Chatter PDX

September 21, 2025

SUNDAY

@ 10:30am

Pacific Center, 851 SW 6th Ave, PDX

Adults – $20

Students and under 30 – $10

Children under 13 – $5

Beethoven’s Opus 131

Olivier Messiaen Appel interstellaire
L.v Beethoven String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131

Jeff Garza horn
Sarah Kwak, Ling Ling Huang violin
Haojian Wang viola
Seth Biagini cello

Donna Prinzmetal spoken word

(Tickets are also available at the door)

September 28, 2025

Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Winds

Valerie Coleman Umoja
Peteris Vasks Wind Quintet No. 1 "Music for Fleeting Birds"
W.A. Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat K. 452

Zach Galatis flute
Karen Wagner oboe
James Shields clarinet
Joseph Berger french horn
Kai Rocke bassoon
María García piano

Lex Runciman spoken word

October 5, 2025

Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence

Jean-Marie Leclair Duo for 2 Violins in Bb, Op. 12 no. 6
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

Greg Ewer, Inés Voglar-Belgique violin
Adam LaMotte, Raúl Gómez-Rojas viola
Trevor Fitzpatrick, Marilyn de Oliveira cello

Laura Sciortino spoken word

October 12, 2025

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1

Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G major
Eric Wubbels the children of fire come looking for fire

David Felberg violin
Luke Gullickson piano

Brennan DeFrisco spoken word

October 19, 2025

Beethoven’s Opus 132

L.v Beethoven String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132

Ron Blessinger, Shin-young Kwon violin
Amanda Grimm viola
Trevor Fitzpatrick cello

Elyse Fenton spoken word

October 26, 2025

Cookin' with James and Monica

Kenji Bunch Cookbook for Clarinet and Piano
Johannes Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in Eb, opus 120

James Shields clarinet
Monica Ohuchi piano

Beth Wood spoken word

November 2, 2025

The Overlook

Shelley Washington "Say" for String Quartet
Kenji Bunch Cookbook for Clarinet and String Quartet - world premiere

James Shields clarinet
The Overlook
Monica Davis, Yezu Woo violin
Angela Pickett viola
Laura Metcalf cello

Kevin Sampsell spoken word

November 9, 2025

Mozart and Carter

W.A. Mozart Piano Quartet in Eb Major
Elliot Carter Cello Sonata

Emily Cole violin
Deanna Mustain viola
Emily Brausa cello
Teddy Robie piano

Collaboration with Literary Arts - Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover
Marcus Lattimore & Patricia Smith spoken word

November 16, 2025

Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet

L.v Beethoven Grosse Fugue, Op. 133
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

James Shields clarinet
Ling Ling Huang, Margot Schwartz violin
Amanda Grimm viola
Marilyn de Oliveira cello

Cindy Williams Gutiérrez spoken word

November 23, 2025

Mysteries of the Macabre

Bach/Kurtag Sonatina BWV 106 "Actus tragicus"
Stravinsky Five Easy Pieces for Piano 4-hands
Debussy Petite Suite
Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre

Madeline Ross voice
Rachel Modlin piano
Rebecca Stager piano

Jeff Alessandrelli spoken word

November 30, 2025

Bacewicz & Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes
Grażyna Bacewicz Piano Quintet

James Shields clarinet
Emily Cole, Ling Ling Huang violin
Laura Steiner viola
Trevor Fitzpatrick cello
Judith Gordon piano

Carmen Barroso spoken word

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Introducing Chatter PDX, a new performing arts series in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by the success of the innovative Chatter series in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has captivated audiences for over 15 years, Chatter PDX brings a unique blend of music, spoken word, coffee, and reflection to the vibrant cultural landscape of Portland.

The Chatter Experience

Chatter performances occur weekly at 10:30am and give audiences the opportunity to hear a wide variety of classical chamber music and spoken word performed by local artists.

Coffee and mingling with the audience and performers before and after the show is an essential part of the Chatter PDX experience!