Third Angle
The music of our time creates a soundtrack to contemporary life, existing at the intersection of musical forms from jazz and classical to rock and electronica. For more than 30 years, Third Angle New Music has played outside the lines of the expected with the creation of dynamic musical performances and multi-disciplinary collaborations that defy the boundaries of the traditional concert hall and reflect the spirit and vitality of our community.
Third Angle’s mission is to perform and record the masterworks of the twenty-first century while commissioning new works from regional and nationally recognized composers. Its bold and innovative programming, high artistic standards, and tireless efforts to bring music of the 20th and 21st centuries to a diverse audience have earned it abundant critical acclaim.
With the organization’s focus on creating a soundtrack for our time, Third Angle has created and presented more than 125 programs of contemporary music, commissioned more than 66 new works, and released 12 recordings to critical acclaim. Sound of the Five: the chamber music of Chen Yi, was named a top 10 recording for 2009 by National Public Radio.
Third Angle’s roguish programming crafts experiences that are mind-altering by design, including concerts created to work in harmony or dissonance with their environment, wildly divergent repertoire, and a blending of the arts that redefines the genre. At a Third Angle performance, you never know quite what will happen next, but one thing is certain:
Third Angle New Music is anything but ordinary.

Performance News
Recording Release – Lisa Neher’s Seedling & Branches
Program Notes From Lisa Neher's website where you can sample and buy the recording: seedling was written as a gift for my Grandpa Bernie Harvey in honor of his 80th birthday. He was an avid gardener of corn, pumpkin, roses, apples, and all manner of growing things and...
Fresh Air Fest July 11, Sauvie Island – A New Music Mini-Festival
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...
Bach Suites presentation for OR-ASTA Sunday April 25th
Oregon ASTA is delighted to present a series of presentations about the solo violin and cello music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Violinist Tomas Cotik's class is open to string players of all stringed instruments as it addresses general issues of Bach interpretation....
MTNA Junior Performance Competition Results
Dear Competitors, Teachers and Parents, Thank you for your outstanding performances in this year’s competitions. We regret not being able to hear you in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but appreciate your participation in the online finals during this...
THE PLACE WE BEGAN: Music of John Luther Adams
THE PLACE WE BEGAN: Music of John Luther Adams Streaming Concert Thursday, Dec 3, 2020 @ 7:00pm Filming location: Congregation Beth Israel Access Livestream on the JLA Concert Page Video will remain available to ticket holders for 48 hours after it airs. Pulitzer...
Wine Wednesdays: Earth Day Edition Livestream featuring Valdine Ritchie Mishkin, cello (Portland, OR)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (PDT) @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Third Angle New Music Online event, Anywhere in the world, WA Valdine Ritchie Mishkin, cello Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with Third Angle New Music for our inaugural Wine Wednesdays livestream! Pour a...