Oregon Music Education Association

Eugene Concert Choir & Orchestra
2025-12-14 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Hult Center, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

OMEA Advocacy Committee: December Meeting
2025-12-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
AGENDA:

Collaborate statewide on advocacy challenges and successes
Collect real-time information to be shared with decision makers, and share templates for contacting decision makers on a monthly cycle
Discuss best practices for local-level advocacy
Plan logistics about two major advocacy events: Oregon Hill Day (February 2026) and Music In Our Schools Month® (March 2026)

All are welcome and PDUs are available to those to attend. All meeting will be held on Google Meet at this link: https://meet.google.com/ykw-gsrd-twk

Beacock Music Open Jazz Night
2025-12-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Beacock Music Recital Hall, 1420 SE 163rd Avenue, Vancouver, Washington, 98683

Eugene Ballet's The Nutcracker
2025-12-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-12-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-21 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-24 14:00 - 16:00 | The Hult Center, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

Beacock Music's Yamaha Band Day
2025-12-20 | Beacock Music Center, 1420 SE 163rd Avenue, Vancouver, Washington, 98683

Oregon Symphony Elf in Concert
2025-12-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205

Portland Youth Philharmonic: A Popcorn Solstice
2025-12-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205

Oregon Symphony: Pink Martini New Year's Eve Celebration
2025-12-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205

NAfME Webinar: A free Music IS Education advocacy webinar
2026-01-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
We will review the early results of the National Music Education Survey of the States and what issues are impacting your work at the state level. We will also hear from colleagues in the field who will share their real-world experiences with advocacy in their state. Share this event with your colleagues!
Watch the recording of the December 4 webinar, and view the accompanying slide deck. Subscribe to the Music IS Education YouTube channel. Learn more about the Music IS Education coalition.

Oregon Symphony- Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
2026-01-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205
Step into a world where the deep, resonant tones of Mississippi Delta Blues meet the majesty of a symphony orchestra. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience is a groundbreaking live concert experience that transcends time, weaving the deep-rooted history of the Blues with the grandeur of orchestral music. Guided by the legendary voice and vision of Academy Award winning cinema legend Morgan Freeman, this performance is more than a concert— it’s an immersive and poignant journey through sound, culture, and storytelling.

NAfME Webinar: Tone for the Non-Guitarist Guitar Educator
2026-01-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
Tone is one of the top priorities for choral and instrumental music educators, but when teaching guitar, many do not know how to approach this topic. This presentation will guide non-guitarists toward an understanding of what a good tone is and how to produce it.
Kevin Vigil joined the faculty of Heritage High School in Leesburg, Virginia, in 2005-06. In 2020, he was chosen as the Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts at Marshall University. His articles have been published in several national and international music magazines and journals. He has presented lectures for the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), the Philadelphia Guitar Society, and Yale, James Madison, Marshall, and Shenandoah Universities. He currently serves as Vice-President for the Virginia Guitar Directors Association, and Chair for the NAfME Council for Guitar Education.

OMEA District 4 High School Honor Band
2026-01-08 - 2026-01-09 | Mt. View High School, 2755 NE 27th St, Bend, Oregon, 97701

OMEA District 4 Middle School Honor Band
2026-01-08 - 2026-01-09 | Summit High School, 2855 NW Clearwater Drive, Bend, Oregon, 97703

Pacific Lutheran University- Northwest High School Honor Band
2026-01-09 - 2026-01-10 | Mary Baker Russell Music Center, 12180 Park Avenue S, Parkland, Washington, 98447

OMEA District 3 Middle & High School Honor Band
2026-01-09 - 2026-01-10 | Forest Grove High School, 1401 Nichols Ln, Forest Grove, Oregon, 97116

Portland State University- Music @ Midday: Joe Manis Quartet
2026-01-09 12:15 - 13:15 | Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97201

Portland Youth Philharmonic- Camerata PYP - Winter Concert
2026-01-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent Street, Beaverton, Oregon, 97005
Camerata PYP’s Winter Concert highlights three outstanding student soloists and a mix of lively, character-driven works.
Pianist Elijah Wilson performs Joaquín Turina’s Rapsodia Sinfónica, blending Spanish dance rhythms with romantic energy.
Saxophonist Jacob Peizner takes the stage for Glazunov’s Concerto in E-flat major, a cornerstone of the saxophone repertoire.
Violinist Kaylee Nah performs Wieniawski’s Polonaise de concert No. 1, filled with technical brilliance and bold themes.
The program also includes Copland’s Three Latin American Sketches and Mozart’s Symphony No. 28, balancing vibrant color with classical clarity.
Joaquín Turina – Rapsodia SinfónicaFt. Elijah Wilson, pianoAleksandr Glazunov – Saxophone Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 109Ft. Jacob Peizner, saxophoneHenryk Wieniawski – Polonaise de concert No. 1 in D major, Op. 4Ft. Kaylee Nah, violinAaron Copland – Three Latin American SketchesW. A. Mozart – Symphony No. 28, K200

Chamber Music Northwest: Edgar Meyer, Tessa Lark & Joshua Roman
2026-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent Street, Beaverton, Oregon, 97005

Oregon Symphony- Wagner’s Greatest Hits
2026-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205
One of today’s most lauded Wagnerian sopranos, Christine Goerke traverses stunning highlights of the composer’s operatic canon at this not-to-be missed concert. Tristan and Isolde delves into the mysteries of love and death as Isolde sings herself into rapturous oblivion. David Danzmayr also leads the Oregon Symphony in orchestral highlights from The Valkyrie and Twilight of the Gods. In the spine-tingling “Ride of the Valkyries,” the warrior maidens ride their flying steeds as they carry fallen heroes to Valhalla; and you’ll be enthralled by Siegfried’s heroic Rhine Journey and gripping Funeral March. Surrender to the drama and passion of Wagner’s music.

Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival at Newport Chamber Series
2026-01-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Atonement Lutheran Church, 2315 N Coast Hwy, Newport, Oregon, 97365

Oregon Symphony- Wagner's Greatest Hits
2026-01-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205

NAfME Webinar: Developing Social-Emotional Skills in the Inclusive Music Classroom
2026-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of the music classroom and is important for all students. This session will give participants various activities/resources for the elementary music classroom, and ideas for implementing SEL content areas directly into music-making.
Christopher Cavarretta, a full-time public school music teacher, is known for his dedication to music education. At PS/IS 121 in South Brooklyn, a NEST school that promotes inclusive education, he instructs students in general music, beginner string ensembles, and guitar methods. His wealth of experience includes conducting the Brooklyn Summer Camp Orchestra with the Harmony Program in 2023, where he led instruction with students in 4th to 8th grade, guiding them through culturally relevant and responsive repertoire. Christopher is also an assistant conductor of the premiere Litha Symphony, a summer community orchestra.
