Wit, theatricality, and transformation take center stage in works by Haydn, Caroline Shaw, and Anna Clyne. This imaginative season opener bridges centuries with flair.
Featuring Portland pianist Maria Garcia and the Western U.S. premiere of Rainn by Karena Ingram, this evocative program highlights the lyrical power of Lūcija Garūta alongside the warmth of Dvořák.
This extraordinary program presents a work of the powerful, contemporary voice of composer Carlos Simon, whose works resonate with history, hope, and heart. Pianist Artina McCain returns to perform George Gershwin’s brilliant Piano Concerto in F, a work that blends classical traditions with the bold rhythms of jazz and pulses with energy, romance, and the unmistakable spirit of the American Jazz Age.
Sara Davis Buechner, Piano ONN presents a program that honors the powerful legacy of LGBTQ+ composers whose voices have shaped the classical music canon. Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, a symphony in name and a piano concerto in spirit, traces a soul’s search for meaning in a fractured world.
Orchestra Nova Northwest welcomes international competition winner and President of the Cleveland International Piano Competition Yaron Kohlberg as he performs one of the most challenging and exciting piano concertos in the repertoire, the dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3 of Sergei Prokofiev.
The Orchestra Nova Northwest launches a new collaboration with the brilliant and dynamic Resonance Ensemble.
Orchestra Nova Northwest Presents The 2025 Spectacular at The Reser. What would happen if Rossini’s Figaro, Gounod’s Juliet, and Bizet’s Carmen could all be in the same concert hall at the same time? Well, it would be, in a word, SPECTACULAR!
Orchestra Nova Northwest presents a fascinating and engaging program featuring a dynamic work by Anna Clyne that draws inspiration and its title from Audre Lorde’s poem A Woman Speaks.
The outstanding pianist Artina McCain joins Orchestra Nova NW in an inaugural concert highlighting the long-overlooked contributions of Black composers and artists to classical music.
Focusing on Latino-connected music and composers ¡Adelante! is also a bridge-builder to future generations of musicians from our area.
