6 things to do this week: Portland Youth Philharmonic’s ‘Cushion Concert,’ children’s theater, Polaris dance performance
Updated May 19, 2021;
Oboist Catherine Lee
This May, oboist and improviser Catherine Lee released her second solo album, “Remote Together.” In it, Lee offers a range of genres and styles that take the listener on an evolutionary journey responding to pandemic culture. Audiences can listen to Lee’s work during a streamed concert moderated by All Classical Portland’s Robert McBride.
5 p.m. Friday, May 21; streaming on the
; free.
The Portland Youth Philharmonic in a file photo from 2011. (Heidi Hoffman For The Oregonian) LC- Heidi Hoffman For The Oregon
After careful consideration of over 75 nominations by our community, it is with great enthusiasm that we announce All Classical Portland’s Recording Inclusivity Initiative (RII) recipients! The final five composers have been selected, and recordings of their works will begin soon at Bodecker Foundation’s state-of-the-art recording studios here in Portland. Awardees include: Contemporary composers (all.