45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra

45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra is an experiment in democratic music making, combining the intimacy of chamber music with the richness of an orchestra.

45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra will be equal parts museum and gallery, a place where traditional and modern music will reside in a mutually enriching relationship.

Passion for great music is what defines us, and Portland is our stage.

PERFORMERS

Jennifer Arnold, viola
Joseph Berger, horn
Ron Blessinger, violin
Sergio Carreno, percussion
Emily Cole, violin
Greg Ewer, violin
Jon Greeney, percussion
Shin-young Kwon, violin
Martha Conwell Long, flute
Charles Noble, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
James Shields, clarinet
Steve Vacchi, bassoon
Karen Wagner, oboe

Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.”

– George Eliot

RELATED MEDIA

Idyll Thoughts
Idyll Thoughts
Idyll Thoughts
Idyll Thoughts
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June 15, 2023

Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9
Gabriella Smith: Brandenburg Interstices
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Czech Mix
Czech Mix
Czech Mix
Czech Mix
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December 1, 2022

Tomáš Svoboda: Chorale in E flat for Piano Quintet (homage to Aaron Copland), Op.118
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Flute and Piano, H. 306
Janacek: Idyll for String Orchestra
Dvorak: Serenade for wind instruments, cello and double bass in D minor, Op. 44, B. 77

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Summer Serenade
Summer Serenade
Summer Serenade
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Marco-Adrián Ramos: Guadalupe o Retablo
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Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

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Les Boréades
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Les Boréades
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March 26, 2021

Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d'un faune (arr. Arnold Schoenberg)
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Primordial Swamp
Primordial Swamp
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Reza Vali: Folk Songs (Set No. 9)

The World According to Richard
The World According to Richard
The World According to Richard
The World According to Richard
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March 21, 2019

Richard Strauss: Duett-Concertino