CDZ Collegium Musica ~ 2024 Guitar Concert Series!
April 2024
CDZ Collegium Musica & U&I present Tals Hurwitz
Sunday, April 21, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Madeleine Old Church
3124 NE 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97212,
RSVP: CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
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Bio: Classical guitarist, Tal Hurwitz, has garnered international acclaim in concerts and masterclasses around the world, showcasing his reputation for technical mastery and artistic clarity.
His devotion for music, desire for beauty and aesthetics in interpretation, and his constant search to combine the old with the new have led to an extensive performance career, including notable venues such as the Moscow House of Music, the Großer Saal of the Stiftung Mozarteum and the Sala de Espectáculos in Mexico.
Since graduating from the Mozarteum University, Salzburg, Tal has performed and given master classes at festivals around the globe, including; the Festival Hispanoamerica de guitarra (Mexico), Guitar Foundation of America (USA), Petrer Guitar Festival (Spain), Forum Guitar Wien (Austria), Guitar Art Festival (Serbia), International Guitar Festival J.K. Mertz (Slovakia) and Essonne Guitar Festival (France). He has performed with such orchestras as the New Russian Symphony Orchestra and the Camerata Salzburg. World class composers have dedicated works for him, such as; Nikita Koshkin, Daniel Akiva, Wulfin Lieske and Ariel Man.
Alongside performing, Tal is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, who has worked with countless students, guitar teachers and guitar lovers from around the globe.
Tal‘s debut recording “Guitar Recital” is being published this year by Emmaya Records.
Tal Hurtwitz, Classical Guitarist
bio – https://barikada.com/tal-
CDZ Collegium Musica & U&I present Carpathian-Pacific Local
Sunday, April 28, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
U&I Event Center – An intimate evening where everyone enjoys a front row seat!
11905 SW 69th Ave
Tigard, 97223
Seating limited to 30 – RSVP info@uicafe.net
The Carpathian-Pacific Local (Trio) – consisting of Yankl Falk, Andrew Ehrlich, and Courtney Von Drehle – offers a diverse program encompassing klezmer and Yiddish songs, Romanian and Hungarian fiddle performances, Hasidic melodies, Eastern European folk tunes, American theater music, cabaret pieces and more! Their strong bond and camaraderie shine through their lively musical performances.
May 2024
Romanian Guitarist, Dragos Ilie
Friday 3:00 pm May 3 at Marys Woods Chapel Private Event
17400 Holy Names Drive, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
If you would to attend email CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
Romanian Guitarist, Dragos Ilie
Saturday 3:00 p, May 4 at Madeleine Old Church
3124 NE 24th Ave, Portland
” Dragos is a narrator who uses the guitar to tell a story from his captivating, thoughtful perspective.” -Lorenzo Micheli
“Beautiful tone, sensitivity and great musicianship. Dragos has a wonderful command of our instrument! A bright present and even brighter future.”
-Rene Izquierdo
Romanian guitarist Dragos Ilie has delighted audiences across Europe, Asia and the United States with his charismatic and dynamic interpretations. At an early age, Dragos fell in love with the instrument after listening to his father play. His dedication for the art led him to receive numerous grants for competing, performing and studying in his home country and abroad. Some of these include the MOL Foundation Scholarship for Young Artists, the “Young Talents” Grant offered by the Margareta Principess Foundation, with support from the Royal House of Romania, and the Grant “Moștenitorii României Muzicale”, offered by Radio Romania and Rotary Club Pipera. After receiving the prestigious “Wooddruff Award”, Dragos went on to complete his Bachelor studies at “Schwob School of Music” – Columbus State University, at the class of composer and pedagogue Andrew Zohn.
Dragos has placed in over 40 international competitions, with more than 20 Grand Prizes. Some of these include the Koblenz International Festival, the Tokyo International Guitar Competition, Culiacan International Competition, Indiana Guitar Festival, the Columbus Guitar Symposium, Texas A&M Guitar Competition, and Florida Guitar Festival.
Folias Duo (Guitar and Flute)
1:00 pm May 24, at Marys Woods Chapel Public Event
17400 Holy Names Drive, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
if you would to attend, please email CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
They have one May 24th Portland performance sponsored by Collegium Musica, Portland Flute Society, and the Portland Guitar Society.
CDZ Collegium Musica has had the pleasure of booking the Folias Duo. They are unique: talented composers, virtuosic performers, tango dancers, and educators.
Folias Duo are “facile players who draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes, at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity” (Fanfare Magazine). They are “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide).
Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron of the Folias Duo are a married couple whose unique interpersonal performer-composer collaboration of twenty years breathes new life into classical music. Folias Duo melds characteristics of European classical music with jazz, world music, and improvisation into the rhythms, contours, and textures of their meticulously crafted and scenic music. As composers and performers, they continue to test the technical and sonic possibilities of the intimate flute and guitar combination. “These two artists are top talents, almost singular within contemporary flute and guitar ensembles” (Flutist Quarterly).
Video set: https://www.foliasmusic.
Peter Janson & Doug Smith @ Artichoke (Co-sponsored by CDZ-CM)
Saturday, May 25th @ 7pm | $20
Artichoke Cafe
2007 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202
Greater Portland Flute Society, CDZ Collegium Musica, Madeleine Church Present Folias Duo (Guitar and Flute Duo)
Sunday, May 26 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Madeleine Old Historic Church
3124 NE 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97212
Folias Duo (Guitar and Flute Duo)
They have one performance in May (possible more to added in Salem) sponsored by Collegium Musica, Portland Flute Society, and the Portland Guitar Society. Grant is already familiar with the duo. Perhaps Oregon State would be interested in working something out (A La Carte or Music Department hosted)?!
CDZ Collegium Musica has had the pleasure of booking the Folias Duo. They are unique: talented composers, virtuosic performers, tango dancers, and educators.
Folias Duo are “facile players who draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes, at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity” (Fanfare Magazine). They are “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide).
Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron of the Folias Duo are a married couple whose unique interpersonal performer-composer collaboration of twenty years breathes new life into classical music. Folias Duo melds characteristics of European classical music with jazz, world music, and improvisation into the rhythms, contours, and textures of their meticulously crafted and scenic music. As composers and performers, they continue to test the technical and sonic possibilities of the intimate flute and guitar combination. “These two artists are top talents, almost singular within contemporary flute and guitar ensembles” (Flutist Quarterly).
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March 2024
Italian guitarist Cinzia Milani
Winner of 16 International Competitions
“a rare combination of beauty, grace, natural elegance…” and as having “a deep sense of music with a brilliant technique and a powerful sound and expression, considered among the best exponents of the concert artists in the world…” British and American Press
Cinzia Milani has already amassed an impressive discography: in addition to recording for Rai Radio 2 and Antenna 3, in 1994 she has collaborated with composer A. Prandi to catalogue previously unpublished music for the guitar. Meanwhile, tracks from her CD “Ritratto di Donna”, recorded for the Jump Musical Edition label, have been broadcast on RAI in Italy as well as on French, German and Japanese national television stations and films.
Cinzia has also performed as a guitarist, dancer and singer in the argentinian show called “Sonatango” and later recorded a CD with the same name.¬† Also she recorded the cd “Guitar”, Amadeus Label, Italian music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Margola, Domeniconi, Prandi, and also pieces wrote for her by the composers Cacciola and Betta. She has performed around Canada and the United States and she has taught guitar masterclasses at Royal Conservatory of Toronto.
CDZ Collegium Musica has cosponsored performances at Oregon State University, Marys Woods Chapel, U&I Event Center, and Madeline.
Please email CasaDellaZisa@
CDZ Collegium Musica & Oregon State University Present
Friday, March 15th, Masterclass, 4:30 pm, Concert @ 7:00 pm
Oregon State University
Music Building Community Hall, Room 303
1650 SW Pioneer Place, Corvallis
CDZ Collegium Musica and Mary’s Woods Concert Series Present – Cinzia Milani, classical guitarist
Saturday, March 16th, 1:00 pm
Marys Woods Historic Chapel, Marylhurst
17400 Holy Names Dr., Lake Oswego
RSVP Private Invite to CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
CDZ Collegium Musica Cinzia Milani: Meet the Artist Event at Casa Della Zisa
Saturday March 16th @7:30 pm
Short program, Introduction, CD sales, refreshments and light food items
Limited to 15 people ~ RSVP: CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
CDZ Collegium Musica & Madeleine Church present Cinzia Milani
Monday, March 18, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Madeleine Old Historic Church
3124 NE 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97212
Questions: CasaDellaZisa@
CDZ Collegium Musica & George Fox University present Cinzia Milani
Wednesday, March 20 time TBA
Romanza by Miguel Ablóniz:
Danse Rythmique by Ida Presti:
Aaron Larget-Caplan, classical guitarist
“Astounding technical proficiency and delicacy” ~ Boston Music Intelligencer
Acclaimed international recording and touring guitarist and composer, Aaron Larget-Caplan is an exciting and innovative leader in classical music. Aaron has a multitude of projects he has recently completed recording of his published arrangements of the music of John Cage (piano music) for guitar, and a newly completed Album Spanish Candy featuring his own compositions. He has another album in the works, new commissioned guitar pieces, as well as original music. CDZ Collegium Musica has sponsored his performances at the Corvallis Guitar Society, George Fox University, and U&I Event Center.
Please email CasaDellaZisa@
Monday, March 4, Corvallis Guitar Society & CDZ Collegium Musica present Aaron Larget-Caplan 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333.
Wednesday March 6th @ George Fox University
Thursday March 7th @ 3:00 pm ~ Performance and Interview with Christa Wessel on All Classical Station
211 SE Caruthers St. Suite 200, Portland, OR 97214
CDZ Collegium Musica & U&I Event Center present Aaron Larget Caplan,
Friday, March 8 @ 7:00 pm
U&I Event Center
11905 SW 69th Ave Tigard, 97223
RSVP: info@uicafe.net
Original: Sweet Nuance:
A Bach Prelude BWV 926
February 2024
Yuri Liberzon: CDZ Collegium Musica ~ 2024 Guitar Concert Series
Friday February 16 1:00 pm at Marys Woods Chapel 
Private Event, if you would to attend email CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
Sunday 2:00 pm February 18th Madeleine Old Church
3124 NE 24th Ave, Portland
Adults $20, Seniors $10, children free
“Hearing Yuri play is like opening a bottle of wine and realizing that you have just tasted one of the best wines you will ever experience. Ever.” — Stephen Roberts, President, Sacramento Guitar Society
Classical guitarist Yuri Liberzon has been recognized for his impressive technical ability and musicality. Based on his achievements in the music field United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted Yuri Liberzon ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’ United States Permanent Residency.
Mr. Liberzon has given countless number of concerts across the United States. Notable concerts venues include: 92nd Street Y in New York, Florida State University, Oregon State University, Santa Clara University, Marlow Guitar Series in Maryland, Murov Music College in Novosibirsk, Russia; Legion of Honor in San Francisco, Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, and many guitar societies. Mr. Liberzon has collaborated and performed in concerts with many renown musicians including guitarists Grisha Goryachev, Patrick O’Connell, Piotr Pakhomkin and flutist Josué Casillas. Orchestra performances with Diablo Symphony Orchestra and Tahoe Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music with Gold Coast Chamber Players, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra and Quartet San Francisco.
Mertz: https://youtu.be/
January 2024
U&I Event Center & CDZ Collegium Musica Concert Event
Rumi’s Beedaar Sho poem reading
January 12, 2024, at 7:30 pm at U&I Event Center
We are delighted to invite you to a soulful evening of spiritual enrichment. The theme of this event is “Beedaar Sho Waking up.” This theme encapsulates a beautiful journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening, mirroring the timeless wisdom found in Rumi’s poetry.
Evening highlights:
Saturday January 13th, 11:30am~1:30pm
Location: CDZ in West Linn
Kaiseki cuisine is $50 including sake, matcha from Kyoto and homemade Japanese sweets
Highlights of the evening:
MUSICAL TRAVEL SERIES
It is a music and educational program that provides audiences a cultural passport to the music and peoples of distant lands and historic periods
CDZ Collegium Musica & Marys Woods Concert Series Present G2P Trio Brasilies: Peter Zisa, Gabriela Gimenes and Pam Beaty at Mary’s Woods Chapel
Saturday, January 20, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Private Event, If you would to attend
email CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
Music of Brasil, Argentina, & Cuba
G2P Trio Brasilieras: Peter Zisa, Gabriela Gimenes, and Pam Beaty
CDZ Collegium Musica & Madeleine Parish Present Peter Zisa & Friends: Seffarine, G2P Trio Brazilieras – Connecting Music of Morocco and Spain to Cuba, Brasil, & Argentina
Sunday, January 21, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Madeleine’s Old Historic Church at Madeleine: 3124 NE 24th Ave
Donations will be accepted for Adults $20, children free
Musical Artists:
Seffarine: “gorgeous intersection of Spanish flamenco, Arabic and Andalusian music, Persian classical, and jazz” Seffarine, soulful Moroccan singer Lamiae Naki and flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp, supported by master musicians of diverse cultures, embrace and extend this rich legacy.
GaP Trio Brasilieras: “Powerful musical experience…bringing to life musical, historic, and cultural traditions.”. Peter Zisa, Gabriela Gimenes, and Pam Beaty
December 2023
17th Annual Season of Lights Holiday Concert
The Season of Lights (SOL) Holiday Concert is a unifying community concert event. SOL programs reflect the richly diverse faiths and cultures of the Portland Metro Community featuring Portland’s most highly regarded performers. This annual concert is a FREE gift to the community making it one the whole family can enjoy and afford. Donations may be made to represented Charities at the Concert, charities that benefit the physical, spiritual, and educational well being of people in need in our community.
CDZ Collegium Musica Presents Peter Zisa & Friends Season of Lights Holiday Concert
Date: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: Madeleine Old Historic Church
Address: 3123 NE 24th Ave. Portland, OR 97212
Cost: Free concert ~ Donations to represented charities is optional
Joining Peter Zisa this year is Grammy-Award Winning guitarist Doug Smith and his wife Judy Koch, Oregon Jazz Hall of Fame Vocalist Marilyn Keller, Porvas Trio (Persian Music), and Duo Koto: Yukiko Zisa & Shegemi Getter.
CDZ Collegium Musica & U&I Event Center Present
Young Musicians Concert Program
Friday, October 7, 7:30 – 8:45 pm
featuring Gracie Flowerday and Siddharth Modha
An evening of classical guitar music featuring two of Dr. Peter Zisa’s students: Gracie Flowerday and Siddharth Modha. Over the past seven years the Portland guitar community has seen Gracie Flowerday and Siddharth Modha develop into skilled musicians. In 2020 Gracie was awarded first prize in Oregon’s Opus Music Competition, and in 2021 second prize in the national competition.
Their program will include solo works by Aguado, Tarrega, Villa Lobos, Johanson, Sagreras and Morel.
Recommended $15 donation for the featured performers.
Seating is limited, RSVP: info@uicafe.net
Guitar Orchestra Jam session:
Sunday October 8, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
U&I Event Center
11905 SW 69th Ave Tigard, 97223
R.S.V.P. : CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com if you can attend and need music.
CDZ Collegium Musica & Marys Woods Present Soprano Amy Hanson and guitarist Cameron O’Connor
Friday, October 13, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
at Marys Woods Chapel
Public wishing to attend may email: CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
Concert features soprano Amy Hanson and guitarist Cameron O’Connor
CDZ Collegium Musica and U&I Event Center present G2P Trio Brasilieras flutist Gabriela Gimenes and guitarists Pam Beaty and Peter Zisa
Friday, October 13, 7:30 – 8:45 pm
G2P Trio Brasilieras will perform a beautiful concert of Latin-influenced music originating from Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, with some Bach thrown in for good measure! G2P is a brilliant trio consisting of two guitars (Peter Zisa, Pam Beaty) and flute (Gabriela Gimenes). All three of these musicians have already performed here, most recently and memorably Pam and Gabriela in a Brazilian group, Choro de Allegra in the Berkeley Place Creekside series.
The concert will feature guitar solos, duos, and music for flute and guitar such as Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 and Distribução de Flôres by H. Villa-Lobos; Cuban Sketches by José Manuel Lezcano; and Suite Retratos, Mvt. 2 by Ernesto Nazareth.
Gabriela Gimenes, fulute, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, holds a DMA from University of North Texas, a MM from University of Central Arkansas, and a BM from Sao Paulo State University. She has played with the Orquestra Academica do Estado de São Paulo and was featured as a soloist with São Paulo Wind Symphony. Since moving to Portland, she has taught at Bravo Youth and performs with numerous groups throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is also an artist for Sorpo Novo Project at Yamaha Musical do Brasil and has published a flute notebook through Ricordi for Yamaha Musical do Brasil. Gabriela also serves as Chair of Youth Engagement for the National Flute Association.
Pam Beaty has an MM in Guitar Performance from the University of Cincinnati. She is passionate about Brazilian music and has traveled to Brazil three times to study music and Portuguese. She taught guitar at Portland Community College for over 17 years and is on the board of the Portland Guitar Society. Two years ago, Pam and Gabriela performed at Sylvia’s and Viktors’ Berkeley Place concert series with the memorable Brazilian choro group Choro da Alegria.
Peter Zisa is an acclaimed classical guitar performer who has performed across the country and abroad for over 50 years. The distinctive quality of his performances has been described by critics and fans as “poetic, moving, exciting, engaging, authentic, powerfully expressive, and musical.” His high performance standard and remarkable stylistic versatility add to his virtuosity as a performer. In 2017, Peter established Casa Della Zisa Collegium Musica as a 501(c) non-profit with the mission to bring the community together through music performance, education, and cultural exchange.
CDZ Collegium Musica and U&I Event Center present
Klezmer, Jazz, and more…
Yankle Falk, Courtney Darhle, Andrew Ehrlich, Ralph Huntley, Ji Tanzer
Saturday, October 21, 7:30 – 8:45 pm
U&I Event CENTER: 11905 SW 69th Ave, Tigard, 97223
An intimate setting where everyone enjoys a front row seat!
RSVP – Info@UICenter.net
U&I EVENT
CDZ Collegium Musica and U&I Event Center present G2P Trio Brasilieras
at Sylvia Gray’s Home Concert Series
Saturday, October 28, 7:30 pm
G2P Trio Brasilieras will perform a beautiful concert of Latin-influenced music originating from Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, with some Bach thrown in for good measure! G2P is a brilliant trio consisting of two guitars (Peter Zisa, Pam Beaty) and flute (Gabriela Gimenes). All three of these musicians have already performed here, most recently and memorably Pam and Gabriela in a Brazilian group, Choro de Allegra in the Berkeley Place Creekside series.
The concert will feature guitar solos, duos, and music for flute and guitar such as Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 and Distribução de Flôres by H. Villa-Lobos; Cuban Sketches by José Manuel Lezcano; and Suite Retratos, Mvt. 2 by Ernesto Nazareth.
Gabriela Gimenes, fulute, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, holds a DMA from University of North Texas, a MM from University of Central Arkansas, and a BM from Sao Paulo State University. She has played with the Orquestra Academica do Estado de São Paulo and was featured as a soloist with São Paulo Wind Symphony. Since moving to Portland, she has taught at Bravo Youth and performs with numerous groups throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is also an artist for Sorpo Novo Project at Yamaha Musical do Brasil and has published a flute notebook through Ricordi for Yamaha Musical do Brasil. Gabriela also serves as Chair of Youth Engagement for the National Flute Association.
Pam Beaty has an MM in Guitar Performance from the University of Cincinnati. She is passionate about Brazilian music and has traveled to Brazil three times to study music and Portuguese. She taught guitar at Portland Community College for over 17 years and is on the board of the Portland Guitar Society. Two years ago, Pam and Gabriela performed at Sylvia’s and Viktors’ Berkeley Place concert series with the memorable Brazilian choro group Choro da Alegria.
Peter Zisa is an acclaimed classical guitar performer who has performed across the country and abroad for over 50 years. The distinctive quality of his performances has been described by critics and fans as “poetic, moving, exciting, engaging, authentic, powerfully expressive, and musical.” His high performance standard and remarkable stylistic versatility add to his virtuosity as a performer. In 2017, Peter established Casa Della Zisa Collegium Musica as a 501(c) non-profit with the mission to bring the community together through music performance, education, and cultural exchange.
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We hope you can join us for an extraordinary experience of Japanese omotenashi (hospitality) over a light meal, sake, tea and sweets. This gathering is also a fundraiser for the Collegium. You will enjoy a course of kaiseki style simple meal, sake, and ceremonial Matcha from Kyoto served by tea master, Chikako Kurihara, as well as her special homemade Japanese sweets.
Your contribution will help the Collegium grow and expand its outreach to the community at large. This year the Collegium has sponsored more than thirty multicultural music and education events at various locations: U&I Event Center, NE Old Historic Church, St. Agatha Church and School, Marys Woods, La Salle High School, and Oregon State University. Additionally, the NPO has provided tuition support for lessons and instruments (mostly guitars) for developing young students. The concert series features both established local musicians, touring international performers, as well as developing artists. Please select a time: morning 10am or afternoon 1pm |
July 2023
July 14th
Location: U&I Event Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Tigard, 97223)
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Cameron O’Connor is an acclaimed guita
Friday July 21
An Evening of Jazz: The Incomparable Shirley Nanette and the great George Mitchell on keyboard.
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: U&I Event Center – 11905 SW 69th Ave Tigard, 97223
An intimate setting where everyone enjoys a front row seat!
RSVP – Info@UICenter.net
Shirley Nanette has had many accomplishments over the years. She is an inductee in Oregon Hall of Fame and Jazz Hall of Fame. In 1983, she won the First “Star Search” aka “Fantasy” national talent competition on NBC Television. Shirley was recognized as “Best Female Vocalist in Portland” from 1981 to 1991. Shirley Made her debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1981, conducted by Norman Leyden. She appears as one of the “Pops” concert favorites. She has also appeared as guest soloist with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Tucson, San Diego, Honolulu, Long Beach, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Joining Shirely on keyboard is George Mitchell, one of the great jazz pianists, “a real treasure” (Terry Currier, Oregon Music Hall of Fame), and touring pianist with Diana Ross.
Saturday, July 22
Shirley Nanette and George Mitchell
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Marys’ Woods Dunn Community Center
Shirley Nanette has had many accomplishments over the years. She is an inductee in Oregon Hall of Fame and Jazz Hall of Fame. In 1983, she won the First “Star Search” aka “Fantasy” national talent competition on NBC Television. Shirley was recognized as “Best Female Vocalist in Portland” from 1981 to 1991. Shirley Made her debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1981, conducted by Norman Leyden. She appears as one of the “Pops” concert favorites. She has also appeared as guest soloist with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Tucson, San Diego, Honolulu, Long Beach, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Joining Shirely on keyboard is George Mitchell, one of the great jazz pianists, “a real treasure” (Terry Currier, Oregon Music Hall of Fame), and touring pianist with Diana Ross.
June 2023
Location: U&I Event Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Tigard, 97223)
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Vince Frates is a pianist and composer based in Portland, Oregon. At the University of Utah, he studied composition and theory under Henry Wolking and Alan Weight. Inspired by the soulful pianist Wayne Chritiansen, Vince plays authentically in many styles including rock, funk, soul, pop, country, jazz and fusion.
Vince is an much in-demand studio musician. He has worked with all jazz bands and vocalists in town. He has also composed commercial music. His compositions have been heard on documentary films, film trailers, broadcast television and promotional music of all kinds. Among Vince’s composition credits are Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, ABC Sports and The Today Show. His film trailer credits include The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Lion King, The Adventures of Huck Finn and dozens more. Vince’s large catalog of library music is regularly heard in diverse video productions.
Friday June 16
Hailing originally from Colombia, Maria Olaya is a classical guitarist, music teacher, composer, and arranger who draws from many years of experience and a wealth of musical knowledge.Maria has performed and taught around the world, including appearances in Colombia, Germany, and all over the United States. A frequent and active performer in the Pacific Northwest, Maria has played twice as the featured guitarist for the Portland Guitar Society. For many years she performed with Duende, a Brazilian music trio, and every spring Maria performs at the Northwest Handmade Instrument Show.
May 2023
May 26 – Eric Skye – Guitar
Location: U&I Cultural Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Portland, OR 97223)
Time: 7:30pm
Space is limited to 25 guests
RSVP by sending an email to info@uicenter.net or by calling 503-784-2305.
Tickets $30 (Includes a glass of wine, beer, or beverage of your choice and a small cheese platter)
Payment options: Venmo, Zelle, credit card, cash
April 2023
April 29 – Tatiana Kolchanova & Mary (MT Duo) – Violin
Location: U&I Cultural Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Portland, OR 97223)
Time: 7:30pm
Space is limited to 25 guests
RSVP by sending an email to info@uicenter.net or by calling 503-784-2305.
Tickets $30 (Includes a glass of wine, beer, or beverage of your choice and a small cheese platter)
Payment options: Venmo, Zelle, credit card, cash
April 16 – Sandeep Koranne – Sitar
Location: U&I Cultural Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Portland, OR 97223)
Time: 7:30pm
Space is limited to 25 guests
RSVP by sending an email to info@uicenter.net or by calling 503-784-2305.
Tickets $30 (Includes a glass of wine, beer, or beverage of your choice and a small cheese platter)
Payment options: Venmo, Zelle, credit card, cash
April 8 – Carlo Fierens – Classical Guitar
Location: U&I Cultural Center (11905 SW 69th Ave, Portland, OR 97223)
Time: 7:30pm
Space is limited to 25 guests
RSVP by sending an email to info@uicenter.net or by calling 503-784-2305.
Tickets $30 (Includes a glass of wine, beer, or beverage of your choice and a small cheese platter)
Payment options: Venmo, Zelle, credit card, cash
March 2023
Intimate Musical Soiree limited seatingRSVP required:info@uicafe.net
Cultural Workshop with Kihachiro Nishiura
Saturday March 18, 7pm-9pm
Class fee including matcha and sweets $40
R.S.V.P. casadellazisa@gmail.com, or 503-307-4907
Guitar Orchestra Jam session
U&I Event Center
Sunday March 12 ~ 2:00 – 3:00 pm
11905 SW 69th Ave, Tigard
Participants should rsvp:CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
CDZ Collegium Musica Faces of the Guitar Series with Classical Guitarist Yuri Liberzon
Premier Performance of works on his upcoming album
New Music by Konstantin Vassiliev, Russian Composer
Three days, Four Venues!
Friday March 3, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Marys Woods Chapel
Friday March 3 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Venue: U&I Event Center
$25 Refreshments served – Intimate Musical Soiree limited seating
RSVP required: CollegiumMusicaConce
Saturday March 4, 7:3o – 8:30 pm
Venue 3: Casa Della Zisa – home concert
$35.00 with personal time with artist
Refreshments served – Intimate Musical Soiree limited seating
RSVP required: CasaDellaZisa@gmail.
Sunday, March 5 – 4:00 pm
Venue 4: St. Agatha Church – $20 donation
Yuri Liberzon is a rising star in the classical guitar world! Yuri was born in Russia, raised in Israel, studied classical guitar and earned degrees from Yale and Peabody. Currently Yuri lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Yuri’s upcoming Oregon tour takes him to Portland and Corvalis. His program will consist of his own arrangements of works by Piazzolla works soon to be recorded and released the Naxos label.
Last year, Yuri completed two major CD projects last year: Three Violin Sonatas by J.S. Bach on the Laudable Records label (using his own arrangements) and New Guitar Works by Russian composer Konstantin Vassiliev. These are exciting new virtuosic works for classical guitar. His music is thoroughly modern and appealing, containing a wonderful synthesis of classical, American Jazz, Russian folk music, and 21st century modern.
Yuri has made numerous appearances on radio and television appearances; i.e., Capital Public Radio of Sacramento, KUHF (NPR Houston), SUSF (San Francisco), WDR (German Television), and Kol HaMusica in Israel, along with premier broadcast performance of new works by Russian composer Konstantin Vassiliev.
Astor Piazzolla: La Muerte del Ángel – Astor Piazzolla
Sample of Vassiliev: Cavatina by Konstantin Vassiliev
Date: Friday, February 3, 2023 7:00 pm
Venue: Casa Della Zisa (6285 Atkinson Street West Linn, Oregon 97068)
RSVP: CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
$30 donation
Intimate Venue, Limited Seating
Italian Classical Guitarist Edoardo Pieri
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023 4:00 pm
Venue: St. Agatha Church (1430 SE Nehalem Street)
$20 donation
Eduardo Pieri Reviews:
“a mature dreamlike artist” (odysseo.it),”with extraordinary musical gifts” (Il Tirreno), and “impeccable technique” (La Nazione).” (CHITARRA CLASSICA DELL’ACCADEMIA MUSICALE DELLA VERSILIA)
CDZ Collegium Musica & St. Agatha Church present Italian classical
Edoardo Pieri, from La Spezia Italy. Edoardo is an award winning internationally acclaimed guitarist.
The Collegium also arranged a performance for him at Marys Woods Chapel. Edoardo will also perform a short program for the students at St. Agatha School, Oregon State University (Corvallis), West Washington University (Bellingham), and the Anchorage Guitar Society. His program will include Bach’s BWV 1007 Suite, Tedesco’s Appunti, and Brower’s Elogio de la Danza.
Edoardo will be present a masterclasses at Casa Della Zisa, Oregon State University, and West Washington University.
To perform or attend his masterclass at Casa Della Zisa e-mail:
CasaDellaZisa@gmail.com
Music of Edoardo Pieri: https://open.spotify.
Saturday February 18, 3pm-5pm
Class fee including matcha and sweets $35
R.S.V.P. casadellazisa@gmail.com, or 503-307-4907
CDZ Collegium Musica & Mary’s Woods present 17th Annual Season of Lights Concert
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 3pm
Venue: Mary’s Woods 17400 Holy Names Drive, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
With Peter Zisa & Friends: Portland Jazz Hall of Fame Vocalist Shirley Nanette & Vince Frates (pianist); Music of Brazil & Germany, Argentina, and Japan: Flutist LeeAnn McKenna, flute; Yukiko Zisa, koto; and Peter Zisa, classical guitar; Music of Italy, Sarah Faux, piano & Peter Zisa, classical guitar; Young Artists: Gracie Flowerday, classical guitar, recent winner of Oregon Classical Guitar State Competition, music of Spain; Siddharth Modha, Classical guitar, music of Brazil.
CDZ Collegium Musica & St. Agatha Church presents 17th Annual Season of Lights (Advent) Reflection
Sunday December 18th, 2022 at 4pm
Venue: St. Agatha’s Church 1430 SE Nehalem St, Portland,Oregon
With Peter Zisa, classical guitar, with guest performers Sarah Faux (organ, piano & voice), LeeAnn McKenna, flute; Yukiko Zisa (koto)
Shirley Nanette ~ A Woman and Her Music
Date: August 27 thJuly
CDZ Collegium Musica Musical Travel Series @ Mary’s Woods Chapel
Featured Artists: Grammy-award artist: Doug Smith & Shohei Toyoda touring award winning finger style Japanese guitarist
Date: July TBA
Private Community Event
CDZ Collegium Musica: Faces of the Guitar Series: Featured Artists: Grammy-award artist: Doug Smith & Shohei Toyoda touring award winning finger style Japanese guitarist
Date: Saturday, July TBA
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Old Historic Church @ Madeleine
Music of Bach and the Beatles to John Cage and Beyond!
“Aaron is a unique talent not to be missed!” – Washington Post
Acclaimed international recording and touring guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan is an exciting and innovative leader in classical music. Noted for his “astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy” by the Boston Musical Intelligencer, Larget-Caplan has throughout the USA and in Europe, Russia, and Taiwan, including El Palacio de Linares in Madrid, Spain, Sheremetev Palace in Russia, and Palazzo del Te & Ducale in Mantova, Italy. Aaron is on tour from Massachusetts. Last month he performed in the L.A. and Bay area. This will be Aaron’s only live in-person general public performance in Portland before traveling for a series of other concerts. Aaron’s program will be eclectic: Bach, Beatles, Tango, John Cage (early piano music arranged for guitar by Aaron), and new works from around the world. He will perform and be interviewed for All-Classical radio station’s Thursday at 3:00 program Thursday, June 16th. Friday afternoon at 1:00, before his 7:30 public concert, Aaron will perform a short program for the Mary’s Woods Retirement Community.
Yuri Liberzon is a rising star in the classical guitar world. Born in Russia, raised in Israel, Yuri has been described as “unquestionably an outstanding talent and certainly one of our very top guitarists” (Manuel Barrueco, Peabody Conservatory of Music). His program will consist of his own published arrangements of Bach Violin Sonatas, works by Leo Brower, and a premier performance of works by Konstantin Vassiliev, which he recently completed on the Naxos label.
These exciting new virtuosic works by Russian composer Konstantin Vassiliev. while thoroughly modern and appealing, containing a wonderful synthesis of classical, American Jazz, Russian folk music,
Yuri has made numerous appearances on radio and television appearances; i.e., Capital Public Radio of Sacramento, KUHF (NPR Houston), SUSF (San Francisco), WDR (German Television), and Kol HaMusica in Israel. It would be wonderful if Yuri could make an appearance on your February 3rd Thursday Live premier broadcast new works by Russian composer Konstantin Vassiliev, which Yuri just completed recording on the NAXOS label.
December 2021
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November 2021
The Music Travel series is a free family event taking you on a journey to other musical cultures. The 30-plus minute program of music and information, followed by Q and A. In the past, our musical travelers visited India, Gambia, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, even 16th century England!
The musical travel 2021 will take us to Brazil, Argentina, Persia, and Armenia. This will be the fourth year we ran the program!
Due to limited seating, please make your reservations by e-mailing casadellazisa@gmail.com and let us know which events you would like to attend.
Also, due to the current Delta variant, you are encouraged to wear a mask.
August 15 – 2:00 pm- Peter & Gabriella at U&I Cafe
11905 SW 69th Ave Tigard, 97223
Free, donations appreciated
August 20 – 7:30 p.m. Peter & Gabriella at Terwilliger Plaza
2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, Oregon, 97201
Free, donations appreciated
Advance purchase of tickets is recommended.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. There are no printed tickets for Artichoke events. You will receive and email confirming your purchase and we will place your name on the will call list. Tables of 4 may are reserved in advance. Location of seating is first come first served.
Outdoor Sidewalk/Patio – first come first served, weather permitting
This performance will be livestreamed free simultaneously and will include tip jar links for artist.
Artichoke Community Music and CDZ Collegium Musica present an evening with one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk, Jack Williams. The music of Jack Williams, rooted in his native South Carolina, is shaped by a 61-year career of playing folk, rock, jazz, R&B, classical and the popular music of the 30s, 40s and 50s. He is counted among the most dynamic performers on today’s “folk” circuit – “…one of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I’ve ever encountered”, said Dave Humphreys of Two-Way Street Coffeehouse in Downer’s Grove, IL. From acclaimed appearances at the Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, Kerrville, Ontario’s SummerFolk, and New Bedford’s SummerFest folk festivals, his musicianship, songs, stories and energetic performances have established him as an uncommonly inspiring and influential artist. Jack is considered a “musician’s musician”, an uncommonly unique guitarist, a writer of vivid songs with a strong sense of place, and a storyteller in an old Southern tradition who further illustrates each tale with his guitar. Jack will also be offering a master class in the afternoon before his show. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and see one of the an American treasure. https://www.jackwilliamsmusic.com
August 29 – 4:30 p.m. Occidental Trio – Music from Armenia @ U&I Cafe
11905 SW 69th Ave Tigard, 97223
Free, donations appreciated
September 2020
Saturday September 12, 2020 – SWEET MUSIC BEHIND THE WINDOW is a thank you fundraising event for CDZ Collegium Musica, a 501 (c) 3 Nonprofit organization whose mission is “Bringing the community together through music, education, and cultural exchange.”
CDZ Collegium Musica has sponsored the Summer Musical Travel Series, a Live Concert Series held at the Grotto featuring cultural diverse music, a Summer Music Camp for Young Guitarists, the Multi-Cultural and Multi-Faith Annual Season of Lights Concert, and a Guitar Concert Series that has featured acclaimed international artists as well as many of Portland’s finest. 
10:00-11:30 am
12:00-1:30 pm
2:00-3:30 pm
*To ensure health safety of all in attendance, seating is limited to 10 outdoor, distanced 6 feet apart; all must wear a mask. The house is also open for small gift shopping with 6 guests at a time. Small treats, tea, and used books will be sold for cafe guests or visitors with reservation.
September 2020
Postponed due to COVID
September 26th – Laura Husbands at the Community Music Center
Graduate of Scottish Academy of Music, Top prize winner of 11 International Competitions,Winner of Chanterelle Guitar Competition, Winner of PSU Guitar Competition. Prof of Music at the University of Denver. Member with husband of Sakura Guitar Duo.
August 2020
– A Musical Travel Series at the Grotto
Performances will be held Aug 9 – include an interesting assortment of historic and regional instruments; such as the kora, djembe, oud, and Spanish guitar. The performers represent the rich cultural treasures of the Portland Music Community.
To ensure the health and safety of all in attendance, the Phase 1 State Regulations attendance is limited to 25 seating, distanced 6 feet apart; all must wear a mask. August 9th at 2pm – Music of Mexico (Indigenous and Spanish-speaking people)
Featuring composer, writer, and 
music producer Gerardo Calderon (on guitar and an assortment of traditional folk instruments). Caledronwill perform on a myriad of traditional instruments from Mexico.
Gerardo Calderon, born and raised in Mexico City, is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist and has been surrounded by music, dance and multiple cultures throughout his life. Gerardo is the musical director of Grupo Condor and Nuestro Canto. With these groups he has concentrated on preserving traditional Mexican music, Latin American folk music, and Pre-Colombian music. He has performed with folk ensembles in Mexico, Canada, New England, and the Pacific Northwest and has toured with choir and world music ensembles throughout the USA.
August 16th at 2pm – Music of Spain (flamenco guitar, voice, palmas, and dance)
Laura Onizuka’s flamenco journey was one of courage, persistence, disciplined study, and emancipation through dance. Her flamenco pilgrimage took her to Spain where she studied at Matilde Coral’s Academy in Triana & Mercedes Ruiz in Jerez. Visit https://www.
Mark Ferguson is an accomplished flamenco guitarist. Mark’s study of flamenco guitar took him to Spain where he studied under the tutelage of notable flamenco guitar masters. The mentorship training he received directly infused the knowledge and passion the art of flamenco song and dance accompaniment. When Mark held the position of flamenco guitarist at the University of New Mexico he toured with the second company of María Benítez. He also served as the music director for Solo Flamenco‘s Arts Academy, where he taught flamenco guitar and served as the primary guitarist for El Cuadro Solo Flamenco.
August 23 at 2pm – Music of Gambia featuring Will Dudley and a percussionist from Gambia
Will Dudley was Raised in Cleveland, Ohio. As a teenager studied blues and jazz guitar. While studying music at Ohio State University, his ethnomusicology professor Dr. Ryan Skinner introduced him to the Kora, a 21-string harplike instrument played by the Mande people of West Africa. After studying with Dr. Skinner, his passion for the Kora and its music took him to West Africa, where he studied the culture and the traditional kora music of Gambia and Maili. Will now resides in Portland where performs regularly as a soloist and as the founding member of the ensemble Koratet.
August 30 at 2pm – Music of the Middle East, Spain, & South America – featuring Nat Hulskamp (guitar) Lamiea Naki (voice) 
Seffarine’s international blend of sounds features soulful Moroccan singer Lamiae Naki and flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp. Their music embraces and extends Naki’s rich heritage, which spans from Moorish Spain to the Sahara, by mixing Arabic Andalusi music with Manuel Gutierrez’s explosive flamenco footwork, the grooves of acclaimed bassist Damian Erskine and the exotic instrumentation of Persian master multi-instrumentalist Bobak Salehi. These diverse backgrounds meld into an intoxicating blend of ancient and modern that Bass Player Magazine describes as a “gorgeous intersection of Spanish flamenco, Arabic and Andalusian music, Persian classical, and jazz”.
Seffarine takes its name from the ancient metalworking square in Lamiae’s home city of Fes, Morocco. Her family is well known in the Seffarine as master metalworkers continuing the tradition today. The square dates back to the 9th century and is famous for the complex rhythms that can be heard from the blacksmiths’ hammers.
July 2020
Postponed due to COVID: July 13th 7:30 p.m. – Cristobal Selame – Classical Guitar (American studying in Germany)
A native of Santiago, Chile, Selamé began his classical studies in his hometown, Santiago Chile, with Jaime Calisto at the Modern Music Institute, and with Luis Orlandini at the University of Chile. He came to the United States to study at San Francisco Conservatory, where he studied with the legendary guitarist Sérgio Assad. Selamé was recently accepted into the master’s program at the prestigious Academy of Music in Darmstadt, Germany under the instruction of the world-renowned musician and pedagogue Tilman Hoppstock.
Postponed due to COVID: July 27 (TBA) Sakura Guitar Duo with Laura Husbands
Graduate of Scottish Academy of Music, Top prize winner of 11 International Competitions, Winner of Chanterelle Guitar Competition, Winner of PSU Guitar Competition. Prof of Music at University of Denver. Member with husband of Sakura Guitar Duo.
May 2020
Postponed Due to COVID: May 2nd, 2020 at 7:30pm – Classical Guitarist Joao Kouyoumdjian
JOÃO KOUYOUMDJIAN is a Brazilian born classical guitarist of mixed Brazilian and Armenian ethnic heritage. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and the University of São Paulo where he studied under Sharon Isbin and Edelton Gloeden respectively. He has also studied with Preto Moreno as well as being a mentee of Paulo Martelli. KOUYOUMDJIAN’s program will feature music from his homeland Brazil and his family’s ethnic origin Armenia.
Since winning the XXI Souza Lima National Guitar Competition in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010, Kouyoumdjian has been building a steady international performance career that has spanned the United States, Brazil, Europe and Africa. Among his concert engagements, noted stops have included Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the Metropolitan Museum. He has also performed as a guest soloist with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia.
Postponed Due to COVID: May 9, 2020 7:30 p.m. – James Bishop & Cameron O’Connor – at Casa Della Zisa
James Bishop-Edwards is an accomplished performer with a rich and varied traditional repertoire and contemporary genres as well. James plays historical instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque periods such as the five-course guitar and eight-course lute. He was head of the Guitar Department at Southern Oregon University in Ashland for several years, and previously on the faculty as Guitar Instructor at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo.
James has over twenty recordings to his credit, which feature his arrangements of American and European classics. Six books of these arrangements have been published by Mel Bay Publications. A few of his many performance credits include: featured artist at the 1999 and 2005 La Guitarra California Festival, the Santa Barbara Arts Festival, Richard Schneiders’ Lost Mountain Guitar Festival, and soloist with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra and Jefferson Baroque Orchestra.
Award-winning and critically acclaimed, Cameron O’Connor
recently returned from a series of concerts in Japan, is the head of the Guitar Program at Oregon State University. Cameron in the Director of Guitar Studies at Oregon State University.
Cameron graduated cum laude from California State University Northridge, where he studied under Ron Borczon, Ronald Purcell, and Steve Thachuk. He recently received his Master Of Music degree from the Juilliard School in New York City, where he studied with Sharon Isbin. O’Connor studied with William Kanengiser while working on his doctorate at the USC.
Postponed due to COVID: May 13 7:30 p.m. – Mak Grgic at Casa Della Zisa
Touted as a “gifted young guitarist” by the New York Times, and “a guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, Mak Grgic is emerging as a star on the worldwide stage. An expansive and adventurous repertoire attests to his versatility and wide-ranging interests: from the Baroque and Renaissance to music of the cinema; from ethnic music of his native Balkans to extreme avant-garde and microtonal music, Mak’s extraordinary talents and tastes as soloist, collaborator, and recording artist are fueled by his curiosity, imagination, and boundless energy. As a testament to his versatility and wide-ranging appeal, in 2018 Mak was invited by legendary singer-songwriter k.d. lang to perform as the opening act for the North American leg of her Ingénue Redux Tour.
Postponed due to COVID May 25th, 2020 7:30 p.m. – XX Digitus Duo& Momoko Muramatsu (pianist) & Peter Zisa at Community Music Center
Works by Ponce, Tedesco, Rodrigo, & Lynch
Momoko Muramatsu has appeared as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, South America, Japan and the United States. She has won top prizes from international competitions in Brazil, Japan and Italy, and has performed at numerous music festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen and the Iberia Music and Film Festival of Brazil. Since moving to Portland, she has been soloist with the PSU Symphony Orchestra and the Mount Hood Pops Orchestra and has played with Fear No Music and other ensembles. She frequently performs with Maria Garcia as XX Digitus Duo.
Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa is an award-winning performer on the six and eight-string guitar. Reviewers and audiences across the U.S. and abroad describe Zisa’s musicianship as “dynamic, sensitive, authentic, inspiring and emotionally expressive”. Zisa is grateful for his studies with David Grimes, and with legendary performers Maestro Andrés Segovia, José Rey de la Torre, José Tomas, Oscar Ghiglia, Michael Lorimer, David Leisner, Guy Horn, Bruce Patterson, Robert Strizich and Catherine Liddell, who have contributed to his musical development.
Folias Duo – Portland cross-country tour from Grand Rapids Michigan to Portland
Todd Gorman of American Record Guide calls the Folias Duo “daring compositions Daring compositions…[display] a great range of energy and sensitivity…and originality” American Record Guide
Fanfare Magazine: “Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron music is…mysterious… charming…evocative.”
CDZ Collegium Musica & PGS Present Guitar Festival
– Performance venue solo, duos, guitar ensemble – Guitar orchestra, Guitar ensemble, solo- Performances – Masterclasses – Outstanding Achievement Awards
March 2020
March 1 Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum at Casa Della Zisa 2:00 p.m.
(Featured performer to be announced)
March 7 – Arnica Quartet & Peter Zisa at the Community Music Center(3350 SE Francis Street)
The Arnica String Quartet (Shin-young Kwon and Fumino Ando, violins; Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn, cello) was founded in 2005 by four leading Portland musicians; three of the performers are members of the Portland Symphony. Known for performances of the highest quality, Their program celebrates the music of Mozart & Arriaga (“The Spanish Mozart”). The program will include two concerti; the first in D minor by baroque composer J.S. Weiss, the second by Viennese composer Mauro Giuliani, his Concerto in A major (op. 30). Hearing Giuliani perform at a music soirée, Beethoven is said to have remarked: He (Giuliani) makes “the guitar sound like a little orchestra.”
“Let my deafness no longer be a secret, even in my art” CDZ Collegium Musica presents BEETHOVEN AND MORE! Arnica String Quartet, members of the Oregon Symphony, are known for their superb musicianship, Guitar performer is classical guitarist Peter Zisa, “…a masterful performer with remarkable virtuosic and artistic skills…[who] delicately blends melodic line and texture into an exciting musical experience” (Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times).
Sponsored by KBOO, K & L Gates, Barran & Liebermann LLP, Sheridan Fruit Company, Howa Tea, Portland Guitar Society.
Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa is an acclaimed performer on the six and eight-string classical guitar. His performance career, which started at age thirteen, has taken him across the U.S. and abroad. https://www.peterzisa.com/
February
February 15th (7:30pm) From Spain with Love! Música de España con Amore –
This program spans a 300-plus-year history of Spanish music: from the court composers Santiago De Murcia and Antonio Santa Cruz to Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina, to flamenco guitarists Sabicas, and Paco de Lucia.
February 2 – Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum at Casa Della Zisa 2:00 p.m.
A free performance venue for young guitarists (ages 8 – 20) who love to perform. The meeting also provides an opportunity to meet other young players and play chamber music (duets, trios).
February 1 (7:30pm) – Will Dudley & His Koratet at Casa Della Zisa – CDZ supported Special Discount Price $15 per person
An ensemble that fuses the rhythmic West-African harp with the extended harmony of jazz – a convergence of compositional textures and improvisation quite unlike anything heard before.
The cello of Michael Shay brings sustained melodic swells and driving bass lines. The trumpet of Jonathan Roberts fuses a classically-trained ear with modern jazz sensibility and experimentation. The percussion of Steven Skolnik balances subtle expressiveness with danceability. And Will Dudley innovates an ancient, beautiful sound with his modified chromatic kora.
January 2020
January 5 – Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present An Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum at Casa Della Zisa 2:00 p.m.
December
Peter Zisa & Friends 13th Annual Season of Lights Concert – Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
The spiritual theme of the program is peace, goodwill, and loving-kindness. Drawing from the four corners of the Portland metro, the program and its featured artists represent a collage of the cultural and faith traditions of the community. In the spirit of unity and goodwill, the program invites all in attendance to give generously to the charities which provide aid and assistance to the needy of the community and work to foster and advance peaceful relations.
Among the headline performers joining Peter in this year’s holiday celebration are Grammy-award winner Doug Smith, Award-winning singer-
Yuri Liberzon – Saturday, November 16 – 7:30 p.m. at Casa Della Zisa
“Hearing Yuri play is like opening a bottle of wine and realizing that you have just tasted one of the best wines you will ever experience. Ever.”— Stephen Roberts, President, Sacramento Guitar Society
“…If there were anyone in the classical guitar world that could manage to combine musical elegance with architectural logic, it would be Yuri Liberzon.” —Classical Guitar Magazine
New commissioned work and new published arrangements of Bach Violin Partitas by Yuri Liberzon
October
The Italian Renaissance Ensemble Lucidarium Ensemble Presents MACCHINE The Science and Music from the Time of Leonardo Da Vinci – Wednesday, 7:30pm October 30th at Casa Della Zisa (Da Vinci Program & Shylock Program)
Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace “… it was enough to be swept away, by the refinement and conviction of the performers, to a place where magic reigns…”
Lucidarium’s work is currently divided between different projects: Ars Italica, which explores different aspects of Italy’s culture through its music and poetry, and Ars Hebraicae, dedicated to a reconstruction of the soundscape of the Jews in Renaissance Europe. Innovative programs that explore the links between oral and written transmission, the mechanisms that brought tunes, texts, and dances across Europe and beyond are one of the group’s hallmark.
Beth Marlin & John Dodge – October 26th at 7:30pm
Venue: Casa Della Zisa 4624 NE Freemont, Portland OR
$20 single, $35 couple, $15 PGS members and seniors
RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com / call or text 503-307-4907
¡Con Fuego! – Friday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Community Music Center – 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland
Tickets $20 – door, $18 – online at cdz-confuego.brownpapertickets.com
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
La Conja, dancer & singer
Jerry Bobb – Cello
¡Con Fuego!… the transcendent musical beauty of the Spanish guitar comes together for a fiery tour-de-force program of flirtation, humor, passion, love and loss.
September
Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica
Present
Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum
Sunday, September 29, @ 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Casa Della Zisa, 4624 NE Fremont Street
Featuring Special Guest Performer: Flamenco guitarist Raven Dow-Hygelund,joined by Jude (her brother), and Berto Boyd (her teacher)
Click here to hear Raven performing Panaderos by Esteban de Sanlúcar for a recent house concert benefit for the Corvallis Guitar Society.
Jack Williams ~ Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Sunday, September 29th
Venue Casa Della Zisa: 4624 NE Fremont Street
Time: 7:30, Doors open at 7:00
$20 single, $35 Couple, $15 PGS Members & Seniors
RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com – call or text (with name) 503-307-4907
“His artistry… is nothing short of amazing. Dazzling picking, expressive voice, unique and interesting songs… a showman in the best sense of the word…” Rich Warren, WFMT “Midnight Special”, Chicago IL
“A Jack Williams show is a slam-dunk win-win-win for all. One of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I’ve ever encountered. Dave Humpreys, Two Way Street Coffeehouse in Downers Grove IL
Hillary Field(CD release concert)
Date: September 14th
Venue: Casa Della Zisa (4624 NE Fremont Street)
“Field is one of a growing number of gifted women gaining prominence in the classical guitar world…..Field displays sensitive musicianship, solid technique, and a burnished tone.” – Acoustic Guitar
“Field is a dynamic player. She doesn’t just recite what can often be complex work, but imbues it with fire and grace.” – The Seattle Times
Premier of newly commissioned works by Jorge Morel & Hilary Field
July 14-August4th – The Summer Musical Travel Series – FREE!
The Summer Musical Travel Series is a fun educational program suitable for children of all ages (family and friends included) at Casa Della Zisa. Each program will last 30 – 40 minutes, followed by a brief Q & A period, and an opportunity to see and hear the instruments up close. Our 2019 Musical Travels will take us to Spain, India, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, and West Africa (Mali). Performing artists and performing times listed below.
INSTRUMENTS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE – Sunday, August 4, 2:00 p.m.
Phil and Gayle Neuman are musicians, teachers, and instrument builders that engage in the performance of historical music from a variety of periods. The Neumans perform and conduct educational programs at universities and schools of music across the U.S. They have received international recognition as performers and scholars of Ancient Greek musicand have several recordings of this repertoire on the Pandourion label available from North Pacific Music.
“Portland’s reigning masters of early music, Phil and Gayle Neuman” – Brett Campbell, Oregon Artswatch, March 9, 2015
“Phil and Gayle Neuman are well known for their knowledge of Early Music, but they are also world-class experts in Ancient Music, music stretching back from pre-Medieval times to the very earliest days of our civilization in Sumer, Egypt, Greece and Rome.” Vancouver B.C. Recorder Society, October 3, 2015
CECILIA ZABALA – Saturday, August 3, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
July
THE KORA – MUSIC OF MALI, WEST AFRICA – Sunday, July 28, 2:00 p.m.
Will Dudley was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He began studying blues and jazz guitar. While studying ethnomusicologist with Dr. Ryan Skinner at Ohio State School of Music University, Will was introduced to the Kora, a 21-string lute-bridge West African harp built from a small calabash, covered with cow skin resonator with a long hardwood neck. His fascination and attraction to the instrument led him to study kora under the tutelage of Dr. Skinner, himself an accomplished kora performer. Will later traveled to Mali (West Africa) to further his musical skills on the kora, as well as his knowledge of the kora traditional music by studying with notable Mali kora virtuosi. Will now lives in Portland and performs with Koratet, an eclectic musical ensemble which he formed.
DOUG SMITH & SHOHEI TOYODA – Saturday July 27, 2019 7:30 p.m.
Grammy-award winning Doug Smith and Japan Fingerstyle champion Shohei Toyoda return by popular demand to do a joint concert at Casa Della Zisa.
THE SITAR AND TABLA – MUSIC OF INDIA – Sunday, July 21, 2:00 p.m.
Sandeep Koranne and Saikiran Madhusudan, both born and raised in India, are good friends and musical masters of the sitar & tabla. The sitar is 21 string instrument, with a curved-raised frets. Melodies may be fingered and played on six of the string, the remainder of the strings vibrate in sympathetic vibration. The tabla is membraphone percussion instrument.
Sandeep was a musical prodigy; he began his music studies at the age of four, and studies of the Sitar at the age 6. He gave his first public performance on India National Television at the age of 10. Sandeep is a disciple of Shri Mal Shankar in the Maihar-Beenkar Sitar style. He has extensive knowledge of Raga music, vocal as well as instrumental. Sandeep has performed regularly on All India Radio (AIR) national radio service of India. Besides his interest in music Sandeep has a Masters Degree in Computer Science and performs research in mathematics and electronics.
Saikiran Madhusudhan started formal training in tabla at the age of 5 and regularly performs and teaches the instrument. He also continues to study tabla with Sri Aditya Kalyanpur, a prominent student of Ustad Alla Rakha. Prior to this, growing up Saikiran received training in the lineage of Pandit Suresh Talwalkar and Pandit Shankar Ghosh. He is also very fortunate to be a regular attendee of Ustad Zakir Hussain’s immersive tabla workshops and has had the privilege to perform before him. With a Masters in Electrical Engineering, Saikiran is also pursuing his career in the chip verification industry as a Product Engineer.
SPANISH-FLAMENCO GUITAR – MUSIC OF SPAIN– Sunday, July 14, 2:00 p.m.
Mark Ferguson, professor of Spanish at Pacific University, is an accomplished flamenco guitarist who studied extensively in Spain with such notable maestros of flamenco guitarist as Pascual de Lorca, Flecha, Antonio Jero, Niño Jero, Juan Maya Marote, David Serva, Antonio Moya, José Antonio Rodríguez, Jesús Álvarez, Domingo Rubichi, Santiago Lara. Mark has performed with some of Spain’s finest flamenco artists: Luis de la Tota, Estefanía Sánchez, Timo Lozano, Jesús Montoya, Ali de la Tota, Jesús de la Esperanza, Vicente Griego.
Peter Joseph Zisa is a gifted interpreter of music whose classical training includes studies with such legendary performers as Maestro Andrés Segovia, José Rey de la Torre, José Tomas, Pepé and Angel Romero, Michael Lorimer, and Oscar Ghiglia. He performs as a soloist at universities and various concert series across the U.S. and abroad. His other musical collaborations include performances with Grammy-nominated violinist Adam LaMotte, Dr. Tatiana Kolchanova, Grammy-award winning guitarist Doug Smith, legendary Brazilian guitarist Celso Machado, noteworthy award winning Blues and Jazz vocalists Shirley Nanette, LaRhonda Steele, Marilyn Keller, and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, vocalist with Pink Martini.
June
Folias Duoperform at CDZ on their U.S. Tour Portland- Saturday, June 29th 7:30 p.m.
Andrew Bergeron and Carmen Maret are composers, educators and exciting young performers from Grand Rapids, Michigan known for their work as the Folias Duo. Folias Duo’s fifteen year performer/composer collaboration has taken this nomadic husband and wife duo to stages throughout the United States and around the globe including Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, and Chile.They have a fearless approach to developing new compositions for flute and guitar, and creating exciting virtuosic arrangements of Argentine tango, and South American music.
Robert Schulslaper of Fanfare Magazine writes: “Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron are facile players…they draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes; at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity…mysterious…
Choro da Alegria (choro of happiness) is a Portland-based ensemble dedicated to playing the wonderful melodies of Brazil. The group is thrilled to be returning to the CDZ concert series.Adam Levin & James Manuele – May 18, 2018
Adam Levin – A Fubright scholar and winner of international guitar competitions, Adam has been praised for his “visceral and imaginative performances” by the Washington Post. Levin has performed on four continents across the globe. Adam is also a champion of music education. He is the co-founder of Kithara Project Inc. which puts provides guitars and quality instruction for at-risk young people in two cities in the U.S. and a third in Mexico City.
James Manuele – An associated professor at Clark College in Vancouver Washington, James Manuele earned his Masters of Music in Guitar Performance at Portland State University, under composer and guitarist Bryan Johanson. In addition to solo performances, James performs chamber music with Foti Lycouridis as the Portland Guitar Duo.
2019 Northwest Musical Instrument Exhibit at Portland Community College’ s Sylvania Campus. Peter Zisa will perform Saturday May 4th at 3:00 p.m. on instruments made by Richard Prenkert. Peter Zisa will also perform at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday May 5th on an instrument made by John Mello. Joining Peter will be acoustic guitarist and songwriter John Dodge.
James Reid – May 4, 2019 – Classical Guitarist James Reid is a highly regarded performer. He has debuted works by Bryan Johanson, Andrew York, Maximo Diego Pujol, and Gwyneth Walker. Mr. Reid heads the guitar department at the University of Idaho. “The classical guitar has seldom had a more elegant steward, and here Reid performs a rich array of classical and contemporary pieces.” –Canon Press
Two award-winning guitarists in concert: Ikuo Inoue & Cameron O’Connor – May 3, 2019 – Friday, May 3, 2019 Ikuo Inoue from Tokyo and Cameron O’Connor, will team up on a program that will include Japanese guitar music (solos and duos of Takemitsu, Shingo Fujii, Joe Hisaishi, arrangements of traditional tune).
Charity Fundraising Performance with Phoebe McRae and Peter Zisa – along with solo works by Sor, Tarrega, and Brower and voice and guitar works by Handel, Mozart, Britten, and Gershwin. Saturday April 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Annual Sakura Event at Clark College – April 18th, 2019 at 1pm & 2:30pm:
Outdoor presentation in the Japanese Friendship Garden with Mayor Anne McEnerny Ogle, Clark College President Bob Knight, Japanese Consul General Takashi Teraoka, and Clark College Japanese Scholarship recipient Kiho Takedoa.
Collaborative Performance with Japanese calligraphy artist Sora Shodo in the Gaiser Student Center
Music x Shodo x Kimono – Featuring the first collaboration of Japanese calligraphy artist Sora, kimono instructor and stylist Takako, and singer Risaco, this event combined Japanese music and a modern take on the Japanese cultural traditions of kimono and Shodo calligraphy. – April 6, 2019
Duas Guitarras – Pam Beaty & Peter Zisa team up on a program ofBrower, Jobim, Almeida, Powell, and Alfredo Vianna (Pixinguinha) -Saturday, March 9, 2019
Arnica String Quartet – The Arnica String Quartet (Shin-young Kwon and Fumino Ando, violins; Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn, cello) was founded in 2005 by four leading Portland musicians; three of which are members of the Portland Symphony – Saturday, March 2, 2019
Devin Kosloff – A Classical Guitar Graduate of PSU, David Kosloff studied with Bryan Johanson and Jesse McCann. Portland performing artist and teacher; performer-presenter for CDZ-Collegium Musica – Saturday, February 23, 2019
Mary & Tatiana Violin Duo – Tatiana Kolchanova and Mary Rowell (violin duo) From Baroque to Bartok. Saturday – January 25, 2019
2018 Season
Shirley Andrew & Peter Zisa at Casa Della Zisa – August 25, 2018
Seffarine ~ Nat Hulkamp & Lamie Naki (Middle Eastern, Flamenco, Jazz) September 15, 2018
Portland Guitar Society: Faces of the Guitar – October 14, 2018
Performers: classical guitarist Yuri Liberzon, flamenco guitarist Brenna McDonald, and Latin-Jazz Caminhos Cruzados. The members of the trio are jazz guitarist Dan Balmer, flamenco-jazz guitarist Nat Hulskamp, and Israel Annoh on cajon. – Sponsored by Casa Della Zisa
Jeff Ashton at Casa Della Zisa – October 20, 2018
Cameron O’Connor & Ryan Lee at Casa Della Zisa – November 10, 2018
Peter Zisa & Friends 12th Annual Season of Lights Season of Lights Holiday Concert – December 8, 2018
Shirley Andrew & Peter Zisa – August 25 2018
Arco Belo – August 15, 2018
Doug & Shohei Flyer – August 4, 2018
Shirley Andrew & Peter Zisa July 28, 2018
Folias – June 17, 2018
Juanito Pascual – May 5, 2018
Aaron Larget-Caplan – April 13, 2018
Scott Cossu – April 21, 2018
Travis Johnson – April 22, 2018
South Hill Guitars – March 10, 2018
Olivia & René March 11, 2018
Hiroya & John – March 23, 2018
Berto Boyd – February 17, 2018
Cameron O’Connor – January 20, 2018
– 2017 Season
– 2016 Season
Music & Tea at Two – Affordable afternoon concert series the whole family can enjoy. This program serves also to help prepare university graduates to prepare educational children friendly programs.
Education and Music Programs for Schools (K-12) – Interactive educational performances, Educational Workshops.
Spring Music Festival
CDZ Concert Series (past performers)
Local musicians have been Grammy award winning Doug Smith, Shirley Nanette (Jazz Hall of Fame), GFA Winner Travis Johnson, Espacio Flamenco, Mario Diaz (PSU) & Amelia Lukas (All Classical), Olivia and Rene, Ernesto Quilban, Maria Olaya, Gerardo Caledron, John Doan, John Dodge, Devin Kosloff (PSU), Cameron O’Connor (OSU), Brazilian ensemble: Choros Alegria, Pam Beaty, mandolin virtuoso Brian Oberlin, Hillary Field, Scott Kritzer, Flamenco guitarists Berto Boyd and Grant Ruiz, Thousand Waves (LeeAnn McKenna, Yukiko Yamaguchi, Peter Zisa, flute, koto, guitar respectively).
Visiting Artists Vito Paradiso (Italy), Celso Machado (Brazil/British Columbia), Luciano Tortilla (Italy), Shohei Toyoda (Japan). Aaron-Larget Caplan (Massachusetts), Adam Levin (Rhode Island), James Reid & John Paul Shields (Idaho and Washington respectively), Folias Duo (Michigan), Yuri Liberzon (California), Juanito Pascual (California), Hiroya Tsukamoto (Japan & New York).
