Sunday March 24th
Portland, Oregon
Tribute concert to conductor Yaki Bergman

Miriam collaborates on a lush program with cellist Katherine Schultz and pianist Mei-Ting Sun including Brahms’ gorgeous trio in A minor, Op. 114, the viola sonata in F minor, Op. 120 #1, the cello sonata in E minor and more.

January 14th 2023
ALC Concert Series including works for viola and electronics, a new viola piece by Spanish composer Maximiliano García de Veas Gimena, Andy Akiho’s rocking “21” for viola and marimba/percussion, and more.

December 30th, 2023

Salem, Oregon
Program of chamber music including Brahms’ Cello Sonata in e minor, Mary Kouyoumjian “Boy with a Makeshift Toy” for viola and piano and viola cello duets.
with Shin-Myung Rho, piano

November 18, 2023
”Starburst”
Maggie Carter, 17 year old bass prodigy, performs a varied program with the country’s oldest chamber orchestra.

4pm October 15th, 2023
Fine Arts Building Recital Hall
Spanish chamber music performances: Turina piano quartet, Turina viola showpiece, plus an Alaskan premier of “Tertium” for solo viola by Maximiliano García de Veas Gimena.

September 20-24
Works by Kouyoumjian, Lancaster, Winslow, and more performed over a week throughout Southeast and South Central Alaska.

August 4-17, 2023

Dr. Ward returns to Oregon to play in a chamber orchestra of international musicians in the 46th season of this popular festival.

August 25-September 3, 2023

Works by Dvorak, Schumann, Brahms and Montgomery are highlights of this chamber music festival on the coast of Oregon.

January, 2024

The Ward family offers another recital of eclectic music for percussion, guitar, cello, piano and viola. This concert is part of the Anchorage Lutheran Church Concert Series.

Dr. Ward shares several presentations and coachings this term with new potential youth musicians in the Anchorage area.

4:30pm May 14th 2023

Anchorage Lutheran Church concert series

A recital of pieces by Bartok, Clarke, Rochberg, and Bruch with Koree Guzman, Dr. Timothy Smith, and Janet Carr-Campbell

4:30pm May 28th 2023

Anchorage Lutheran Church concert series

Joined by percussionist Jonathan Ward, cellist Isaac Ward and jazz pianist/guitarist Tobias Ward, Miriam will play a broad mix of music and styles. Come enjoy music from Shostakovich to Hailstork, Bach to Rock!

13 May 7:30pm

“From Darkness to Light”
Reser Center for the Arts

This concert features a composer and soloist persecuted for supporting Ukrainian independence, a pre-concert discussion including a panel of refugees telling their stories and a display of photos by Jim Lommasson from his current project: What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization.
Tickets here.

October 27th 2022
Live All Classical radio performance of an excerpt of the jazz Fantasy for Viola and Orchestra with composer Jasnam Daya Singh.

October 29th 2022
Miriam will perform as soloist with Portland Chamber Orchestra, playing the world premiere of a Fantasy written for her by composer Jasnam Daya Singh, as well as the lush romantic era “Romanze” by Max Bruch.
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Early November: Private venue
Katherine Schultz, cello, and Miriam perform works of Bright Sheng, Beethoven, Mazzoli, Bach, Lutoslawski, Cassadó and more.

University of Alaska- Anchorage Recital Hall
December 4th, 2022

Miriam performs an early chamber music concert on a baroque set-up viola with colleagues Dawn Lindsay- violin, Dr. John Lutterman- cello, Dr. Laura Koenig- flutes, and more.

Spring 2023

January 14th, 2023
Reser Center for the Performing Arts
Spoken word artist Darius Wallace and composer Jasnam Daya Singh’s critically acclaimed collaborative work with Portland Chamber Orchestra is presented alongside a flute concerto featuring principal Adam Eccleston.

LATE JUNE ‘22

Summers 2019-present

Fall ‘22
Portland Chamber Orchestra Fundraiser
Miriam performed Brahms and Schumann with Royal Academy of Music professor and acclaimed pianist Mei-Ting Sun and cellist Katherine Schultz.

Late summers 2009-present
The mission of Siletz Bay Music Festival is to bring multi-genre world class music performed by outstanding musicians to the Central Oregon Coast; to reach across race, culture, age, social and economic barriers, to uplift and educate all people seeking extraordinary musical experiences.