40th anniversary concert series

Evergeen

October 22-23, 2025 | 7:30PM
World Forestry Center | 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221

A celebration of this place 3A has called home for 40 years, presented in partnership with World Forestry Center– The Third Angle Ensemble of string quartet + clarinet will perform 3A commissions inspired by the Pacific Northwest paired with poetry recited by former Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford.

The program includes

The Evergreen by Caroline Shaw, a string quartet offering to one elder tree on Swiikw (Galiano Island), British Columbia; 

Perpetual Spring by Dai Fujikura, a framing of the quiet powers of nature whose roots crack asphalt and concrete walls; 

Evening Prayer by Quinn Mason, a tranquil wish for better times; and 

a world première composition by 3A Violist Wendy Richman.

Single Tickets on Sale 8/1/25

Program

Caroline Shaw / The Evergreen
Dai Fujikura / Perpetual Spring
Wendy Richman / New Work (Title TBD)
Quinn Mason / Evening Prayer

3A ARTISTS:

Ling Ling Huang, violin
Greg Ewer, violin
Wendy Richman, viola
Valdine Ritchie Mishkin, cello
James Shields, clarinet

Guest ARtists

Kim Stafford, poetry