WELCOME TO THIRD ANGLE’S 40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Lordy Lordy, look who’s 40! Third Angle’s 25/26 Season celebrates 40 years of sonic adventures grounded in time and place.

The Concert Series features four performances spotlighting the foundations we hold most dear—our beloved Pacific Northwest, boundary-breaking experiences that unite architecture and sound, interdisciplinary creation, inspiring new works by living composers, and, of course, the stellar musicians who bring it all to life.

We kick things off in October with a musical forest bath featuring past 3A commissions by Caroline Shaw and Dai Fujikura. Next up is a Counterpoint party in honor of legendary composer Steve Reich’s 90th birthday. In March 2026 Guest Creative Director Maria Finkelmeier’s new multi-sensory chamber “opera” pulls us into a world of conspiracy theories and collective fragility. Finally, our grand finale looks to the past, present, and future for 3A and our planet. In collaboration with Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir, we’ve commissioned three exciting composers to create a wildfire oratorio using poetry written by the youth choir members– those who will be most affected by threats to our forests and air.

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CONCERT SERIES

Adventurous, site-specific sonic experiences

EVERGREEN

October 22-23, 2025 / 7:30 PM
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland

A celebration of this place 3A has called home for 40 years, presented in partnership with World Forestry Center, featuring Third Angle commissions inspired by the Pacific Northwest, poetry from former Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford and a world premiere composed by 3A violist Wendy Richman.

COUNTERPOINTS

January 29-30, 2026 / 7:30 PM
Location to be announced

The music of Steve Reich has headlined 3A shows for decades. To celebrate Reich’s 90th birthday, join us for a performance of all four of his tour-de-force solo Counterpoints: New York, Electric, Vermont and Cello.

DIES IRAE, DESIRÉE

March 13 -15, 2026 / 7:30 PM
The Vault Theater
350 E Main St, Hillsboro

The Vault and 3A present a new multi-sensory chamber opera: Dies Irae, Desirée is a satirical exploration of fringe belief systems, cults and their mainstream appeal in the modern age. Composed by Guest Creative Director Maria Finkelmeier with libretto by Portland-based writer Brady Evan Walker.

ERAS

May 15, 2026 / 7:30 PM
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland

Join us at the intersection of past, present and future – for 3A and our planet – centered around a world-premiere wildfire oratorio created in partnership with Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir and World Forestry Center.