Next week on November 7 & 8 in the Portland, Oregon area will see the premiere of Gilbert Galindo's second string quartet, "Listen to the Land" by the Dal String Quartet.This came about through the composer's participation in the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music Composer Earth program. If you are in the Portland area, come out! Read the full details here. Also, if you're in NYC next week, consider attending Random Access Music's Queens New Music Festival Benefit on Nov. 7.