The annual Sakura Festival at Clark College

LeeAnn and Yukiko performed for the Sakura Festival  at Clark College on April 19th. Look at the beauty of the cherry blossoms this year. Clark College produced a You tube video clip of this event beginning with our music- "Spring Sea" by Michio Miyagi.

The Sakura Festival was also featured on the Columbian newspaper. I hope you enjoy reading this beautiful story of friendship between two countries. 

House Concert

Photo by Steve Bilow

Photo by Steve Bilow

Victor playing his piano

Thank you Sylvia Gray and Viktors Berstis for hosting our Spring Concert last night. Their lovely performance venue provided wonderful acoustics, a gracious audience, interesting conversation, delicious refreshments, as well as the opportunity to make new friends.  

Sephardic Concert/Friends of Chamber Music Fundraiser

with Ida Rae Cahana

 Bilow's residence

LeeAnn-photo by Steve Bilow

Peter-photo by Steve Bilow

Another House Concert

Posted by Sylvia Gray:

Please join us for a unique "East-Meets-West" house concert featuring Thousand Waves:  Peter Zisa, guitar;  YukikoYamaguchi, koto; and LeeAnn McKenna, flute .  

These are excellent musicians who are experimenting on the boundaries, both meshing genres and instruments not often placed together.

April 13, Saturday, beginning at 7:30.  Arrive any time after 7:00.
Suggested donation $12.00
Please bring something to eat or drink for chatting time before and/or after (if you'd like!).

At the home of Sylvia Gray and Viktors Berstis:  3026 SE Berkeley Place, Portland, OR  97202  503-659-9956  .  (Note:  there may be an athletic event winding down at the Eastmoreland Courts at the end of the street.  As our guests, feel free to park on the south side of the street or even in their parking lot, if necessary.)

Please let us know if you plan to attend - thanks. 

Please click here to see the bios, pictures, and descriptions of the  Thousand Waves
And here are a few links to former performances to give you an idea: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCri1bxuoyE&feature=em-share_video_user 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDGZ3V7dShw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOgz8cnxg2Y

Also see houseconcertspdx.org  for information on previous and future concerts.

Directions: 
Coming S. on 99E, take the Johnson Creek East exit.  Turn right to pass over 99E, and at the end of the overpass, take a left at the pedestrian/bicycle sign and then a quick right onto Berkeley Place.  We are toward the end of the street facing the turnaround.

Coming N. on 99#, take the Sellwood Bridge exit.  Turn left and at the end of the overpass, take another left at the pedestrian/bicycle sign and then a quick right onto Berkeley Place.  We are toward the end of the street facing the turnaround.

Coming over the Sellwood Bridge east, stay on Tacoma St.  Cross over 99E, and at the end of the overpass, take a left at the pedestrian/bicycle sign and then a quick right onto Berkeley Place.  We are toward the end of the street facing the turnaround .

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Friends of Chamber Music Fundraising House Concert

An announcement by Steve Bilow for a house concert on April 7th :

Here's a house concert, one of Sephardic songs beautifully presented by Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, supported by Peter Zisa on guitar and LeeAnn McKenna on flute. See link below for information:

--We are planning our menu today! Kosher tapas is tough :-) Got some good food and wine in the works and Ken Forkish is donating so Ken's Artisan Bakery breads to the cause.

If you have friends / fans / whatever, who would like to come, give them this link to buy tickets:

https://www.boxofficetickets.com/go/event?id=203965

Washougal High School Sakura Festival

We enjoyed performing for the Sakura Matsuri at Washougal High School in Camas, Washington, on April 6th. A great venue and a welcoming community.