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Winter Benefit Concert

Tickets are now on sale for a winter chamber music benefit event on Thursday, December 21 at the Community Music Center.  This Collegial Concert is a joint fundraiser for CMC and the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP).

See more information and purchase tickets now!

Daniel Avshalomov, violist, is a founding member of the American String Quartet and on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. He is an Alumnus of both CMC and PYP. His father, the late Jacob Avshalomov, was music director and conductor of the  Portland Youth Philharmonic (formerly the Portland Junior Symphony). Read more....

David Hattner, clarinetist, has been a performer and instructor for many years. He regularly performs in live radio broadcast on All Classical Portland, has served as principal clarinet with several orchestras, is the current musical director and conductor of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Read more...

Pamela Viktoria Pyle served as a principal pianist in the studios of Dorothy DeLay and subsequently Itzhak Perlman, and is currently Associate Professor of Piano and Director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the University of New Mexico. Read more...

Donor Match 

Make a donation with your ticket purchase now or at the concert and it will be matched two-to-one by a private donor. Proceeds and donations will be split 50/50 between CMC and PYP.

See more information and make a contribution now!

Meet our New Instructors

Read about our talented and dedicated teaching artists who joined the CMC  faculty at the beginning of the current school year in our Press Room Blog.

Introducing the Center Powered by Y.O.U.TH 

CMC is proud and excited to have a partner in East Portland for providing access to quality music instruction at SE 162nd and Stark Street. Read more...

New Digital Pianos

Thanks to donations in prior years and to Classic Pianos of Portland, we are able to replace our aging digital pianos at our Francis Street location with new models for 2024 and beyond. The retired instruments are being given to students in need. Over a hundred students age six through adult enjoy weekly keyboard instruction in our piano studio at the Francis Street location. 

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