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Nov. 11, 2026 (Veterans Day) · 8 PM

An Evening of Piano Music

With pianists Molly Axtmann, Mary Fineman, and Nina Postolovskaya, featuring new original works alongside Bach and Chopin. Strings, 6320 San Pablo Ave., Oakland.

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Songs from the Observatory: the nonesuch.reedquintet in scientific rhapsody, 7:30pm, November 14th, Leaven Community Center, Portland

Songs from the Observatory

Saturday, November 14, 2026
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Leaven Community Center, 5431 NE 20th Ave., Portland, Oregon

Our season opener features Eugene-based nonesuch.reedquintet performing a concert inspired by the sciences of ecology and evolution, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, cultural anthropology, and a contemplation of the nexus of electrical and political power. Astronomical reflection inspired works by Sy Brandon, Mary Fineman, Alon Nechushtan and Lana White; the other diverse fields inspired Betty Booher, I’lana Cotton, Brian Magill, Paul Safar and Nicholas Yandell. None literally include voice, but you may go away singing yourself, your heart touched by emotions as various as joy, rage, love, sorrow and glee.

Come hear nonesuch.reedquintet in a scientific rhapsody!

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With a reprise in 2027: Saturday, January 9, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Road, Eugene, Oregon. Reprise details (tickets available soon)

Past Performances

2026

Piano Composers Concert flyer
Sept. 18, 2026Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
Piano Composers Concert flyer
June 5, 2026Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
NACUSA/SF Composers & Friends flyer
Feb. 15, 2026NACUSA/SF Composers & FriendsSan Francisco

2025

Piano Composers Holiday Concert flyer
Dec. 5, 2025Piano Composers Holiday ConcertWalnut Creek
New Music by Local Composers flyer
July 6, 2025New Music by Local ComposersOakland
Piano Composers Concert flyer
April 4, 2025Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
Community Art Show flyer
March 30, 2025Community Art ShowEast Bay Art Center, El Sobrante
New Music for Instruments & Voices flyerplus program
Feb. 8, 2025New Music for Instruments & VoicesSan Francisco
Bagatelles Without Tonality flyer
Jan. 19, 2025Bagatelles Without TonalityKlavierhaus, New YorkWatch the concert

2024

New Music by Local Composers flyer
Nov. 17, 2024New Music by Local ComposersOakland
New Music for Trio flyerplus program
Sept. 20, 2024New Music for TrioSan Francisco
Piano Composers Fall Concert flyer
Sept. 6, 2024Piano Composers Fall ConcertWalnut Creek
Women Songwriters Showcase flyer
April 28, 2024Women Songwriters ShowcaseHillside Echoes
International Women’s Day Concert flyer
March 3, 2024International Women’s Day ConcertCommunity Women’s Orchestra

2023

Piano Composers Holiday Concert flyer
Dec. 1, 2023Piano Composers Holiday ConcertWalnut Creek
Autumn Celebration of the Arts flyer
Oct. 6, 2023Autumn Celebration of the ArtsWalnut Creek
Piano + 1 flyer
Sept. 24, 2023Piano + 1Westside Music Conservatory, Los Angeles
All of Us flyer
June 10, 2023All of UsOld First Church, San Francisco
Not All Who Wander Are Lost flyer
April 1, 2023Not All Who Wander Are LostSan Francisco
The Picasso Ensemble flyer
March 19, 2023The Picasso EnsembleCabrillo College
Music as Winter Fades flyerplus program
Feb. 11, 2023Music as Winter FadesSan Francisco

2022

A Renaissance of Wonder flyerplus program
Nov. 5–6, 2022A Renaissance of WonderSan Francisco & Belmont
Bright Marvels flyer
July 16, 2022Bright MarvelsPalo Alto
Benefit Concert for the People of Ukraine flyer
June 11, 2022Benefit Concert for the People of UkraineBerkeley
In Just—Spring flyer
April 9, 2022In Just—SpringSan Francisco
Visions of Spring flyer
April 2, 2022Visions of SpringLivermore Valley Performing Arts Center
A Whirl of Sound flyer
Feb. 12, 2022A Whirl of SoundSan FranciscoWatch my performanceWatch the entire concert

Radio & Interviews

2020–2021

Listen Like You Mean It flyer
Nov. 7, 2021Listen Like You Mean ItBushwick Book Club, OaklandListen on Bandcamp
Moments in Spring flyer
April 10, 2021Moments in SpringOnlineWatch the concert
Opening for the Craig & MacGregor BandOpening for the Craig & MacGregor Band
Feb. 5, 2020Opening for the Craig & MacGregor BandThe Marsh, Berkeley
Piano Composers Concert flyer
Feb. 7, 2020Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
Celebrate Women!Celebrate Women!Celebrate Women!
Jan. 17 – March 6, 2020Celebrate Women!John O’Lague Galleria, Hayward

2019

Piano Composers Holiday Concert flyer
Dec. 6, 2019Piano Composers Holiday ConcertWalnut Creek
Voices in the Nave flyer
Sept. 28, 2019Voices in the NaveConcord
The September Song flyer
Sept. 13, 2019The September SongWalnut Creek
An Intimate Evening of 5Rhythms & Live Music flyer
2019An Intimate Evening of 5Rhythms & Live Music

2018

Voices in the Nave flyer
Sept. 29, 2018Voices in the NaveConcord
Piano Composers Concert flyer
June 8, 2018Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
Piano Composers Concert flyer
Feb. 2, 2018Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek

2017

Piano Composers Holiday Concert flyer
Dec. 1, 2017Piano Composers Holiday ConcertWalnut Creek
Piano Composers Concert flyer
Oct. 7, 2017Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek
Voices in the Nave flyer
Sept. 30, 2017Voices in the NaveConcord
Piano Composers at the Library flyer
April 7, 2017Piano Composers at the LibraryLafayette
Piano Composers Concert flyer
Feb. 3, 2017Piano Composers ConcertWalnut Creek

2016

Piano Composers Concert flyer
Sept. 30, 2016Piano Composers ConcertLafayette
Voices in the Nave flyer
Sept. 23, 2016Voices in the NaveConcord
Piano Composers May Concert flyer
May 6, 2016Piano Composers May ConcertWalnut Creek

2015

Piano Composers Concert flyer
Oct. 9, 2015Piano Composers ConcertLafayette
Opera in the Nave: What We Love flyer
Sept. 26, 2015Opera in the Nave: What We LoveConcord
Spring Into Summer flyer
June 12, 2015Spring Into SummerWalnut Creek
Annual Founders Concert flyer
April 26, 2015Annual Founders ConcertWalnut Creek
Student Scholarship Benefit Concert flyer
March 29, 2015Student Scholarship Benefit ConcertWalnut Creek

2011

Piedmont Piano Company Presents Mary Fineman flyer
Dec. 9, 2011Piedmont Piano Company Presents Mary FinemanOakland