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Our Blue Home. Orchestra II
The program for the finale will begin with Haydn: The Representation of Chaos from “The Creation”. This composition opens with unique sounds of infinite nothingness. The audience then moves to a landscape of serene beauty with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastorale. After intermission, the Orchestra will present the Oregon Coastal Premiere of Adam Schoenberg’s composition, …
More →Preview of Our Blue Home: Orchestra II with Percussionist Terry Longshore
Meet Percussion soloist Terry Longshore and learn about the program selections for Orchestra Concert II: Our Blue Home. The final piece of the festival features Longshore as soloist for Losing Earth composed by Adam Schoenberg. This is a unique percussion concerto commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony in 2019. Schoenberg traced the history of percussion, …
More →Ian George and the Knee Pockets
Ian George delivers the sort of concert you’ll dance, sway, sing, laugh and probably cry too. The performance teems with whimsicality, clever arrangements – interrupted by triumphant tangents – and outlandish solos grounded by George’s emotive and gauzy voice and by the simple strength of a good song. This event is presented in collaboration with …
More →The Stuff of Legends: Pops Orchestra
The Pops Orchestra presents The Stuff of Legends at Marshfield Auditorium at 7 pm. This lively concert features music inspired by myths and fables. This concert includes a collection of works steeped in the ever-rich world of fantasy, from Greek mythology (“Orpheus in the Underworld”) to King Arthur’s court (“Camelot”) to “The Wizard of Oz” …
More →The Stuff of Legends: Preview of Pops Orchestra Concert with Pops Conductor Adam Stern and Contra Bassoon Soloist Nicole Buetti
Conductor Adam Stern will introduce the theme and preview the stories about selected compositions. Stern will introduce our Orchestra bassoon soloist, Nicole Buetti. Enjoy a discussion and information about the music for the upcoming performance. This engaging midday gathering provides insight into the music and creative process. Meet Nicole, award-winning composer and educator with over …
More →Our Solar System. Festival Orchestra I
This concert features a unique combination of musical offerings. The plan and intent of Nielsen’s Helios Overture is to depict the rising of the sun, its journey overhead through the day, and its setting in the evening over the sea with the Greek god Helios, who personified the sun. Then the musical journey moves into …
More →Light Opera of Portland Presents: The Gondoliers
Light Opera of Portland is excited to announce our Spring 2026 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers! This lively comedy tells the story of Marco and Guiseppe Palmieri, both Venetian gondoliers, who discover that one of them is in fact the son of the recently deceased King of Barataria – unfortunately nobody knows which …
More →Preview of Orchestra I with Soloist Martin Kuuskmann
A special concert preview features conversations with Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon soloist for Orchestra I and Adam Stern, OCMA Associate Conductor. Learn about Kuuskmann and the North American premiere of Tõnu Kõrvits’ Beyond the Solar Fields. Kuuskmann studied at Tallinn Music High School in Estonia, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Yale School of Music. …
More →Cello and Piano Duo of Dace Gregory and Rachel Palen: Swingin’ in the Rain Big Band
Dace Gregory, cello, and Rachel Palen, piano, share an evening of Musical Moments of Wonder.World-renowned cellist Dace Gregory has performed as a soloist across the USA, Japan, and Europe. Born in Riga, Latvia, and educated at the Moscow Conservatory, her love of music was shaped early by her parents’ deep connection to emotion in sound …
More →Afternoon Café at the Library: Tree-O and other guest artists
The Tree-O singers are Peggy Maddron, Kathleen Zappelli and Josie Reid with Luanne May on Keyboard. These local educators and musicians have performed at many locations over the years, and they bring their experience and energy to provide an entertaining afternoon. We plan additional guest artists to join this event. More details forthcoming.
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