Washington State University Vancouver Library

We performed at the WSUV Library for their 25th anniversary celebration event on September 6th 2014. The Library provided us nice audience, good acoustic, and beautiful backdrop. The staff were very helpful in loading the instruments and setting up the venue, too.  

Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA

We performed at the American Luthier Convention 2014 held at Pacific Lutheran University on July 29th.

Peter played 39 different hand-made guitars made by luthiers from across the U.S. and abroad.

with Jeff Elliott the moderator for the performance workshop

West Lynn Unity Center Concert on April 27th, 2014

Instrument Show at Marylhurst University May 3rd and 4th, 2014

On the first day, Peter performed with Richard Prenker's cedar top Guitar 

Music Building we all used to be working or studing at...

Friends of Chamber Music

March 30th, Yukiko was invited by the Friends of Chamber Music to provide a mini-lecture performance for the event "Touch of Japan." Those in attendance took a guided tour of the Japanese Garden before visiting the sponsor's beautiful residence a few blocks from the garden. They enjoyed appetizers from Bamboo Sushi and sampled the koto music.

Oregon State University

Thursday April 4th, we performed at OSU for the Noon A La Carte Concert.

Despite the challenges with parking, challenges with sound, broken tuner, battery issues, and no opportunity to warm up or do a proper sound check - our performance went well! The audience loved the musical variety. A number of the attendees immediately requested the event manager Erin invite us back. Erin said she would like us perform for the graduation event in June. 

Peter thinks we need to get into the studio this summer. 

Tabor Bread

Our last performance for this year was at Tabor Bread on 12/5 Thursday night. You should visit this lovely bakery with a house mill and kiln. Their soup is a healing food. 

We had Maria Olaya on our team; she played beautiful South American guitar music for the audience. With our friends and the people who are supporting our music, we were blessed with a warmness that surrounded us.

Season of Lights on December 7th

I would like to share the poster of this year's Season of Lights Concert.

Phone # of First Christian Church : 503-228-9211    Website: FCCPDX.COM

Upcoming December Performances

Hope you are enjoying the season. Gentle reminder we have three upcoming December performances:

West Slope Library
3678 SW 78th Ave
Portland, OR 97224
Wednesday, December 4th, 7:00-8:00 pm
(503)-292-6416

First Christian Church

SW Park Avenue Columbia Street

Saturday, December 7th, 7:00 -9:00 p.m.

(503) 228-9211

Tabor Bread (Dinner & Music Event)

5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215

December 12; Event: 5-8; music 6:00-7:30 pm

(971) 279-5530

Look forward to seeing you there.

A La Carte Noon Concert

Peter and LeeAnn performed as a duo "Zisa and McKenna" at Oregon State University in Corvallis on October 11th. The program - "Bach to the Future" - was a great hit. The opening overture began with an Bach invention and ended with Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme. They covered the music of Bach, Narvaez, Mozart, Piazzolla, Tedesco, Dettori, the Beatles, and Lady Gaga.

“I listened to Zisa’s performance at OSU yesterday and knew I was listening to a very good musician...of world class level...” J.M. Oregon State University

“Greatly enjoyed Zisa & McKenna engaging program...particularly the Piazzolla, who had a knack for writing music that works well with guitar and flute; it was great to hear some of his less familiar works.” J. S. Oregon State University

Walters Cultural Arts Center

We performed two hours of eclectic world music for a great audience at the Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro. They always have excellent oil painting exhibitions in their beautiful historic building. They must have nice art classes to take; this is good for Hillsboro's residences. 

Chamber Music on the Mountain

We attended a concert at the Crystal Chamber Hall in Camas, Washington. The concert hall was in the home of a nice couple who are music friend of another special couple we met in Portland. It was a pleasure to listen to the music of Telemann, Schubert, Mozart, Bulow and Britten performed by fine classical musicians. 

We went to Izakaya-Japanese tapas after coming back to Portland. The warm tasty food was a treat for the soul.  

Hillsboro Public Library

On August 23rd 2013, we performed at Hillsboro Public Library with its beautiful backdrop of natural scene with a pond and a walking path. We were welcomed by a enthusiastic audience; some of them were attendees from our previous concert in Tigard. The crescendo of the audience's applause throughout the program prompted us to play an encore. 

The library sells sesame donuts: it's a good place to visit and read books : )

"The Thousand Waves concert was the most well attended concert we had this summer. Our library patrons were captivated by the musical blend of the percussion, koto, flute, and Spanish guitar. Peter Zisa’s introduction to each piece added a nice educational component. I would definitely have them back! Again, thank you for sharing your wonderful music with our patrons."

----Elizabeth Lopez, Performance Event Coordinator - Hillsboro Library

Tigard Public Library

We performed at Tigard Public Library on August 14th. The event coordinator Eric was very supportive and professional throughout the concert event. He sent us great letter of review and a concert DVD. As you can see, the venue was excellent with its sound and lighting system. We shared our music and a Japanese story with an enthusiastic and welcoming audience. LeeAnn's skirt was special that night too.

Private Party

We provided music for a private party at Heidi's house in Dundee on August 5th. Heidi owns an extraordinary restaurant. Some of her dishes include special mushrooms her husband Jack picked in the mountains. She previously owned a bakery too. Can you imagine how great the food was? The barbeque salmon and steak were delicious; all the food tasted as if it was catered food for a wedding. 

We met some winery owners in the area, and special individuals who are friends of Heidi and Jack.  

We enjoyed sampling the wines from the local vineyards. What a great way to spend a beautiful afternoon - making new friends, enjoying delicious food, and sharing a magnificent view of the vineyards.  

Back to the blog

It's been a while since our last update. Yukiko was completing her graduate school this summer so she needed to take a break from the blog. These pictures are from our concert at Chehalem Cultural Center on 6/15. It was a very cool venue with great acoustics inside an old brick building. It was also the day after Yukiko's hooding ceremony.  

From Lake Oswego Library Concert

Next Performance: Lake Oswego Library

Hope to see you there!

June 12th 1:00~1:45 pm
Lake Oswego Library

TWaves

http://thousandwavesmusic.com

House Concert

We had a pleasant and enjoyable Sunday afternoon of music, food, and conversation with friends at the home of Amy and Michael in East Moreland. Among the memorable moments of the concert were  Tanner's (Amy and Michael's dog) attentive listening throughout the program, and Peter's new tupperware foot stool, which he borrowed from Amy's kitchen. Thank you Amy and Michael for your kind hospitality in hosting this concert. Thank you Mark for the great photos you took.

Our Next Performance

From the Particles on the Wall exhibition 

Our next performance is a 5/16 private home concert in East Moreland.