Events & Performances
View Nancy’s full schedule as Principal cellist with the Oregon Symphony
Orchestre National de Bretagne - Celilo Falls
A special program of music by Wagner, Debussy and Mahler, alongside Nancy Ives’ moving multi-media work, Celilo Falls.
Orchestre National de Bretagne - Celilo Falls
A repeat performance of this special program, featuring Nancy Ives’ moving Celilo Falls.
Oregon Symphony: Celilo Falls
Celilo Falls: We Were There, Nancy's moving, multimedia work created in collaboration with poet Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) and photographer Joe Cantrell (Cherokee), features alongside Rimsky-Korsakov's fantastical Scheherazade. In its New Version for Full Orchestra, this sonic and visual tapestry of evocative music, personal recollections, and immersive imagery conveys Native peoples’ depth of presence in this land and the universal power of place. Learn more about the piece here.
Oregon Symphony: Celilo Falls (performance 2)
Celilo Falls: We Were There, Nancy's moving, multimedia work created in collaboration with poet Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) and photographer Joe Cantrell (Cherokee), features alongside Rimsky-Korsakov's fantastical Scheherazade. In its New Version for Full Orchestra, this sonic and visual tapestry of evocative music, personal recollections, and immersive imagery conveys Native peoples’ depth of presence in this land and the universal power of place. Learn more about the piece here.
Oregon Symphony: Celilo Falls (performance 3)
Celilo Falls: We Were There, Nancy's moving, multimedia work created in collaboration with poet Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) and photographer Joe Cantrell (Cherokee), features alongside Rimsky-Korsakov's fantastical Scheherazade. In its New Version for Full Orchestra, this sonic and visual tapestry of evocative music, personal recollections, and immersive imagery conveys Native peoples’ depth of presence in this land and the universal power of place. Learn more about the piece here.
Oregon Symphony: Celilo Falls (performance 4)
Celilo Falls: We Were There, Nancy's moving, multimedia work created in collaboration with poet Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) and photographer Joe Cantrell (Cherokee), features alongside Rimsky-Korsakov's fantastical Scheherazade. In its New Version for Full Orchestra, this sonic and visual tapestry of evocative music, personal recollections, and immersive imagery conveys Native peoples’ depth of presence in this land and the universal power of place. Learn more about the piece here.
Denver Philharmonic Orchestra - International Conductor's Workshop: Immortal Beloved, Performance 2
In conjunction with DPO’s 5th International Conducting Competition and Workshop, conductors from around the globe will take the stage to lead the DPO. The concert’s centerpiece will be the Colorado premiere of Nancy Ives‘ brand new violin concerto, Immortal Beloved, featuring soloist Denise Dillenbeck.
Denver Philharmonic Orchestra - International Conductor's Workshop: Immortal Beloved
In conjunction with DPO’s 5th International Conducting Competition and Workshop, conductors from around the globe will take the stage to lead the DPO. The concert’s centerpiece will be the Colorado premiere of Nancy Ives‘ brand new violin concerto, Immortal Beloved, featuring soloist Denise Dillenbeck.
Oregon Symphony: The Spirit of the Columbia
With scope and drama, this 13-minute tone poem reflects the splendor of the Pacific Northwest's largest river. Designed for flexible collaboration with Native performers, the work draws on both ancient and recent events that are emblematic of the great Columbia and the tribal nations whose ancestors first fished, gathered, and celebrated along its banks beginning more than 11,000 years ago.
Two performances, at 9:30am and 11:30am, as part of the Oregon Symphony’s Young People's Concert series.
Oregon Symphony: The Spirit of the Columbia
With scope and drama, this 13-minute tone poem reflects the splendor of the Pacific Northwest's largest river. Designed for flexible collaboration with Native performers, the work draws on both ancient and recent events that are emblematic of the great Columbia and the tribal nations whose ancestors first fished, gathered, and celebrated along its banks beginning more than 11,000 years ago.
Two performances, at 10:10am and 11:30am, as part of the Oregon Symphony’s Young People's Concert series.
Northwest Sinfonietta: Immortal Beloved - World Premiere, performance 2
Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen leads the Sinfonietta in an exploration of one of music’s most enduring mysteries: the true identity of Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved.” This new violin concerto composed by Nancy Ives for Concertmaster Denise Dillenbeck, offers a portrait of the phenomenal women who surface as possibilities. Featuring Ives' "many-splendored... melodic and compelling" style (Oregon ArtsWatch), and showcasing expressive and virtuosic passages for solo violin, the piece is an egalitarian tool carrying female voices nearly lost to history into the present with timeless relevance.
Northwest Sinfonietta: Immortal Beloved - World Premiere
Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen leads the Sinfonietta in an exploration of one of music’s most enduring mysteries: the true identity of Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved.” This new violin concerto composed by Nancy Ives for Concertmaster Denise Dillenbeck, offers a portrait of the phenomenal women who surface as possibilities. Featuring Ives' "many-splendored... melodic and compelling" style (Oregon ArtsWatch), and showcasing expressive and virtuosic passages for solo violin, the piece is an egalitarian tool carrying female voices nearly lost to history into the present with timeless relevance.
Siletz Bay Music Festival
Nancy joins the Siletz Bay Music Festival on the central Oregon coast for 9 days of amazing multi-genre, world-class music. More details coming soon!
Lake Chelan Bach Fest
Nancy joins the Lake Chelan Bach Fest for a 9-day concert series celebrating the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach and the simple beauty of live music. More details to come!
Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra: New Beginnings
In the finale concert of their 100th anniversary season, the Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and String Ensemble present the world premiere of Nancy Ives’ The Spirit of the Columbia…
Fear No Music: De-Mystifying New Music, Concert 5
Join Fear No Music in a unique lecture/performance experience, as the musicians deconstruct and de-mystify one or two works. This hour-long lecture performance series will be complete with pastries and coffee; and an opportunity to interact with the Fearless musicians (and composers) in an informal and intimate setting.
Classical Up Close
Nancy performs pieces by Brahms and Beethoven in this Classical Up Close concert at the Moreland Presbyterian Church.
Classical Up Close
Nancy performs Shelley Washington’s Middleground for string quartet in another full-length concert with Classical Up Close.
Classical Up Close
Nancy joins Classical Up Close at Hillsdale Community Church for a full-length concert featuring special guest, Oregon Symphony Music Director David Danzmayr.