Pianist Miki Sawada. Photo by Nick Bruskewitz
Arts and cultural organization Portland Ovations is kicking off its 94th season with a free concert at 2 p.m. Saturday in Portland’s Congress Square Park.
The Gather Hear Portland show, featuring pianist Miki Sawada, is designed to both celebrate and reimagine Portland Ovations’ long history with world-class classical and chamber music.
Gather Hear is the name of Sawada’s tour. She’s traveling with her piano in a van and stopping in all 50 states to perform in community gathering spaces. Her mission is to connect people across socioeconomic and political boundaries through music and to foster human connection and dialogue with music as the catalyst.
Sawada’s Portland show includes musicians from Listen Up! Music, a nonprofit day program and music studio that works with musicians with intellectual disabilities.
For more info, head to portlandovations.org.
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