Music at the Hearth: Ringdown

Sunday, July 12, 2026 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm


Danni Lee Parpan and Caroline Shaw seated on floor in front of filing cabinets. photo credit-Leah Vauter of Modspo.

What if Clara Schumann wrote pop songs? Collaborators Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan—who between the two of them have a Pulitzer Prize, a handful of Grammys, and a "Best Drum Major" Award—describe Ringdown as an electronic cinematic pop duo based in Portland, OR and New York, NY. Others have described Ringdown as the love child of Johannes Brahms and Brandi Carlile—if they were born in the same century and if Brahms was a queer woman. Come hear them and decide for yourself.

Held at the Library Hearth.