Music In Small Spaces

Don't forget that our fall concert featuring internationally-renown lutenist Ronn McFarlane is this weekend on Sunday, November 4th at 2:30pm. It will be held in the auditorium at the Beaverton Public Library.

Tickets are $9 and may be purchased in advance through Pal Pal or at the door.

The Beaverton Library Auditorium seats only 150 plus 4 wheelchair spaces. There are stairs as well as an elevator to the lower level auditorium from the Library lobby.

On Sundays the Library is open from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Seating for concerts will begin at 2:00 pm.

The Beaverton Library is at Hall Street (it’s a one way, going North), and 5th Street in Beaverton. The address is 12375 SW Fifth Street. Free Public parking is in the lots to the east and west of the two storey building. Street parking as well as handicapped parking, access, and seating are also available.

Ensemble De Organographia – Performer Biographies
Gayle and Philip Neuman

Gayle and Philip Neuman

Gayle Stuwe Neuman, a performer on violin, recorder, sackbutt, and many other instruments, is also a vocalist who has received international acclaim for her renditions of the “Song of Seikilos”, the “Chorus from Orestes”, and others upon the release of Ensemble De Organographia’s “Music of the Ancient Greeks”, now in its eighth pressing.

Several of the tracks from that recording have also appeared in the Norton Scores CD Anthology and numerous films and television programs. She has performed for audiences in the U.S., Japan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Canada, Norway, Germany, and for members of the royal family in Jordan.

She cofounded and co-directs the Oregon Renaissance Band, now in its 20th season. Gayle is a member of the Trail Band and on occasion performs with Ca****la Romana and the Portland Baroque Orchestra Chorus. She has played under the baton of Monica Huggett and Ton Koopman.

She teaches Recorder and Renaissance Song Classes at Portland’s Community Music Center, and Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Music History at Marylhurst University. She has given workshops and presentations at many institutions including Oberlin Conservatory, Rice University, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Getty Museum. She has built, with her husband Philip, over 400 early wind and stringed instruments, including crumhorns, corna musen, racketts, and vielles.

Philip Neuman, a performer on recorder, sackbutt, and numerous other wind and string instruments, cofounded and co-directs the Oregon Renaissance Band, which has performed for the Regensburg Early Music Festival and recorded the CD “Carnevale.”

He has produced and recorded seven CDs for Pandourion Records including “French Music of the 14th Century”, “Music of the Ancient Greeks”, and “The One Horse Open Sleigh”. He has written and recorded for productions by Oregon Public Broadcasting. He has played for audiences on three continents, including performances at several ancient theatre sites in Greece. Since 1980 Philip has taught Recorder, Renaissance Winds, and Loud Band Classes at the Community Music Center in Portland. He also teaches Counterpoint and Orchestration at the University of Portland and Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Music History at Marylhurst University.

Philip is a member of the Trail Band, has performed under the baton of Christopher Hogwood and Nicolas McGeegan, recorded with the American Bach Soloists, and has played in the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, The Chicago Chorale, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra, and Spiritus Collective. He has composed, arranged and transcribed over a thousand works for recorder ensemble, brass ensemble, and symphonic wind ensemble, including “Theme and Variations” that won 1st place in the San Francisco Recorder Composition Competition.

Hear preview and discussion of the up coming April 8th Music in Small Spaces concert of "Music in the Time of Shakespeare by The Early Music Guild and De Organographia ensemble. Portland's All Classical radio station 89.9 KQAC FM will air an interview with our musicians this Thurs on the NW Previews program that happens at 6 pm.

If you are unfamiliar with the Early Music Guild and De Organographia, this is an opportunity to hear them. They interview well, they’ve been doing this for 37 years.

Program Notes now posted for November concerts. One of the goals of MSS is audience development, outreach, and education, so we have developed some detailed program guides to assist the audience to learn more about what they will be hearing at the concert. See current programs note at:

Program Notes | Music in Small Spaces Music in Small Spaces brings an intimate chamber music experience to small concert halls in Washington County, Oregon at an affordable price. Our inaugural season features The Oregon Guitar Quartet and a Flute, Violin and Harp trio.