A New Music Mini-Festival
Join Third Angle New Music for an outdoor new music mini-festival at the idyllic Topaz Farm, located just 10-miles from downtown Portland on Sauvie Island. The afternoon and evening includes three one-hour sets (with breaks in between) and features some of your favorite 3A artists. Bring your picnic blankets, dine on local farm-to-table delicacies, and enjoy this perfect summer evening of thrilling new music.
SET #1 AKIHO & ROSENBAUM
steelpan and other percussion – 3:30 pm
Steel pan music kicks off Team 3A’s Fresh Air Fest with percussion powerhouses Andy Akiho and Sandbox Percussion’s Ian Rosenbaum. This dazzling duo will delight us with music by Akiho for steel pan, vibraphone and marimba. Learn more
SET #2 TECHNICOLOR
flute, viola, and harp – 5:15 pm
Join us for a synesthetic burst of joy and beauty as Team 3A carries Debussy’s famous flute, viola and harp chamber ensemble into the 21st century. Featuring flutist Sarah Tiedemann, violist Wendy Richman, and harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel performing works of Takemitsu, Angélica Négron, Evan Williams, GLFCAM alum Iman Habibi, and local composer Yuan-Chen Li. Learn more
SET #3 THE WHYTE ALBUM
percussion, flute, cello – 7:00 pm
Third Angle’s rockstar percussionist Chris Whyte takes center stage in Christopher Cerrone’s haunting work Memory Palace. Also featuring the world premiere of Whyte’s newest composition about Oregon winemaking, alongside works of Andy Akiho and Andrew Rodriguez, with guests Valdine Mishkin, cello, and Sarah Tiedemann, flute. Learn more