Breaking Boundaries: Tango, Jazz, Bluegrass & More

Chamber Music Northwest is nationally renowned for expanding the boundaries of chamber music by presenting many musical styles. In this diverse program, you’ll hear Tango, Jazz, Bluegrass, and one of our unique collaborations with Portland contemporary dance company BodyVox performed by the Dover Quartet, Edgar Meyer, and more.

Sponsored by Anonymous Friends of CMNW

Premieres July 6 @ 7 pm PT
Available through July 7 @ 11:59 pm PT

Program

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DUKE ELLINGTON Ducal Suite (arr. David Schiff), Clarinet Lament (1936), Air-conditioned Jungle (1946)

Dover Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet

Originally performed on Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 ｜Alberta Rose Theatre @ 7:30pm

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LALO SCHIFRIN Selections from Letters from Argentina (2005)

David Shifrin, clarinet
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Pablo Aslan, bass
Alex Brown, piano
Héctor del Curto, bandoneon
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

Originally performed Thursday, July 19, 2018 | Kaul Auditorium @ 8pm

See our Program Book for program notes.

LALO SCHIFRIN Theme from Mission: Impossible (2005)

David Shifrin, clarinet
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Pablo Aslan, bass
Alex Brown, piano
Héctor del Curto, bandoneon
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

Originally performed on Thursday, July 19th, 2018｜Kaul Auditorium @ 8pm

See our Program Book for program notes.

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Six by Piazzolla (various)

David Shifrin, clarinet
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Pablo Aslan, bass
Alex Brown, piano
Héctor del Curto, bandoneon
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

Originally performed on Thursday, July 19th, 2018｜Kaul Auditorium @ 8pm

See our Program Book for program notes.

ROBBIE MCCARTHY Four-Letter-Word (2012)

Akropolis Reed Quintet
BodyVox

Originally performed on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015｜BodyVox Dance Center @ 7pm

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Selections of Traditional and New Music from An Evening with Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall

Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
George Meyer, violin

Originally performed on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014｜Kaul Auditorium @ 7:30pm

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