Chamber Music House Show Series

- they’re coming back!!!

Chamber Music is music intended for a small room. 

House show implies intimacy and a sense of community, warmth, coziness and fun!

"OLD TO NEW"

Our first house show
since the Pandemic!

FRIDAY, AUG. 19TH, 2022
7:00PM (DOORS)
7:30PM (SHOW)

I'm delighted to invite my dear friends, vocalists, and fellow yogi/dancers:

Becca Stuhlbarg & Anita Stryker

to collaborate on this first Chamber Music House Show since the start of the pandemic!
We will be sharing a smattering of music from ethereal and playful Mozart to reflective Ricky Ian Gordon, a wild set of Mirabai Songs by John Harbison, as well as some originals by the most local of composers! (Becca and myself!) 

Tickets are $20 in advance,
$25 day of the concert
To reserve your spot with this discounted rate, I've chosen to not include a secondary party due to the way things were handled at the start of the pandemic. Instead, you can send your ticket reservation to my
VenMo: @lizkohlpianist or
PayPal: PayPal.me/lizkohlpianist
(please send as family/friend as to not incur a fee!)

CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!!

Chamber music house shows

Beginning in November of 2018, Liz Kohl hosted the first official Chamber Music House Show in her SE Portland home.  Though held in a small space, these monthly/bimonthly events have grown in popularity and have become highly anticipated events for people to connect with music in a more causal setting and with our community at large.  Liz started this concert series because she is passionate about bringing classical music to a wider audience in a way that is accessible and fun, creating connections between people of different backgrounds, and hosting parties!

After Liz and her musical collaborators have thoughtfully created and rehearsed a program of classical music (usually an hour in length), they share this with an eager audience.  Every program is bookended with an arrangement of a different pop song on the theme of the concert.  Musical jamming after the show is HIGHLY encouraged and everyone is always welcome to stay and enjoy the comfort of community and new friendships. A few items to note: house shows are shoe-free (you’ll be directed where to put them), house shows have alcohol present (but children are welcome and encouraged to attend with an adult), and house shows require an immense amount of time, work and effort to put on!

Thank you for supporting the work of musicians and all of the background efforts of Liz in opening up her home, marketing these events, practicing, setting up and taking down, and many more details! Hope to see you at the next one!

Previous Shows:

February House Show

Love & Unrequited Love

Featuring

Adam Eason (Cellist/Composer) & Liz Kohl (Pianist/Composer)

Saturday, February 15th, 2020

7:30PM (doors at 7:00PM)

January House Show

featuring

the rose city ensemble

& an original Winter Suite by Adam Eason

Friday, January 24th, 2020

December House Show: a Different venue!

Love for the Holidays:
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A Chamber Music House Show

Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 2019 at 7:00PM
(doors at 6:45PM)

I'm so thrilled to be sharing music in the beautiful home of my new friends, Heather & Kirk! Cellist/composer Adam Eason and I will be sharing a program of classical music around the theme of love, including some of our original compositions. This is an RSVP event, so let us know if you can make it and you will have a reserved spot in this delightfully festive, spacious home with a gorgeous grand piano, roaring fire & view of Mt. Hood!

Our program will include:
Salut d'amour by Elgar
Liebeslied & Liebesfreud by Kreisler
The Swan by Saint-Saens
Tango Notturno & Tango Stiletto by Adam Eason
Impromptu in A-flat minor by Liz Kohl
Spiegel Im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt
...and more!

November House Show

Simply beautiful, live art by the incredible Simran Gleason (<click to find out more!)

Adam Eason, Laura Trupp, Andrew Arriaga, Andy Sharma & Liz Kohl (playing Hummel’s Op. 66, top L), Laura Trupp & Liz Kohl (top L), Andrew Arriaga, Andy Sharma & Liz Kohl (Piazzolla Dual, bottom L), Laura Trupp & Andrew Arriaga (Ashokan Farewell, bottom R)

Cozy & Silly House Show:

Live Stream of the Show - click here!

This show marked the one year anniversary of hosting, curating, planning, playing, and LOVING these Chamber Music House Shows!
It is such an honor to open my home to host audiences and share this music that I love in a way that feels communal, comfortable, and fun. I started this series because I love playing chamber music with friends and, quite simply, want to share this nerdy part of my life with people in the greater Portland area!

To everyone who has ever attended or supported a house show: THANK YOU! We could not do this without you (it would literally just be another rehearsal) and we so WANT to share this music and our love of it with you!

Our program from this show included:
A Showdown of Piazzolla's Cafe 1930 from
The Histoire du Tango
Beethoven's Violin Sonata in A Major (1st Movt.)
Brahms' Clarinet Sonata in F Minor (1st/2nd Movt.)
Tarantella by Squire (Cello)
Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar (Violin/Guitar)
 and a really fun show closer of
Hummel's Op. 66 Serenade & Potpourri (Quintet)

We also started off this fun show with "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music & ended the evening with a instrumental rendition & sing along of Toto's "Africa"!  
What a hoot!

October House Show

October

Jemma Goddard, Adam Eason & Liz Kohl (post-Oct. House Show), Art by the incomparable Simran!,

Audience Shot (from Oct. House Show)

Chamber Music House Show Series
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Falling - Euphonium, Cello & Piano

Friday October 18th 2019 at 7:30PM (Doors at 7:00PM)

I’m so excited to share this special, fall concert of music with Euphonium player, Jemma Goddard. (“What’s a Euphonium??” “It’s a small tuba!”) Jemma recently graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a music performance degree & is now teaching Kindergarten through 8th grade music in Condon, Oregon through AmeriCorps/Ethos Music, bringing music to underserved communities. She’s an incredibly thoughtful, organized, and fun person. Along with music, Jemma has played rugby & we initially met when she was an intern at All Classical Portland on the volunteer appreciation cruise!

At this concert, we’ll be sharing some favorites from Jemma’s Senior Recital program of great repertoire by Holst, Piazzolla, Guilmant, Joseph de Luca, and more! We will also be featuring Adam Eason’s original Fall Suite: Fall Colors, First Chill, and Leaf Blowers which he composed specifically for Piano & Euphonium for this house show! I am excited and honored to share it with you. Hope to see you there!

Tickets now available!

Click Here

September House Show

Jon Gray & I had so much fun sharing this music with you in September! He’ll definitely be back to wow us again!

Chamber Music House Show Series
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Musical Explorations - Violin & Piano

Saturday, September 14th 2019 at 4:00PM (all ages)

&

Saturday, September 14th 2019 at 7:00PM

I’m thrilled to be sharing this special concert in the fall with my friend and superb violinist, Jon Gray. Jon and I will be presenting a program of music, specifically designed to be accessible to children and families. This intimate concert will feature an arrangement of Jupiter by Gustav Holst, as well as works by Bach, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, Nils Frahm, Kreisler, Rachmaninoff and some popular songs. There will also be treats provided, opportunities to move/explore the piano and ample coloring!

Plan to share this concert with a young friend, child, student or just come and enjoy the fun of seeing children interact differently with music!

We will reprise this show in a more typical, evening format for adults on the same day, so plan to come to either show!

Tickets for All Ages Show HERE

Family pricing will be available for the 4PM show:

$15 for 1 Adult, 1 Child

$25 for 2 Adults, 1 Child

$30 for 2 Adults, 2+ Children

Tickets for Evening Show HERE

$15 in advance

$20 Cash or PayPal, day of show

Top L, clockwise: Kate Kilbourne (Violin), Adam Eason (Cello/Composer), Andy Sharma (Clarinet), Liz Kohl (Piano) - photo courtesy of Jeffrey Freeman Photography

Chamber Music House Show Series
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A Midsummer Night’s House Show - Assorted Instruments

Friday, August 16th at 9:00PM

Come join musicians, including: Kate Kilbourne, Adam Eason, Andy Sharma, and Liz Kohl in this intimate concert. We will be featuring David Lang’s Sweet Air, Mendelssohn, Leonard Bernstein, Piazzola, and a set of summer pieces by our very own composer, Adam Eason! Hope to see you for this fun concert!

Open your Heart - Piano & Voice
Friday, July 12th 2019 at 7:00PM

Rebecca Stuhlbarg, soprano, and Liz Kohl, pianist, invite you to open your heart and enjoy sensuous music that will stir your soul. This intimate concert will feature beautiful French art song by Faure and Debussy, as well as a smattering of musical theater and modern art songs, including some Stuhlbarg originals. Rebecca and Liz are both yoga instructors who specifically instruct musicians and/or vocalists in cultivating mindfulness. They will include some optional, calming yoga postures and breath work in this experiential concert.

Prepare to be transported and inspired in this unique recital that you won't want to miss!

Tickets will be available soon.

Chamber Music House Show Series
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Curly Duo - Piano & Violin
Friday, April 5th 2019 at 7:00PM

Laura & I will be shared a range of musical emotions in this house show, featuring some playful Beethoven, sensual Sarasate, robust Brahms, tragic John Williams (Schindler’s List), and more!

Chamber Music House Show Series
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Love & Unrequited Love
Saturday, February 9th 2019 at 7:00PM
I'm thrilled that I got to collaborate with Adam Eason (cellist/composer) in this house show. We shared music by Kreisler, Saint-Saens, Liszt, Schumann, Dvorak, Faure, Elgar, and original Tangos by our own, Adam Eason!

Chamber Music House Show Series
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An Intimate House Show
Friday, November 30th, 2018 at 7:00PM
This was one of my favorite captures (left) from the evening (thanks, Eric E.!).  We had a wonderful program that evening with cello, flute, guitar, piano, & viola.  We shared music of Schubert, Nils Frahm, Squire, Kreutzer, Bloch, Saint-Saëns, and more!  There were duos, trios, piano solos, a quartet, & a surprise, final sing along of "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music.

A cozy, intimate & fun concert!