Oak Street Hotel offers interesting and unusual events. Please stop by or call for more information on any event you see here.

The Gorge Music Series brings many voices together with knowledge and inventiveness to engage young children to the elderly in music through a series of concerts, workshops and school assemblies. Artistic excellence, organizational stability and strong financial stewardship are the foundation of a sustainable program enabling growth while strengthening the Columbia Gorge schools and communities.

We believe live music open to all ages in small communities is inspirational, enhances relationships and improves well being, children who are exposed to learning music excel in school with a higher level of self-confidence and leadership skills and concerts and workshops in Hood River will enhance tourism in shoulder seasons drawing visitors to enjoy the Gorge.

Advance Concert Tickets and Workshop Registration for Each Event (unless otherwise noted):
Oak Street Hotel, 610 Oak St. Hood River
Phone: 541-386-3845
Email: Reservations@OakStreetHotel.com
Reservations@OakStreetHotel.com

VINCA QUARTET
February 7, 2010
Live Concert 7:30 pm
Tickets: $12 adults, $8 kids
St. Peter' Landmark, 3rd & Lincoln in The Dalles, OR

February 6, 2010
Riverside Church, 4th & State Street in Hood River, OR.
1pm - 2pm Instrument Petting Zoo. Hold violins and cellos.
2:15pm - 3:30pm Master Class. Observe teaching children 10-16 years old.

Hailed by The New York Times as “stunning” and “musicians worth keeping an eye on,” the Vinca Quartet is a charismatic young string quartet committed to forging bonds between audiences and performers by sharing their own love of chamber music through the highest caliber performances.

The Vincas inspire joy and passion in seasoned chamber music lovers and novices alike through their vibrant, thoughtful presentations as they seek to build relationships and community through the power of live chamber music.

The Vinca Quartet arrives in the Columbia Gorge in February to inspire children with music in school assemblies, concerts and giving an opportunity to handle violins and cellos in an instrument “petting zoo”. To view the complete list of school concerts click here.

The Vincas have helped to initiate a long term residency in the Columbia River Gorge area. A collaboration between Columbia Gorge Arts in Education, the quartet, local professional musicians, teachers, the public schools of the Gorge, the Gorge Music Series, and the community at large, Gorgeous Sounds strives to expand, enrich, and unify the classical music culture in the Columbia Gorge region through community concerts and educational programs in schools throughout the Gorge.

THE BEE EATERS
February 10, 2010
Live Concert 7:00 pm
Tickets: $12 adults, $8 kids
Riverside Church, 4th and State St., Hood River

February 10, 2010
Workshops in fiddle, banjo, cello and bass 4:30pm - 6pm
Workshop cost: $20 per person
Reservations@OakStreetHotel.com to register.

The Bee Eaters boasts four of the most accomplished, creative young talents of the new generation, tracing roots back to the musical traditions of Bluegrass, Old-time, Celtic, Jazz and Pop. The quartet combines the strong, striking music of hammered dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman and banjo phenomenon Wes Corbett with the inimitable sound of brother-sister fiddle duo Tristan and Tashina Clarridge. They are touring behind their critically acclaimed debut CD, produced by fiddle legend Darol Anger. The Boston Globe calls it “captivating”, and The Martha’s Vineyard Times says “It’s a sharp, clean example of where new acoustic music may be headed.” The Bee Eaters

Tristan, an inventive cellist and 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champion, tours internationally with Crooked Still and Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings and has performed with Mike Marshall, Bruce Molsky, and Cape Breton fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster.

His sister Tashina, the 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, has toured with Mark O’Connor and Tony Trischka and has performed at Carnegie Hall as part of MacArthur Fellow/Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer's Young Artists program.

Since starting banjo at age 16, 23-year-old Wesley Corbett has toured internationally with North Carolina’s bluegrass sensation The Biscuit Burners and appeared with the David Grisman Quintet, Matt Glaser, and numerous other groups; he also currently tours with Joy Kills Sorrow.

Wesley’s longtime musical collaborator, hammered dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman, has performed with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, opened for Bill Frisell, and at 16 was a scholarship guest artist at the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia. His sophisticated rhythmic sense and ingenious tonal flexibility, on an instrument usually considered limited, has created a buzz among musicians all over the world. The result of the foursome’s collaboration is an elegant fusion of tradition and innovation. The Bee Eaters are a powerful creative force at the forefront of the emerging New Acoustic music scene.

AARON MEYER
March 6, 2010
Live Concert 7:30 pm
Columbia Center for the Arts
(541) 387-8877 for tickets.

March 4, 2010
Aaron Meyer to perform in Hood River school assemblies.

Concert Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer’s unique brand of music bridges: world, contemporary, progressive rock and classical genres.

Classically trained since age five, Meyer debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 11, and has soloed with major international symphony orchestras and ballet companies.

Meyer is a performer who displays passion carrying you on musical journeys full of surprises. Meyer’s technique brings an invigorating instrumental style to the stage and connects with audiences of all ages with his original music, world influences and dynamic rhythms.

Tim Ellis joins Meyer for the evening performance. Ellis is a professional guitarist, award winning composer, music producer, and owner of Kung Fu Bakery Recording, one of the Northwest's premier music recording facilities.
Aaron Meyer

Advance Concert Tickets and Workshop Registration for Each Event:
Oak Street Hotel, 610 Oak St. Hood River
Phone: 541-386-3845
Email: Reservations@OakStreetHotel.com
Reservations@OakStreetHotel.com

Upcoming Local Events
Make your reservation at the hotel or one of our vacation homes throughout the Gorge and enjoy the variety that the Columbia River Gorge has to offer.
These are only a sampling of the summer events in the Gorge.
The Hood River County Chamber of Commerce has a more complete list available online. Please email or call our front desk for any further information.

Come back soon and visit our ever changing schedule of special events.