“MMM pays homage to a composer who managed to synesthetically expand our artistic vision,” said Priest, “as the 21^st century more inclusively melds music, arts and cultures from around the world and within our very own Global Village PDX.”

—James Bash, The Oregonian/Oregon Live (read the full article)

Composer and impresario Bob Priest has refreshed the March Music Moderne festival with a unique trio of concerts dedicated to Claude Debussy on the 100^th anniversary of his death. Free Marz String Trio and Cascadia Composers will be featured, as will local composers who have been inspired by Debussy. Each concert is free and will offer complimentary refreshments as the music fades away.

—James Bash, The Oregonian/Oregon Live (read the full article)

For fans of new music, March Music Moderne proffers ear-stretching events. Visit its website, marchmusicmoderne.org, to sign up for its email list.

—James Bash, The Oregonian (read the full article}

“Turangalila” is part of a trilogy Olivier Messiaen composed about love. One of the other components, the song cycle “Harawi,” is featured in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Community Music Center, 3350 S.E. Francis St., as part of Messiaen Melange Musique, a festival of concerts and radio broadcasts perpetrated by Portland composer Bob Priest, one of Messiaen’s last students. Another free Messiaen-themed concert is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Community Music Center.

—Brett Campbell, The Oregonian (read the full article)

And who better than Maria Choban to rouse us from our winter doldrums? Choban is the Joan Jett of Portland’s classical music scene: aggressive, passionate, uncompromising.

—David Stabler, The Oregonian (read the full article)

In like a lion, out like a lamb, they say, but for a while this March, Portland will sound like something altogether outside the natural realm — a chimera, a griffin, maybe even a jackalope. Welcome to March Music Moderne, the rite of spring celebrating the eternal renewal of ideas in sound.

—James McQuillen, The Oregonian (read the full article)

Odds are, you’ve heard Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony — or at very least part of it — but have you ever heard the masterpiece stretched out over 24 hours?

—Jamie Hale, The Oregonian (read the full article)

Portland’s Arnica Quartet performs four quartets from the 20th/21st centuries, Friday, March 15, during March Music Moderne….

—David Stabler, The Oregonian (read the full article)

It’s March, which means it’s time to let March Music Moderne help us shake off our winter doldrums.

Back for a third year, the monthlong celebration gathers 32 events together in a loose confederation of contemporary music ranging from solos, duos and string quartets to full symphonies.

—David Stabler, The Oregonian (read the full article)