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Calendar IconTuesday, October 19, 2021
7:00-8:00 PM @ Portland Center Stage

We open our season with Gemini Project’s epic collaboration with PDX filmmaker Scott Ballard and BodyVox to present Shostakovich’s final symphony, arranged for sextet. The program also features PDX animator Zak Margolis’ gorgeous film Andante, accompanied by the Pyxis Quartet.

WORKS

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 (arranged for sextet)

Ruby Chen, violin
Kevin Kunkel, cello
Yoko Greeney, piano
Michael Roberts, percussion
Sergio Carreno, percussion
Jon Greeney, percussion

Scott Ballard, filmmaker


Florence Price: String Quartet No. 1 in G major (Andante)

Greg Ewer, violin
Ron Blessinger, violin
Charles Noble, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello

Zak Margolis, animation