Thursday, May 23
The people behind the Portland Chamber Music Festival are teaming up again with the crew at SPACE Gallery to try to get somebody under 70 to listen to this stuff. That shouldn’t be hard, since tonight’s program, Different Trains, includes modern composer Steve Reich’s eponymous piece, as well as a far-out number by John Zorn and the premiere of a new work by local composer Beth Wiemann titled “Minor blasts, some flurries.” It starts at SPACE (538 Congress St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $12 (under 70 admitted with grandparent). 828-5600. space538.org.