James Bash

| With the ongoing tragedy of warfare in the Middle East, it seems like a miracle whenever people from different cultural backgrounds can work together in peaceful and meaningful ways.

Violist Caitlin Lynch, back in town for Portland Chamber Music: Willamette Valley, performed a concert of Mozart and Brahms.

The violist and Portland Youth Philharmonic alum returns to Oregon to work with high school and college students.

The English singer performed “Schwanengesang” and other selections with pianist Myra Huang for Chamber Music Northwest.

An outstanding performance by PYP alumna Hamani Froom of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto highlights a 101st season-opening program that also includes works by Silvestre Revueltas and Willam Grant Still.

The young composer Elishiya Crain-Keddie's "Innamorata" sparkles in a program including Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and contemporary American composer Missy Mazzoli.

PORTLAND, Ore. — It is fairly uncommon to hear voice and string quartet paired at a concert in which pop and classical styles have been blended.

The former Chamber Music Northwest protégé ensemble delivered a wide-ranging program of music by Tate, Mendelssohn, and Dvořák.

| Downtown Portland has been derided by numerous naysayers in regard to its livability and viability for the future, with some proclaiming

Downtown Portland has been derided by numerous naysayers in regard to its livability and viability for the future, with some proclaiming that the city has become an “Urban Doom Loop.”