EVENT CALENDAR
2020
JAN. 10, 2020: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Music of Scarlatti, Blue Mountain District OMTA, 11-noon. (Please contact mcooperpiano@gmail.com for directions.)
JAN. 16, 2020: MATT COOPER TRIO with Luke McKern and Mark Emerson, Ten Depot Street, La Grande, 8--10 p.m.
JAN. 26, 2020: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
FEB. 14, 2020: SHARON PORTER/MATT COOPER, Valentine's Day special, Ten Depot Street, 7-9 p.m. Reservations recommended
FEB. 23, 2020: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
FEB. 25, 2020: DEPOT STREET SYNCOPATORS, 11th Annual Mardi Gras party
MAR. 6, 2020: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Music of Domenico Scarlatti, OMTA Salem District, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1770 Baxter Rd., Salem OR, 10:00
MAR. 7, 2020: ROB SCHEPS QUARTET, MUSIC OF PHARAOH SANDERS w/ Andres Moreno, drums and Laurent Nickel, bass. Churchill Dancehall, Baker City, OR. Tickets $8 in advance at Sweet Wife Baking or MC Taco Bus; $10 at door. Door open 6 p.m., music starts @ 6:30.
JULY 13-17, 2020: Bridge the Gap Virtual Music Camp (accordion classes and lessons)
JULY 31, 2020: Traditional-Live! Virtual Happy Hour. Matt Cooper (accordion) and Sharon Porter (guitar), Music from Ireland. 4:30 p.m. www.neofs.us
AUG. 21, 2020: ROB SCHEPS/MATT COOPER Duo. Facebook Livestream from The Churchill, Baker City, OR. 7:45-8:45 pm. www.churchillbaker.com. (See the archived video at ChurchillBaker's Facebook page!)
AUG. 30, 2020: Blue Yesterdays Big Band, Powder River Music Revue, Geiser-Pollman Park, Baker City, OR 4-5:30.
SEPT. 27, 2020, 9:00a.m.: Zion Lutheran Church.
OCT. 3, 2020: Piano Trio with Zachary Banks, cello and Viet Block, violin: "A Night IN with the Symphony." Trios by Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn. 7 pm. Video archived at www.granderondesymphony.org or https://eoalive.tv/
OCT. 25, 9 am: Zion Lutheran Church
OCT. 29, 1 pm: TUNES TOUR with trumpeter JON DESHLER, Yia Yia Nikki's, La Grande
OCT. 31, 10 am-noon: IRISH SESSION, LaBebe Cakes, La Grande
NOV. 7-8: Washington State Music Teachers Association Clark County District BAROQUE-CLASSICAL FESTIVAL (adjudication).
2021:
JAN. 25, 2021: Performance Practice in the Keyboard Music of Domenico Scarlatti. Presentation, West Portland District, OMTA. 9:30 a.m.
FEB. 6, 2021: Eugene District Oregon Music Teachers Association Baroque Festival (adjudication)
FEB. 28, 2021: Accordion Students of Alicia Baker (recital), 2:00
MAR. 8, 2021: Ebony and Ivory: American Piano Music from Copland to Ellington (lecture presentation), Eugene District OMTA, 10 a.m.--noon
MAR. 12, 2021: Ebony and Ivory: American Piano Music from Copland to Ellington (lecture presentation), Tualatin Valley District OMTA, 9:30--11:30 a.m.
MAR. 28, 2021: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
JUNE 7, 2021: The Wild Keyboard Works of Domenico Scarlatti (presentation), Festival of Creative Pianists, 4:00-4:30 PST
JUNE 10, 2021: The Piano Works of Duke Ellington (master class), Festival of Creative Pianists, 4:00--5:15 PST
JUNE 11, 2021: Teaching Artists and Directors Concert, Festival of Creative Pianists, 5:00 PST
SEPT. 24, 2021: Solo accordion, 2-3, Joseph Visitors Center, Joseph OR (Oregon's Alpenfest)
SEPT 25, 2021: Solo accordion, 11-noon, Alpine Village, Harley Tucker Memorial Arena, Joseph OR (Oregon's Alpenfest)
JAN. 10, 2020: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Music of Scarlatti, Blue Mountain District OMTA, 11-noon. (Please contact mcooperpiano@gmail.com for directions.)
JAN. 16, 2020: MATT COOPER TRIO with Luke McKern and Mark Emerson, Ten Depot Street, La Grande, 8--10 p.m.
JAN. 26, 2020: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
FEB. 14, 2020: SHARON PORTER/MATT COOPER, Valentine's Day special, Ten Depot Street, 7-9 p.m. Reservations recommended
FEB. 23, 2020: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
FEB. 25, 2020: DEPOT STREET SYNCOPATORS, 11th Annual Mardi Gras party
MAR. 6, 2020: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Music of Domenico Scarlatti, OMTA Salem District, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1770 Baxter Rd., Salem OR, 10:00
MAR. 7, 2020: ROB SCHEPS QUARTET, MUSIC OF PHARAOH SANDERS w/ Andres Moreno, drums and Laurent Nickel, bass. Churchill Dancehall, Baker City, OR. Tickets $8 in advance at Sweet Wife Baking or MC Taco Bus; $10 at door. Door open 6 p.m., music starts @ 6:30.
JULY 13-17, 2020: Bridge the Gap Virtual Music Camp (accordion classes and lessons)
JULY 31, 2020: Traditional-Live! Virtual Happy Hour. Matt Cooper (accordion) and Sharon Porter (guitar), Music from Ireland. 4:30 p.m. www.neofs.us
AUG. 21, 2020: ROB SCHEPS/MATT COOPER Duo. Facebook Livestream from The Churchill, Baker City, OR. 7:45-8:45 pm. www.churchillbaker.com. (See the archived video at ChurchillBaker's Facebook page!)
AUG. 30, 2020: Blue Yesterdays Big Band, Powder River Music Revue, Geiser-Pollman Park, Baker City, OR 4-5:30.
SEPT. 27, 2020, 9:00a.m.: Zion Lutheran Church.
OCT. 3, 2020: Piano Trio with Zachary Banks, cello and Viet Block, violin: "A Night IN with the Symphony." Trios by Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn. 7 pm. Video archived at www.granderondesymphony.org or https://eoalive.tv/
OCT. 25, 9 am: Zion Lutheran Church
OCT. 29, 1 pm: TUNES TOUR with trumpeter JON DESHLER, Yia Yia Nikki's, La Grande
OCT. 31, 10 am-noon: IRISH SESSION, LaBebe Cakes, La Grande
NOV. 7-8: Washington State Music Teachers Association Clark County District BAROQUE-CLASSICAL FESTIVAL (adjudication).
2021:
JAN. 25, 2021: Performance Practice in the Keyboard Music of Domenico Scarlatti. Presentation, West Portland District, OMTA. 9:30 a.m.
FEB. 6, 2021: Eugene District Oregon Music Teachers Association Baroque Festival (adjudication)
FEB. 28, 2021: Accordion Students of Alicia Baker (recital), 2:00
MAR. 8, 2021: Ebony and Ivory: American Piano Music from Copland to Ellington (lecture presentation), Eugene District OMTA, 10 a.m.--noon
MAR. 12, 2021: Ebony and Ivory: American Piano Music from Copland to Ellington (lecture presentation), Tualatin Valley District OMTA, 9:30--11:30 a.m.
MAR. 28, 2021: Zion Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
JUNE 7, 2021: The Wild Keyboard Works of Domenico Scarlatti (presentation), Festival of Creative Pianists, 4:00-4:30 PST
JUNE 10, 2021: The Piano Works of Duke Ellington (master class), Festival of Creative Pianists, 4:00--5:15 PST
JUNE 11, 2021: Teaching Artists and Directors Concert, Festival of Creative Pianists, 5:00 PST
SEPT. 24, 2021: Solo accordion, 2-3, Joseph Visitors Center, Joseph OR (Oregon's Alpenfest)
SEPT 25, 2021: Solo accordion, 11-noon, Alpine Village, Harley Tucker Memorial Arena, Joseph OR (Oregon's Alpenfest)
PAST EVENTS
- JAN 13, 2012: EOU Faculty recital