Chamber Concert Series
The Chamber Concert Series concerts focus on talented individuals and string quartets. Launched in the winter of 2018-19, the Chamber Concert Series features high school string quartets performing alongside professional quartets. The Chamber Concert Series provides an opportunity for talented high school students to perform in front of a live audience in a real concert hall – outside their home town. This experience is a marvelous learning and growth opportunity, a wonderful addition to the student’s resume, brings recognition in their local community, and strengthens and sustains these important high school string orchestra programs.
Prior to the evening performances by the high school students and the professional musicians, the professional musicians conduct a 3-hour “master class” for the high school quartets. Motel rooms and meals are provided for the students, their teacher, and the professional musicians.. The Festival also makes a small donation to the high school’s music “booster club” and the professional musicians are given a small stipend.
While there are many excellent classical music performances available along the Oregon central coast, attendance at these concerts requires the purchase of a ticket. This limits access to cultural experiences for many. The Festival provides the Chamber Concert Series to improve the community’s access to cultural experiences.
Newport is recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as a center for excellence in classical music. The Festival’s Chamber Concert Series provides the Newport area community and the central Oregon coast with greater access to professional classical music experiences by providing this Concert Series free of charge to the public.
The Chamber Concert Series is sponsored by: Three Rivers Foundation and the Lincoln County Cultural Coalition.
The Three Rivers Foundation was established in October of 2011 to serve as the charitable giving arm of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians and the Three Rivers Casino and Hotel.
The Lincoln County Cultural Coalition envisions a vibrant cultural life for all citizens. It shall engage citizens from all parts of the county to create and celebrate a dream of lifelong cultural experiences for all.
Spring 2024 Chamber Concert Series
January 14, February 11, March 17 and April 28
To see previous concert info & videos click here
Sunday April 28
2:00 PM
Atonement Lutheran Church, Newport, OR
Student Musicians: McKay Chamber Orchestra
Guest Artists: U of O Piano Trio
Student Musicians:
McKay Chamber Orchestra
Mozart Divertimento 3, Mvt. 1,
Barber Adagio for Strings, and
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, mvt. 1
Violin 1: Garet Flores, Yair Suarez, Xochitl Munguia Rodriguez, Jasmine Moreno
Violin 2: Emilia Seden, Leah Rodriguez, Emily Gonzalez Sandoval
Viola: Josiah Riberas, Ariah Romero, Maria Castaneda
Cello: Naomi Warren, Bianca Costea, Isaac Santiago, Liliana Cervantes Navarro
Bass: Stanley House
Soloists for Vivaldi are Garet Flores (Viola) and Bianca Costea (Cello)
The McKay Chamber Orchestra is an audition-only ensemble at McKay High School in Salem, Oregon. This orchestra of 15 members performs all around the Salem-Keizer community and more with performances for community service events, competitions, and even the Mayor of Salem. The Chamber Orchestra is part of the McKay High School Orchestra Program consisting of 120 student musicians in four string orchestras and a full symphony.
Their next performance is with Marilyn de Oliveira and Trevor Fitzpatrick of the Oregon Symphony on March 21 at a benefit concert supporting music programs at McKay High School as we aim to eliminate all barriers for students.
Visit www.mckayorchestras.com to learn more about this performance and the McKay Orchestra program.
Guest Artists:
U of O Piano Trio
Performing:
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G major…Claude Debussy
Andantino con moto allegro
Scherzo: Moderato con allegro
Andante espressivo
Finale: Appassionato
Violinist Hal Grossman has been enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for his “vibrant tone” and “superb technique”. Grand Award Winner of the Lima Young Artist Competition and Silver Medalist of the International Stulberg String Competition, Mr. Grossman also received First Prize Awards at the prestigious International Cleveland Quartet Competition and the National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. His New York Debut at Carnegie Hall received exceptional reviews from the New York Times. He was invited to perform for their Royal Highnesses, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, in a CBC television and radio broadcast. Recital appearances have taken him throughout North America and Europe. In the United States he has also been heard on National Public Radio, WQXI-New York, and WFMT-Chicago. Mr. Grossman served as the Concertmaster of the Echternach Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg, a position he has also held with the Illinois Philharmonic, the Boise Philharmonic, the Lansing Symphony and the SaginawBay Symphony Orchestra. He has been featured at the Casals (Puerto Rico), Evian (France), Orfeo (Italy), InterHarmony (Germany) music festivals and, in the continental U.S., the Aspen, Lancaster, Breckenridge, Fontana, Great Lakes, Marrowstone, Manitou, and Garth Newel music festivals.
Mr. Grossman is Professor of Violin at The University of Oregon and on the violin faculty at the Aria International Music Academy, ICT Young Artists Academy, and the Music and More Summerfest in Europe. He has also been on the summer faculties at Indiana University, Northwestern University, and the Interlochen Arts Camp.
Mr. Grossman is the founder and creator of The Grossman Method™, an internationally acclaimed course of study addressing musician’s health issues. The Grossman Method™ is a four-time winner of the Louisville Arts Award and nominated for Outstanding Achievement in String Research Award by the American String Teachers Association. www.halgrossman.com www.TheGrossmanMethod.com
A native of Taiwan, Hung-Yun holds a Doctoral degree in Piano Performance from the University of Oregon, and a Masters degree from the Peabody Conservatory, and obtained her Bachelors from Soochow University in Taipei. She has been selected to perform in many competitions, including the International Taipei Piano Competition, and the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition. In addition to being an active collaborator in Eugene, she teaches music at Lane Community College and accompanies for the Choral Department at the University of Oregon, the Eugene Symphony Chorus, and the Oregon Bach Festival. She frequently serves as the Accompanist for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the American Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA) Honor Choirs, and as an Adjudicator for the Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA). She is the Principal Keyboardist for Orchestra Next, and serves as the Acting Principal Keyboard for the Eugene Symphony Orchestra for the 2023-2024 season
Recently hailed by The New York Times for his “warm-toned” performance of Lutosławski’s Grave (Metamorphoses), cellist Paul York is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. He currently serves on the string faculty at the University of Louisville, where he maintains an active teaching and performing schedule. Recent solo appearances include performances of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in Nanjing, China and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Karel Husa’s Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra at New York’s Carnegie Hall. He has performed Aaron Jay Kernis’ Colored Field for Cello and Orchestra with the Louisville Orchestra, and Vivaldi’s Double Concerto in G Minor with internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Of his performance at Carnegie Hall, New York Concert Review said, “The fiendishly difficult solo part was brilliantly played by cellist Paul York; one had to be in awe of his playing.” Mr. York received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and his Master of Music degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he studied with Ronald Leonard. Other teachers include Gabor Rejto and Louis Potter. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Mr. York was selected to participate in the prestigious Piatigorsky Seminar at the University of Southern California and has received Distinguished Faculty Awards in both Teaching and Creative and Research Work from the University of Louisville. Mr. York can be heard on the Ablaze, Arizona University Press, Centaur, innova, and CRS labels.