Oregon Renaissance Band
– The Pioneer Brass Trombones play jazz – Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Joe Zawinul and music by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Friday, July 6th at 12 noon at the Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza, 150 E. Main St. in Hillsboro. Gayle & Phil Neuman, Andy Harris and Dave Bryan.
– “Fools and Kisses” A Midsummer Celebration of Music, Theatre and Gourmet Food. The Oregon Renaissance Band, the hilarious Commedia dell’arte players, and the Stepan Simek Troupe of Actors. Saturday, July 21st, 5pm at Villa Catalana Winery and Estate near Oregon City. See www.villacatalana.com for tickets and details.
– Check out the Switzerland Workshop 2019 page! Hope you can join us in August 2019 on the banks of Lake Constance.
– Oregon Renaissance Band Early Celtic New Year with special guest harpist Laura Zaerr: 2 performances – Saturday, December 29th at 7:30pm AND Sunday, December 30th at 3:00pm. Location: Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis, Portland. Admission at the door only: $15 general and $12 students, seniors, and EMGO members.
ORB goes Hollywood!
Gayle and Phil Neuman recorded music on ancient instruments including kithara and kroupezon for the Paramount/MGM movie “Ben Hur,” which premiered in 2016. Check out the credits!
Members of the Oregon Renaissance Band (Daphne Clifton, Lori Fitch, Gayle and Phil Neuman) appear in the recent movie “Buddymoon” directed by Alex Simmons, starring David Giuntolli (Grimm) and Flula Borg. The group appears somewhat unexpectedly in the ‘wilds’ of Mt. Hood playing 2 pieces by Anthony Holborne on recorders. It premiered in July of 2016. The film, which also stars Claire Coffee, Jeanne Syquia, and Brian T. Finney, is distributed by Orion, and is available on Itunes.