved JodyJazz to Savannah GA where all production is done in their 25 employee factory. Since 2018 JodyJazz has acquired the brands, Chedeville® and E. Rousseau® , both well known mouthpiece companies with founding dates of 1923 and 1972 respectively.
Espina is a member of the Savannah Rotary Club, Former Board Member of the Savannah Jazz Association, Member of the Hillsborough High School Hall of Fame, Winner – Music Inc Magazine – Product Excellence Award, Winner – Technology Association of Georgia – Excalibur Award and Winner – 2020 Saxophone Mouthpiece of the Year – Saxophonist Magazine

Eugene Ballet: Alice in Wonderland
2026-05-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | The Hult Center, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

Oregon Symphony: Percussion & Rhythm
2026-05-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205
In this exciting program, Composer-in-Residence Andy Akiho presents a work that celebrates percussion and rhythm and displays his spellbinding artistry—and that of the Oregon Symphony’s stellar percussion section in the solo spotlight. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony also thrills with the life-affirming sounds of timpani, bass drum, and cymbals and engages you with this passionate work, about which he confessed, “There is not a single bar in this Symphony which I have not truly felt, and which is not an echo of my most intimate spiritual life…”

OMEA District 15 Meeting
2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Copper Plank, 454 Highland Drive, Medford, Oregon, 97504

Oregon Children's Choir: Spring Concert
2026-05-31 16:30 - 18:30 | First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

Portland State University: PSU Percussion Presents- DRUMMING
2026-05-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Join the PSU Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Group Portland State as we present a program of works by Steve Reich, including his percussion-epic “Drumming.”

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater Percussion.

Chamber Music Northwest: Community Concert with our Young Artist Institute
2026-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Shipstad Field, 5000 N, Willamette Boulevard, Portland, Oregon, 97203
Chamber Music Northwest is excited to welcome you to University of Portland’s Shipstad Field for a FREE outdoor performance by the talented students of our Young Artist Institute. You will be amazed by the incredible artistry of these young musicians as they perform their solo works. The mobile stage is provided by SoundsTruck NW, a nonprofit dedicated to building connected, creative communities by bringing live performances everywhere.
Learn more about CMNW’s Young Artist Institute!
Sponsored by an Anonymous Friend of CMNW.

Southern Oregon University: Wind & Jazz Ensemble: Hearts on Fire
2026-06-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
We welcome you to join us for performance of SOU’s best in jazz and wind. Hearts on Fire celebrates passion, energy and the spirit of music.

Wind Ensemble:
Ophiura for Reed Octet – Calypso/arr.Eide Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon – Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) Martin Bichinsky, conductor Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvmnt. 1 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Tereza Golombkova, piano Into the Silent Land – Steve Danew (b.1983) Heart in Fire – Viet Cuong (b. 1990)

Jazz Band: A Night in Tunisia – John “Dizzy” Gillespie (1917-1993) Crow’s Beak – Azalea Geist () Historia de un Amor – Carlos Almaran/arr. Gonzalez (1918-2013) Axel Gil-Carillo, vocalist Everything in its Right Place – Radiohead/arr. James Miley

Western Oregon University: Chamber Singers and Concert Choir
2026-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Rice Auditorium, 345 Monmouth Avenue N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361

NAfME Webinar: Investigating Innovators of the Past to Meet Curricular Goals of the Present
2026-06-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Collegiate NAfME members from Pacific University and their instructor, Kendra Kay Friar, share their personal connections to four curricular innovators from history: Nathaniel Clark Smith, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Belle Ortiz, and Lois Choksy. The presenters will connect their in-progress professional identity development to the pioneering work of historical role models. Repertoire and pedagogical suggestions pioneered by each role model will also be presented. Participants are invited to sing, dance, create, and analyze music while considering diverse voices still relevant to contemporary practice. Join tomorrow’s teachers for an inspirational visit to the past.

Western Oregon University: Jazz Orchestra
2026-06-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Rice Auditorium, 345 Monmouth Avenue N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361

PSU Wind Symphony and University Band Spring Concert with guest composer Nicole Piunno
2026-06-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Watch the spring band concert with special guest composer Nicole Piunno. Being the last term for Josh Friesen, the graduate teaching assistant will conduct the University Band, and his own original composition will be performed by the Wind Symphony.
Here is a sampling of the pieces to be played:
UNIVERSITY BAND

“Flashing Winds” – Jan Van der Roost
“Safely Rest” – Nicole Piunno
“Greek Folk Song Suite” – Franco Cesarini
“The Dam Busters March” – Eric Coates

WIND SYMPHONY

“The Spirit is Willing” – Nicole Piunno
“Deciduous” – Viet Cuong
Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings “Gandalf, The Wizard” – Johan de Meij*
“Where Morning Dawns” – Josh Friesen, PSU graduate teaching assistant

*(The 5-part symphony was premiered in 1988 and was on the J R R Tolkien books, not the 2001 – 2003 movie trilogy.)

Western Oregon University: Wind Ensemble
2026-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Rice Auditorium, 345 Monmouth Avenue N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361

Oregon Symphony: Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto
2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205
Respighi, beloved magician of orchestral colors, pays tribute to the “Eternal City” in his richly imagined Pines of Rome, transporting you to famous pine stands around Rome…to a splendid estate, mournfully to a catacomb, to the moonlit Janiculum hill with the haunting song of a nightingale, and to the Appian Way, with blazing trumpets and the thunder of marching armies. Plus, the amazing Colin Currie, former artist-in-residence and audience favorite, raises the roof in the Concerto composed for him.

PSU Wind Ensemble Spring Concert With Guest Composer Nicole Piunno
2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Come see the Spring Wind Ensemble Concert with Guest Ensemble the Chemeketa Community College Wind Ensemble and guest composer Nicole Piunno. The program includes “Sunflower Studies” by Nicole Piunno, “Come Sunday” by Omar Thomas, “Festive Overture, Op. 93” by Dmitri Shostakovich, and “Mayfly” composed by PSU’s very own Juan Castañeda.

Southern Oregon University Choirs Present: Stillness in the Storm
2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States

Southern Oregon University: MUSIX at Mount Ashland
2026-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Mt. Ashland Ski Area, 11 Mt. Ashland Ski Road, Ashalnd, Oregon, 97520
Uniting two pillars of the Ashland Community, Southern Oregon University’s commercial music ensemble, MUSIX, will join Mt. Ashland Ski Area in presenting a night of original songs written and performed by the students of SOU MUSIX. What better way to kick off summer on the mountain than by enjoying crisp mountain air and unique student creativity.
This event is free and open to the public. There will be no livestream option.

Works by:
Daniel Messing, Nick Terry, Leon Virshbo, Jake Drahota, Connor McCutchen, Leon Virshbo Caleb William, Finn Mander, Valentine Rudd, Parker Schweickert
Marlo Kredo, Elijah Cosand, Garrett Laube, & Cale Buck

Western Oregon University: Western Oregon Voices
2026-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Smith Recital Hall, 345 Monmouth Avenue N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361

Portland State University: Ritmo y Alma: A Latin Jazz Celebration
2026-06-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Ritmo y Alma: A Latin Jazz Celebration brings together the PSU Vocal Collective and Jazz Band for their third annual collaborative concert. This program explores the rich traditions of Latin and Brazilian jazz, drawing repertoire from Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico. Highlighting the rhythmic vitality, expressive depth, and cross-cultural influences that define these genres, the performance features newly commissioned and arranged works that showcase PSU students alongside faculty and distinguished guest artists from the surrounding community. Ritmo y Alma captures the spirit of the evening — rhythm and soul at the heart of Latin jazz tradition.

Oregon Symphony: JAWS in Concert
2026-06-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the concert hall…
The original summer movie blockbuster, with an Academy Award®-winning score by composer John Williams, JAWS is an unforgettable film-with-live-orchestra experience!
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, JAWS set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, JAWS remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history.
Now for the first time, audiences will have the chance to experience the power of a live symphony orchestra performing the entire score in sync with one of the greatest motion pictures of all time.
In the words of Chief Brody, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat!”

Grand Floral Starlight Parade
2026-06-06 | Portland

Portland State University: Clarinet Ensemble Day
2026-06-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Clarinet Ensembles of all sizes, from Quartet to fully-instrumented Clarinet Choir, gather for workshops and a shared concert.

Portland State University: Orchestra Candlelight Masterworks Series: Celebrating Spring
2026-06-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Join the PSU Orchestra and conductor Ken Selden in the intimate acoustics of Lincoln Recital Hall for masterpieces of Bach and Bruckner. This candlelight concert illuminates 2026 PSU Orchestra Concerto Competition winner Ayush Wynkoop in “Poem” (1918) by American composer Charles Griffes.
The Program:J.S. BACH Instrumental Motet: Jesu, meine FreudeCHARLES GRIFFES PoemBRUCKNER Adagio in G-flat Major

Western Oregon University: Wolf Pack Percussion Ensemble
2026-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Rice Auditorium, 345 Monmouth Avenue N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361
