Bringing together world-class musicians and Willamette Valley students for transformative musical experiences

Song & Dance - celebrating the piano quartet

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 at 7:30pm (90 minutes)

Once again, Project Chamber Music represents the absolute best in the genre, bringing together a roster of all-star musicians from around the country for inspired music-making and mentorship in the lush Willamette Valley. This season’s performance features two of the most compelling and beloved contributions to the piano quartet repertoire of all time:

Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major

Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor

This pairing represents the youthful expressions of composers in their late twenties seeking to push limits and make their mark. Mozart’s work, full of joyful effervescence and playfulness, is a study in expression, composed just weeks after he completed his famed opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Brahms’ writing offers a bridge of radiant lyricism, culminating in an exhilarating Hungarian dance - a wild, fiery, folk music-inspired romp.

Meet the star artists at a complimentary reception following the performance!

All ticket proceeds directly benefit need-based scholarships to provide music lessons to children in the region.

Tickets are available at the link above, or by cash or check only on the day of the concert.

2024 Guest Artists

  • Rachel Lee Priday

    Violin - Seattle, WA

    Renowned globally for “irresistible panache” (Chicago Tribune), violinist Rachel Lee Priday has appeared as soloist with the Chicago, Houston, National, Pacific, St. Louis and Seattle Symphony Orchestras among others.

  • Caitlin Lynch

    Viola - Boston, MA

    Violist and Grammy Award recipient Caitlin Lynch has performed across the globe in collaboration with artists from Itzhak Perlman to Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. She is violist of the Aeolus String Quartet, and a member and co-Artistic Director of A Far Cry.

  • Bion Tsang

    Cello - Austin, TX

    Grammy nominated and internationally recognized as one of the outstanding instrumentalists of his generation, cellist Bion Tsang is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, an MEF Career Grant, and the Bronze Medal in the IX International Tchaikovsky Competition.

  • Julio Elizalde

    Piano - San Francisco, CA

    Praised by the Seattle Times for sharing “compelling artistry and power,” the gifted American pianist Julio Elizalde is a member of The New Trio, with whom he was the winner of both the Fischoff and Coleman National Chamber Music Competitions and the recipient of the Harvard Musical Association's prestigious Arthur W. Foote Prize.

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