PSU Music & Theater

It's opening night! PSU Opera presents "Good Country," a new chamber opera based on the life of Gold Rush stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, who was raised as a girl and lived life as a man. Opens tonight 7:30pm. Runs Nov 26 - Dec 4. pdx.edu/music-theater/…

Phillip Howze's "Frontieres Sans Frontieres," opens Friday, Nov. 11! Join us for the comic spectacle that New York Magazine called "linguistically acrobatic and piercingly funny." Artist and activist Damaris Webb directs this PSU Theater production. pdx.edu/music-theater/…

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Join Queer Opera for an exciting weekend of opera scenes and songs on stage in Lincoln Hall, this Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 17 & 18! Featuring classical and contemporary works by well-known and rising composers, sung from a queer perspective. portlandstate.universitytickets.com/?cid=171

On Sunday. August 28, join the @psuchamberchoir in the exquisite acoustics of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church for a preview of their upcoming appearance at the 2022 World Choral Exposition in Portugal! pdx.edu/music-theater/…

Thanks to James Bash at @orartswatch for this lovely profile and interview with Kelley Nassief, our new Director of Opera and Opera Studios, including programming info for the 2022-23 season! orartswatch.org/we-will-not-ju…

We're excited to announce that this year's edition of Subito, a journal of music from PSU musicology/ethnomusicology students is now available in print and online. Learn more and read Subito 2022 at pdx.edu/music-theater/…

This Friday, June 10, join us in the PSU Viking Pavilion or watch online for the PSU College of the Arts commencement ceremony as we celebrate our class of 2022! Get all the details at pdx.edu/commencement/c… #PDXartsgrad #2022PDXgrad

Join the PSU Orchestra tomorrow, June 3, for "Dreams & Adventures," celebrating the music of French romantic composer Louise Farrenc and featuring the world premiere of “Memoir” by pianist/composer Lifia Teguh, winner of the 2019 PSU Concerto Competition. bit.ly/3x6pcvE

Tomorrow night, June 2, the PSU wind bands celebrate retiring director Pat Vandehey with a FREE concert including two newly commissioned works by by Sean O'Loughlin and Jim Stephenson, and closing with Stephenson's Symphony No. 2. Learn more at bit.ly/3t6Runq

Starting tomorrow, June 1, the PSU SAMP program presents "ReWire" a sonic arts festival including a large-scale sound installation, performances by our laptop ensemble, and a songwriting showcase. Learn more at bit.ly/39HVS5u

This Friday, June 3, the PSU Orchestra presents "Dreams and Adventures" a concert celebrating the music of French romantic composer Louise Farrenc and featuring 2019 PSU Concerto Competition Winner, pianist and composer Lifia Teguh. Get tickets at bit.ly/3LuOKXf

This Wednesday, June 1, Jazz Voice at PSU presents a free concert recreating the exciting atmosphere of a 1950s-era radio variety show on the Lincoln Recital Hall stage. Learn more at bit.ly/3MWdNEh

Next week, June 1-3, the PSU Sonic Arts & Music Production program presents "ReWire" a sound art festival including a songwriting showcase, a large-scale sound installation and performances by the SAMP Laptop Ensemble. Learn more at bit.ly/39HVS5u

This Sunday, May 29, the Portland State Chamber Choir presents "In Memoriam," a concert honoring the memory of its founding directors David Wilson and Bruce Browne. Learn more and get tickets at bit.ly/38la9Vm

Next Thursday, June 2, the PSU Wind Bands present a celebration of retiring director Pat Vandehey with a concert of significant pieces from the band repertoire, including two new works specially commissioned for this concert. Learn more at pdx.edu/music-theater/…

On Monday, June 6, PSU Jazz welcomes @JimmieHerrod, @AGT finalist and member of @pinkmartini for a special concert with @GeorgeColligan and the PSU Jazz band. Learn more and get tickets at bit.ly/3sNqM2N

The PSU School of Music & Theater is thrilled to announce that critically acclaimed soprano Kelley Nassief ‘89 has been selected to lead the PSU Opera program, after a 16-month national search. Learn more at bit.ly/3MvJmVb

PSU Theater's production of "No Exit" by Jean-Paul Sartre begins tomorrow night! Don't miss this seminal work of Existentialist theater and help us celebrate the end of a wonderful year of live productions at PSU. Learn more and get tickets at bit.ly/3wmehNT

Next Tuesday, May 17, the PSU Vocal Collective performs at The 1905, Portland's only full-time jazz club, with incredible vocal arrangements of music by Esperanza Spalding, Vince Mendoza, Kurt Elling, Count Basie, Elton John and more. Get tickets at the1905.org