FALL SERIES
Friday Night Music
October & November 2025 Schedule
7:30 PM | Parkview Auditorium
24
OCT
Friday Night Music — James Shields and Susan McDaniel
James Shields and Susan McDaniel will delight the audience with a mix of classical and pop tunes. James is the principal clarinetist with the Oregon Symphony, and Susan has appeared widely as a solo and collaborative pianist, including regional and national concert tours as well as recitals in France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
31
OCT
Friday Night Music — Kerry Politzer Quartet
Kerry Politzer is a Portland-based jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She is on the music faculty of Portland State University and has also taught at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University, the University of Portland, and the University of Manitoba.
7
NOV
Friday Night Music — Barkett Brothers
Pete & Paul Barkett, twin brothers from Stockton CA, have been performing together since the early 1970s with Pete on piano, Paul on guitar, and both singing. They performed in restaurant lounges, in college concerts, and many other venues for about twenty years. Now, both retired, they continue to perform mostly for charitable organizations, most notably Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for People with Disabilities. They continue to provide their audiences with a wide range of popular songs from the sixties to the present.
13
NOV
Friday Night Music (On Thursday) — Bravo Youth Orchestra Ambassadors
This special concert is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13, from 4 – 5 pm in the Parkview Auditorium. Co-sponsored with the Diversity Awareness Committee, Friday Night Music presents the BRAVO Youth Orchestra Ambassador Quartet. BRAVO is a highly esteemed non-profit organization that connects diverse students in Northern Portland with world-class music education. BRAVO’s High School Ambassadors is a mentorship program that gives young adults the opportunity to share their musical talents in the classroom with their younger peers and perform within the community.
14
NOV
Friday Night Music — Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
Founded in 2010, the Portland-based Oregon Mandolin Orchestra has successfully revived the tradition of community-based mandolin ensembles that were wildly popular across North America during the early 20th century. Today, the nonprofit orchestra boasts nearly 25 members who play first mandolin, second mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and mandobass. The OMO is one of just 50 orchestras recognized by the Classical Mandolin Society of America.