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Summer Soirees

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High Desert Chamber Music put a spin on our popular “Music & Friends” events and presented two seasons of small outdoor concerts at private residences around town.

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These intimate, interactive performances were held outdoors in beautiful Central Oregon settings. As is customary, our “Music & Friends” events include a one-set performance (no intermission), and wine.

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Support from these events allow us to bring high-quality chamber music to Bend through the year, and continue our efforts to provide Educational Outreach programming at no cost to local students, teachers, or schools in Central Oregon.

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN 2021 AND 2022...

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If you are interested in hosting an event featuring the performers in the HDCM Concert Series, please click here for more info!

Duo Apaixonado performed in Central Oregon in July 2022. Pictured at Mirror Pond, North Rim Lodge, and Sunrise Village.

 

Featuring Alfredo Muro (guitar) and Valdine Ritchie (cello).

Summer Has Never Sounded So Good!

  • HDCM Concert Series: NEAVE TRIO
    HDCM Concert Series: NEAVE TRIO
    Fri, Apr 18
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Apr 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    This Grammy-nominated group has earned enormous praise for their engaging, cutting-edge performances. Gramophone has praised this Boston-based group's "taut and vivid interpretations," while The Strad calls out their "eloquent phrasing and deft control of textures”.
  • Check back soon for Upcoming Events...
    Check back soon for Upcoming Events...
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    Time is TBD
    Location is TBD
  • Master Class with JEFFREY KAHANE
    Master Class with JEFFREY KAHANE
    Sat, Mar 08
    Bend
    Mar 08, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Bend, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    High Desert Chamber Music and the Cascade School of Music are proud to present a Master Class featuring renowned pianist and educator Jeffrey Kahane.
  • HDCM Concert Series: JEFFREY KAHANE
    HDCM Concert Series: JEFFREY KAHANE
    Fri, Mar 07
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Mar 07, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Equally renowed as a performer, conductor, and scholar, Jeffrey Kahane is now in the sixth decade of an expansive and eclectic career. This very special appearance will feature Kahane in a concert/lecture of Bach’s beloved Goldberg Variations, a first for Central Oregon audiences.
  • HDCM Concert Series: FRANK ALMOND
    HDCM Concert Series: FRANK ALMOND
    Fri, Feb 14
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Our annual Valentine’s Day concert featurs a special evening with renowned violinist Frank Almond. You won’t want to miss this love and romance-themed program. This best-selling event includes a complimentary rose for concert-goers and a treat from Goody’s Chocolates!
  • HDCM Seventeenth Annual Gala
    HDCM Seventeenth Annual Gala
    Fri, Dec 06
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Dec 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    High Desert Chamber Music invites you to join us for our Seventeenth Annual Gala! Get dressed in your best and kick off the holiday season with HDCM. This festive party includes a performance featuring the Spotlight Chamber Players, Dinner, Silent Auction, and Dessert Dash.
  • HDCM Concert Series: TELEGRAPH QUARTET
    HDCM Concert Series: TELEGRAPH QUARTET
    Fri, Nov 22
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Nov 22, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, the group is based in San Francisco and on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
  • HDCM Concert Series: TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN
    HDCM Concert Series: TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN
    Sun, Oct 06
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Oct 06, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    One of the world’s finest piano ensembles, the group is based in Denmark and recognized for their exceptional musicianship, fresh approach, and adventurous programming through highly creative concerts. This esteemed group will be making their Central Oregon debut and you won’t want to miss this!
  • HDCM Celebrity Recitals: STEFAN JACKIW
    HDCM Celebrity Recitals: STEFAN JACKIW
    Sun, Jul 28
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Jul 28, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    High Desert Chamber Music is excited to launch a new series, the HDCM Celebrity Recitals. This is brought to you by Pahlisch Homes and will debut in July with a performance by one of America’s foremost violinists, Stefan Jackiw.
  • Pop-Up Concerts! featuring JOHN FAWCETT
    Pop-Up Concerts! featuring JOHN FAWCETT
    Wed, Jul 17
    Center Plaza at the Old Mill
    Jul 17, 2024, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Center Plaza at the Old Mill, 520 SW Powerhouse Dr, Bend, OR 97702, USA
    Join us for our fourth season of Pop-Up Concerts around town. These short 20-minute performances are free to attend and open to all! Spotlight Chamber Players alumni violinist John Fawcett is back in Bend after receiving his Master's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music this year.
  • Pop-Up Concerts! featuring MATEO GARZA
    Pop-Up Concerts! featuring MATEO GARZA
    Sun, Jun 23
    Bellatazza Plaza
    Jun 23, 2024, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Bellatazza Plaza, 869 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Join us for our fourth season of Pop-Up Concerts around town. These short 20-minute performances are free to attend and open to all! Spotlight Chamber Players alumni violinist Mateo Garza is back in Bend after his first year pursuing his Master's degree at the San Francisco Conservatory.
  • Pop-Up Concerts! featuring SPOTLIGHT CHAMBER PLAYERS
    Pop-Up Concerts! featuring SPOTLIGHT CHAMBER PLAYERS
    Sun, Jun 16
    Looney Bean Coffee
    Jun 16, 2024, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Looney Bean Coffee, 961 NW Brooks St, Bend, OR 97701, USA
    Join us for our fourth season of Pop-Up Concerts around town. These short 20-minute performances are free to attend and open to all!
  • HDCM Concert Series: CROWN CITY STRING QUARTET
    HDCM Concert Series: CROWN CITY STRING QUARTET
    Fri, May 17
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    May 17, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Their performances have been praised as “sublime” and “simply moving and spectacular”. This Pasadena-based group has been the resident and premier group featured in the HDCM Concert Series, and will be premiering a brand new work by composer Chris Thomas – don’t miss this exciting season finale!
  • HDCM Concert Series: SAKURA CELLO QUINTET
    HDCM Concert Series: SAKURA CELLO QUINTET
    Fri, Apr 12
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Apr 12, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    A unique and versatile cello quintet, hailed as “brilliant” and “superb”, the group is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members. Their inventive programs are constructed around conceptual threads, and they will be making their Central Oregon debut.
  • HDCM Concert Series: AVIARA TRIO
    HDCM Concert Series: AVIARA TRIO
    Wed, Feb 14
    Tower Theatre
    Feb 14, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701, USA
    Our annual Valentine’s Day concert at the Tower Theatre features a special evening with the Aviara Trio. You won’t want to miss this love and romance-themed program. This best-selling event includes a complimentary rose for concert-goers and a custom treat from Goody’s Chocolates!
  • MASTER CLASS with the KAPLAN DUO
    MASTER CLASS with the KAPLAN DUO
    Sat, Dec 16
    First Presbyterian Church of Bend
    Dec 16, 2023, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    First Presbyterian Church of Bend, 230 NE 9th St, Bend, OR 97701, USA
    High Desert Chamber Music and the Cascade School of Music are proud to present a Master Class featuring Mark Kaplan and David Kaplan.
  • HDCM Concert Series: KAPLAN DUO
    HDCM Concert Series: KAPLAN DUO
    Fri, Dec 15
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Dec 15, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    Made up of one of the leading violinists of his generation Mark Kaplan, and Yamaha Artist David Kaplan, this father/son duo has concertized and performed in numerous chamber music series throughout the country. Don’t miss this critically acclaimed group’s Central Oregon debut!
  • HDCM Sixteenth Annual Gala
    HDCM Sixteenth Annual Gala
    Sat, Dec 02
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Dec 02, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, USA
    High Desert Chamber Music invites you to join us for our Sixteenth Annual Gala! Get dressed in your best and kick off the holiday season with emcee Bob Shaw. This festive party includes a performance featuring the Spotlight Chamber Players, Dinner, Silent Auction, and Dessert Dash.

Disclaimer: When you attend any performance or event, you acknowledge that you understand and accept that an inherent risk of exposure to illness or hazard exists in any place where people are present. In choosing to attend a High Desert Chamber Music concert, you voluntarily assume all risks, hazards, and dangers – including the risk of contracting a communicable disease or illness such as COVID-19.

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HDCM Pop-Up Concerts are outdoor events and weather-dependent. High Desert Chamber Music reserves the right to delay or reschedule an event due to inclement weather.

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