Western Early Keyboard Association, WEKA, was founded in 1998 to promote mutual interests, foster communication, and share resources and expertise among harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ enthusiasts, both professional and amateur, in the western United States.
WEKA is on Facebook and YouTube
Send inquiries to weka@wekaweb.org
WEKA 2024-2025 Events
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – 7pm
None Suche Shall Rise: William Byrd and His Legacy in English Keyboard Music, with Eugene Petrushansky, Harpsichord
Part of the 25th Annual William Byrd Festival
Music by Byrd, Gibbons, John Roberts, Herbert Howells and Lennox Berkeley
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Portland
AND – YouTube Premiere – August 24, 2024 – 2pm
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YouTube Premiere – Saturday, August 17, 2024 – 2pm
Carol lei Breckenridge Presents Two 18th Century Fortepianos: Viennese and English
Music by Bach, Scarlatti, and Haydn
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 – 2pm
Music that Moves the Passions: 18th Century Harpsichord Music with Joyce Chen
Featuring Works by Royer, Bach, Martinez, and more, with hands-on time for newcomers!
Reed College Performing Arts Building, Room 320 – Directions
AND – YouTube Premiere – September 29, 2024 – 2pm
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 – 2pm
A Springtime Salon with Anastasia Chin, Fortepiano
With Mozart, Beethoven, Marianna Auenbrugger and Hélène de Montgeroult on a Viennese-style fortepiano, with hands-on time for newcomers!
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Portland
AND – YouTube Premiere – March 29, 2025 – 2pm
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 2pm
Continental Connections: from Mount Vernon to Leipzig
with Joyce Lindorff, Harpsichord
Music from the International Salon at Mount Vernon and Bach’s French Overture, Recital and Talk
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Portland
AND – YouTube Premiere May 17, 2025 – 2pm
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Saturday, October 4, 2025 – 9:30am-5pm
Historical Keyboards: Musick Making From the Past Into the Future – HKSNA Regional Meeting
A one-day conference celebrating all aspects of music making with historical keyboards throughout the centuries. Open to the public.
Reed College Performing Arts Building, Room 320, Portland – Campus Map
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Saturday, October 4, 2025 – 7pm
44th Anniversary World Tour: Yago Mahugo, Harpsichord
Works by François Couperin, Louis Couperin, Armand Louis Couperin, Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Soler, Domenico Scarlatti, and Pancrace Royer
Reed College, Eliot Hall Chapel, Portland – Campus map
AND – YouTube Premiere October 18, 2025 – 2pm
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