This April, the genre-defying string ensemble Palaver Strings comes to Portland’s Merrill Auditorium to perform their spectacular concert experience “Kaleidoscope.” This multimedia show incorporates avant-garde classical works, rock arrangements, and visual projections for a transportive multisensory event.
Led by violinist Nicholas Kitchen, Palaver Strings consists of skilled musicians with roots in folk, Celtic, pop, and jazz traditions. Their eclectic repertoire includes Pickett’s exhilarating “String Quartet No. 2” and Led Zeppelin classics like “Kashmir” radically transformed for strings.
Vivid projected designs by Andy Cantrell visualize each work, enveloping the music in surreal atmospheres. Whether exploring minimalist patterns or hard-driving rhythms, Palaver Strings takes listeners on an electrifying musical journey.
Experience string performance like never before when Palaver Strings brings their genre-bending concert “Kaleidoscope” to Merrill Auditorium on April 19th. Tickets are selling out, so reserve yours now!