Beyond our mainstage concerts…

Summer Garden Parties

This summer we have two wonderful garden parties featuring our versatile Festival artists. You'll experience chamber music at its best, shared by just a small number of friends on the beautiful grounds of private homes. Proceeds from these events benefit CMNW’s education and community engagement programs.

Tickets: $150 ($75 tax deductible) • Visit CMNW.org for details

Friday, June 23 @ 6pm • Portland’s West Hills • String Quartet with Young Artist Institute faculty members

Friday, July 14 @ 4pm • Sauvie Island Winds • WindSync woodwind quintet

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Young Artist Institute

Last summer we launched the CMNW Young Artist Institute—our new summer intensive education program for some of the nation's most talented musicians, ages 14-17. This summer, festival audiences will hear our YAI artists featured in showcase concerts, pre-concert preludes, and throughout our community!

Mark your calendars for these free YAI showcases:

Institute Solo Showcase #1 | Friday, June 23 @ 12pm | Community Music Center Institute Solo Showcase #2 |Friday, June 30 @ 12pm | The Old Church Institute Ensemble Showcase | Friday, July 7 @ 7pm | Pilot House, U of Portland Young Artist Pre-Concert Preludes | Most Thursdays & Saturdays @ 6:30pm

Around Town

Our summer festival events span the greater Portland metro area! Thursdays at The Reser in Beaverton, Saturdays and Mondays at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium, Sunday afternoons and Tuesdays at noon downtown at Portland State, and Wednesday NEW@NIGHT concerts bring us to The Armory and Alberta Rose Theatre. Plus, community concerts and pop-up performances sprinkle the region!

Prelude Performances

Enjoy a short performance before summer festival concerts on Thursdays and Saturdays, performed by local students and CMNW’s Young Artist Institute musicians. See page 17 for details.

Oregon Poet Preludes

In keeping with our Poetry in Music theme this summer, enjoy a poetic moment before selected concerts. In partnership with Literary Arts’s poetry programs, you’ll enjoy a taste of poetry or prose that sets the stage for the music.

Literary Connections

For the Poetry in Music 2023 Summer Festival, we’ve partnered with Literary Arts to offer enriching conversations and collaborations!

Young Artist Trifecta

Friday, July 7 @ 7pm • Pilot House, University of Portland

Young poets from Literary Arts partner with Fear No Music’s young composers to write short poetry-inspired works that CMNW’s 2023

Young Artist Institute musicians will workshop and premiere.

Part of Final Institute Showcase

Literary Conversation

Saturday, July 15 @ Noon • Reed College

The Anchoress composer David Serkin Ludwig and Portland-native poet Katie Ford explore their creative partnership in music and poetry.