{"id":2192087,"date":"2025-12-09T07:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192087"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:08:11","slug":"new-concert-series-launches-at-bends-tower-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-concert-series-launches-at-bends-tower-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"New concert series launches at Bend\u2019s Tower Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New concert series launches at Bend\u2019s Tower Theatre<\/h2>\n

Published 4:50 pm Monday, December 8, 2025<\/p>\n

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A new concert series debuts at the Tower Theatre in January, presented by Oregon State University University-Cascades and the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts, known as PRAx.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 21, Yag\u00f3dy makes a rare North American appearance at the Bend venue. The seven-member ensemble, founded in Lviv, Ukraine, blends ancient Ukrainian folk melodies with theatrical performance, dramatic costumes, Balkan rhythms and haunting vocals.<\/p>\n

Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist Andy Akiho and Grammy-winning wind ensemble Imani Winds perform April 12 in \u201cBeLoud, BeLoved, Belonging.\u201d The collaborative work earned a 2025 Grammy nomination for its exploration of mass incarceration through bold percussion and wind arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to expand PRAx\u2019s role in advancing artistic excellence \u2014 contributing to the innovation thriving at OSU-Cascades and enriching the vibrant, diverse cultural landscape of Bend and Central Oregon,\u201d said Peter Betjemann, executive director of PRAx and associate vice provost of arts and humanities, in a press release.<\/p>\n

Concert series by PRAx and OSU-Cascades; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and April 12; $30 plus historic preservation fee or $5 for students; osucascades.edu\/community-connect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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About Janay Wright<\/h4>\n
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Janay Wright writes about food, events and the outdoors for The Bulletin. As the company\u2019s Audience Engagement and Features Reporter since 2021, she also runs The Bulletin\u2019s Instagram account, @bendbulletin. Read her work in The Bulletin\u2019s free print GO Magazine or stay in the know on Instagram. And if you\u2019re not sure where to eat in town, she likely has a recommendation. <\/p>\n

She can be reached at 541-383-0304 or janay.wright@bendbulletin.com.<\/p>\n

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