November 2019
The F Word: A Memorial to Mulugeta Seraw
Fear No Music reflects on the first thirty years since the brutal murder of Ethiopian student Mulugeta Seraw on the streets of Southest Portland with a multimedia performance curated by composer (and Portland native) Ryan Francis. A World Premiere by Francis titled Night Walk (for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano and percussion) makes…
January 2020
Locally Sourced Sounds VI
“Fear No Music’s annual Locally Sourced Sounds concert, one of Oregon’s most valuable music series” (Oregon ArtsWatch) experiences its sixth iteration showcasing music by composers living and working in the region of Oregon and southwest Washington. Composers include Nicholas Emerson, Yuan-Chen Li, Li Tao, Janice Giteck, Jake Safirstein, and Garrett Key.
March 2020
Just Us
An evening of meditations on our connection to our environment, to each other, and to our inner selves. Our shifting climate and landscapes have profound effects on both the natural world and our way of life. Fear No Music explores the ramifications through pieces by Carmen Braden, Dorothy Chang, Katherine Balch, David T. Little and…
May 2020
Haters Gonna Hate
This is a celebration of works that survived initially dismissive reviews and vitriolic objections to emerge as landmarks of innovation in the trajectory of the concert music tradition. Alex Temple describes her Viola Joke as “a comedy routine for an apocalyptic nightmare universe.” Morton Feldman’s King of Denmark for percussion solo is a quiet study…
June 2020
Folk you, too!
The annual reprise of 2018’s bonus concert, this program is a vibrantly diverse and creative showcase of music from countries around the world that have been maligned and misunderstood in our national conversation. Featured composers are Arturo Corrales of El Salvador, Joshua Uzoigwe of Nigeria, and Haitian-American Nathalie Joachim. The concert coincides with President Donald…