Oregon Symphony News Releases
May 2002
5/31/02
'Hilarious' Bassoon Brothers to Perform Latest Hits and Audience Favorites at CD Release Party
Portland, Ore. … Portland's famous Bassoon Brothers, the only
bassoon quartet known for resembling the Blues Brothers and for performing
consistently sold-out programs, will hold their highly anticipated
CD release party with performances from their newest album, "Captured,"
as well as past audience favorites from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday,
June 12, at BridgePort Brewing Company (1313 N.W. Marshall St., Portland).
5/23/02
Carlos Kalmar Named Music Director Orchestra, board approve search committee recommendation by overwhelming
majority;
Vienna’s Kalmar to assume music director position in 2003-2004
Portland, Ore.… Carlos Kalmar, the internationally acclaimed
Music Director of Vienna’s Tonkünstlerorchester and Principal
Conductor of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival, has been named
the next Music Director of the Oregon Symphony, Board Chair-Elect
Sue Keil announced today. Kalmar, who received rave reviews from the
orchestra, the audience and the media during conducting appearances
in October and February, was recommended by the Music Director Search
Committee Wednesday and approved by an overwhelming majority of the
orchestra and the Symphony’s board of directors today.
5/13/02
Symphony Announces Director of Marketing for Season Development
Portland, Ore. … Holly Kellar, most recently the Director
of Marketing and Communications for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra,
will join the Oregon Symphony as Director of Marketing for Season
Development on May 15, Symphony Vice President of Marketing and Development
Graham McReynolds announced.
5/13/02
Talented Youths to Compete for Cash Prize and Possible Opportunity
to Perform with the Oregon Symphony
Portland, Ore. Talented young musicians from throughout Oregon
and neighboring Clark County, Wash., will compete in the day-long
Oregon Symphony 2002 Mrs. Henry L. Corbett, Sr. Young Artists Competition
Sunday, June 9, beginning at 9 a.m. in Portland State University's
Lincoln Recital Hall, Room 75.
5/13/02
Doc Severinsen to Perform First Portland Concert Featuring His
Big Band at Oregon Symphony Rose Festival Concert
Portland, Ore. … The famed jazz trumpeter known for his 30 years
as bandleader of "The Tonight Show," Doc Severinsen, will
bring his Grammy-winning 16-piece Big Band to Portland for the first
time at the Oregon Symphony Rose Festival concert June 8 and 9 at
the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
5/10/02
Bassoon Brothers to Preview 'Hell's Angels' at Music Millennium
Northwest
Portland, Ore. … The irreverent Bassoon Brothers will give
a free, in-store performance at Music Millennium Northwest (801 NW
23rd Ave.) Friday, May 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. when they preview
Michael Daugherty's "Hell's Angels," which will receive
its Oregon Symphony premiere in a Classical concert conducted by Music
Director James DePreist May 18 through 21.
5/8/02
Murry Sidlin Named Dean of School of Music for the Catholic University
of America; Resigns as Resident Conductor but Continues Nerve Endings
Portland, Ore. .. Murry Sidlin, resident conductor of the Oregon
Symphony since 1994, has been appointed the dean of Washington D.C.’s
prestigious Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University
of America, he announced today.
5/3/02
Chart-Topping Gospel Sextet Take 6 to Perform Their Latest Hits
in Oregon Symphony Special Events Concert
Portland, Ore. … Take 6, the multiple Grammy Award-winning
gospel group that paved the way for an explosion of R&B vocal
groups in the '90s, will perform songs from their new album, "Beautiful
World," at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Saturday, June 15,
at 7:30 p.m.
5/1/02
West Linn Educator Scot Wavra Receives Annual Music Education Appreciation
Award
Portland, Ore. … Scot Wavra, a West Linn 5th-grade teacher whose
unique marimba music project at Willamette Primary has stimulated
a community-wide enthusiam for music, is the recipient of the fifth
annual Patty Vemer Music Education Appreciation Award.
April 2002
4/26/02
DePreist to Conduct "Carmina burana" in Final 2001-2002
Oregon Symphony Classical Concert
Portland, Ore. … The unmistakable "Carmina burana,"
Carl Orff's lusty masterpiece whose simple yet powerful harmonies
have virtually inundated popular culture, will highlight the Oregon
Symphony's final 2001-2002 Classical Concert, conducted by Music Director
and Conductor James DePreist May 18 through 21 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.
4/23/02
Best-Loved Looney Tunes to be Accompanied by Live Orchestra in
Oregon Premiere of Bugs Bunny on Broadway
Portland, Ore. … The show that won a "four carrots,
highest rating!" review from Newsday, Bugs Bunny on Broadway,
will have its Oregon premiere with the Oregon Symphony on Sunday,
June 2, at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
4/23/02
Norman Leyden to Conduct All-Beethoven Symphony Sunday Concert
Featuring Local Piano Virtuoso Chad Heltzel
Portland, Ore. … Award-winning local pianist Chad Heltzel will
perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 when Oregon Symphony Associate
Conductor Norman Leyden conducts an all-Beethoven Symphony Sunday
concert May 26 at 3 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
4/23/02
Portland Tango Ensemble to Debut at Chamber Music on Tap
Portland, Ore. … Portland's newly formed "Tango Pacifico,"
led by Oregon Symphony Assistant Concertmaster Erin Furbee, will perform
a rousing evening of passionate works that include the enduring tango
standards of old and the "Tango Nuevo" style of Astor Piazzolla
at the final Chamber Music on Tap concert of the season Wednesday,
May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at BridgePort BrewPub (1313 N.W. Marshall
St., Portland).
4/16/02
Norman Leyden to Conduct Gershwin Tribute Featuring Thomas M. Lauderdale
in "Rhapsody in Blue"
Portland, Ore. … Legendary trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and
some of Portland's top jazz artists will join Music Director and Conductor
James DePreist for the Oregon Symphony's fourth jazz marathon concert,
"Jazz with Jimmy," a four-plus hour-long event culminating
in a jam session featuring the Carlton Jackson/Dave Mills Big Band
Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
4/16/02
Arturo Sandoval to Headline Oregon Symphony 'Jazz with Jimmy' Marathon
Portland, Ore. … Legendary trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and
some of Portland's top jazz artists will join Music Director and Conductor
James DePreist for the Oregon Symphony's fourth jazz marathon concert,
"Jazz with Jimmy," a four-plus hour-long event culminating
in a jam session featuring the Carlton Jackson/Dave Mills Big Band
Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
4/5/02
Bill Cosby to Perform at Oregon Symphony Fundraiser, "For
the Kids"
Portland, Ore. … A performance by comic legend Bill Cosby
will highlight "For the Kids," an Oregon Symphony fundraiser
benefiting the Symphony's Education & Community Programs Sunday,
April 14, at the downtown Portland Hilton's Grand Ballroom (921 SW
Sixth Ave.).
4/5/02
Two Full Days of Education Events Planned for Symphony's 2002 Meyer
Memorial Trust/NEA Regional Tour
Portland, Ore. … Four concerts and more than 50 education
events are scheduled in 13 communities throughout Eastern Oregon and
Idaho as the Symphony presents its 10th annual Meyer Memorial Trust/NEA
Regional Tour April 10 through 13.
March 2002
3/22/02
Murry Sidlin to Conduct Classical Concert Featuring Inspiring Works,
Debut of Young Piano Star Stewart Goodyear
Portland, Ore. … Acclaimed pianist Stewart Goodyear will
make his Oregon Symphony debut performing one of the most popular
instrumental concertos ever written, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto
No. 1, in an Oregon Symphony Classical Bravo concert led by Resident
Conductor Murry Sidlin April 27 through 29 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall and April 30 at Salem's Smith Auditorium.
3/22/02
Listening Group to Offer Opportunity to Explore Verdi's Requiem
With Murry Sidlin
Portland, Ore. … Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin, creator
of the Oregon Symphony's Nerve Endings- style concert/drama "Defiant
Requiem: Verdi at Terezin" will host a free, informal discussion
titled "How to listen to music and the Verdi Requiem if you heard
it in Terezin" during Fortissimo's Listening Group meeting Tuesday,
April 16, at 6 p.m. at Classical Millennium Northwest (801 NW 23rd
Ave.).
3/22/02
Thibaudet to Perform Ravel in Classical Concert Led by Renowned
Conductor Sergiu Comissiona
Portland, Ore. … One of the most in-demand pianists of his
generation, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, will make his Oregon Symphony debut
performing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand in a Classical Applause
concert conducted by Sergiu Comissiona, Conductor Emeritus of the
Vancouver Symphony, April 6 through 8 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall.
3/18/02
Norman Leyden to Perform Big Band Favorites in Oregon Symphony
Bank of America Pops Concert
Portland, Ore. … Celebrating the swinging sounds of big band,
Associate Conductor Norman Leyden and his 17-piece big band will perform
an evening of favorites from Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey,
Duke Ellington and more in an Oregon Symphony Bank of America Pops
concert featuring popular local singers Reneé Cleland and Rod
Lucich April 20 through 22 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
3/15/02
Oregon Public Education Network Partners with Oregon Symphony to
Deliver Teacher Training Via Interactive Teleconferencing System
Portland, Ore. … Using a high-speed Internet connection to
the Qwest network and Oregon Public Education Network's (OPEN) two-way
interactive teleconferencing system Oregon Access Network, the Oregon
Symphony's Education and Community Programs will present a teacher
workshop Tuesday, March 19, for elementary and secondary teachers
in Hermiston.
3/15/02
Symphony Announces 2002-2003 Season Featuring Returning Music Director
Candidates, Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle, Exciting Guest Soloists
and Wide-ranging Special Events
including … Joshua Bell *
Canadian Brass * Mark O'Connor Trio * Katie Harman
Garrick Ohlsson * Christopher Parkening * Leila Josefowicz * Lou Rawls
Georgian State Dancers * Voice of the Dragon * and ... more!
(Also, more on 2002-2003 Classical,
Pops, Nerve
Endings and Kids Concert
Series.)
3/15/02
Symphony Partners with Oregon Public Broadcasting to Produce National
PBS Television Special of Sidlin's "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at
Terezin"
The concert/drama honoring the human and spiritual power behind
performances of Verdi's "Requiem" by imprisoned Jews at
Terezin selected by PBS to become a national special in partnership
with Oregon Public Broadcasting.
3/15/02
Chamber Music on Tap to Offer a Casual Evening of Familiar Violin
Music With Associate Concertmaster Peter Frajola
Portland, Ore. … Peter Frajola, Oregon Symphony Associate Concertmaster,
will perform a solo program of varied and "listener-friendly"
works for violin in a Chamber Music on Tap concert Wednesday, April
17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at BridgePort BrewPub (1313 N.W. Marshall St.,
Portland).
3/8/02
Thomas Lauderdale and Norman Leyden to Collaborate in Oregon Symphony
Special Events Concert Featuring Pink Martini
Portland, Ore. … Portland's own Pink Martini will perform
with the Oregon Symphony when Thomas Lauderdale joins Associate Conductor
Norman Leyden onstage in a collaboration that incorporates classical,
jazz and Latin traditions Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at
7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
3/8/02
Michael Kosmala, Director of Education and Community Programs,
to Host Discussion on 20th-Century French Impressionism
Michael Kosmala, Oregon Symphony Director of Education and Community
Programs, will host a free discussion on 20th-century French Impressionism
during Fortissimo's Listening Group meeting Tuesday, March 26, at
6 p.m. at Classical Millennium Northwest (801 NW 23rd Ave.).
February 2002
2/26/02
Third Angle to Perform Innovative, Contemporary Works at Chamber
Music on Tap Concert
Portland, Ore. … The Northwest's premier contemporary chamber
ensemble, Third Angle, will perform a program of "classic"
20th-century works in a Chamber Music on Tap concert Wednesday, March
20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at BridgePort BrewPub (1313 N.W. Marshall St.,
Portland).
2/26/02
Collaboration with Hungary's Ökrös Ensemble to Explore
Gypsy Influences in Classical Music
Portland, Ore. … A wild Hungarian/Gypsy jam session with
Hungary's leading folk revival band, the Ökrös Ensemble,
will highlight "Gypsy Fire," an Oregon Symphony Nerve Endings
concert conducted by Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin that delves into
the Gypsy origins of classical music's folk elements, Friday, March
15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
2/15/02
Four Major Performing Arts Organizations Commission Feasibility
Study for New Arts Center
Portland, Ore. … Two years of discussions by Portland's major
performing arts organizations and community leaders have resulted
in the commissioning of a study to determine the feasibility of a
new performing arts center that better serves the community.
2/12/02
David Shifrin to Perform Copland's Clarinet Concerto at Oregon
Symphony Debut
Portland, Ore. … David Shifrin of Chamber Music Northwest,
dubbed "unsurpassed as a clarinet soloist" by Clarinet Magazine,
will make his long-awaited Oregon Symphony debut in an ODS Classical
Bravo concert performing Copland's Clarinet Concerto, a work for which
his recording received a Grammy nomination.
2/11/02
Conductor Niel DePonte Announces Winners of the 8th Annual “Young
Artists at the Schnitz” Concerto Competition
Niel DePonte, artistic director and conductor of the “Young
Artists at the Schnitz” concerto competition announced this year’s
winners of the annual competition.
2/1/02
Oregon Symphony April Fools' Concert to Satirize Classical Music
Portland Ore. … Vacuum cleaners, cell phones, a floor polisher
and rifles will become orchestral instruments in a program of musical
wit when the Oregon Symphony presents its April Fools' concert Monday,
April 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
2/1/02
Famous Russian Music of The Romantic Period and Dynamic Young Artist
to Highlight Symphony Sunday Concert
Portland, Ore. … Nineteen-year-old Orion Weiss, who in 1999
stepped in to replace André Watts at the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra with less than 24 hours notice, will join Associate Conductor
Norman Leyden and the Oregon Symphony for "Russian Romantics."
2/1/02
Principal Viola Joël Belgique to Host Discussion on Beethoven's
Third Symphony
Portland, Ore. … Cutting through the classical "mystique,"
Oregon Symphony Principal Viola Joël Belgique will host a free
discussion on Beethoven's legendary Symphony No. 3 during Fortissimo's
Listening Group meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at Classical Millennium
Northwest (801 NW 23rd Ave.).
January 2002
1/25/02
'A Concert for Lovers' to Put a New Twist on the Symphony's Traditional
Valentine's Concert
Portland, Ore. … Romantic Viennese waltzes, a quest for
the most creative expressions of love and chocolate will combine for
a new spin on the Oregon Symphony's annual Valentine's concert, "A
Concert for Lovers," on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
1/18/02
'Electrifying' Pianist Hélène Grimaud to Make Portland
Debut
Portland, Ore. … Hélène Grimaud, one of the
most in-demand pianists today, will make her Portland debut performing
Rachmaninoff's haunting Piano Concerto No. 2 in an Oregon Symphony
Classical Applause concert conducted by Music Director Candidate Roberto
Minczuk Feb. 23 through 25 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
1/18/02
'Bright Lights! Broadway!' to Spotlight Andrew Lloyd Webber
Portland, Ore. … In celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
beloved Broadway music, hits from "Phantom of the Opera,"
"Cats," "Evita" and more will be featured in "Bright
Lights! Broadway! Music By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Friends,"
an Oregon Symphony Bank of America Pops concert Feb. 16 through 18
at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
1/18/02
Bassoon Brothers to Perform Humorous, Interactive Chamber Music
on Tap Concert
Portland, Ore. … The Bassoon Brothers, local celebrities
known for drawing sold-out crowds to every performance, will perform
music from their soon-to-be-released CD as well as favorites from
past performances in a Chamber Music on Tap concert Wednesday, Feb.
20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at BridgePort BrewPub (1313 N.W. Marshall St.,
Portland).
1/9/02
Eclectic Portland Sextet to Perform Chamber Music on Tap Concert
Portland, Ore. … Combining modern chamber music, Tango, Middle
Eastern and Eastern European folk music, "3 Leg Torso" will
perform at Chamber Music on Tap Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.
at BridgePort BrewPub (1313 N.W. Marshall St., Portland).
1/9/02
Kids Concert to Feature Children's Classic, "Peter and the
Wolf"
Portland, Ore. … The Magic Circle Mime Company's popular
combination of visual theatrics and symphonic music will bring Prokofiev's
classic tale of "Peter and the Wolf" to life in an Oregon
Symphony Kids Concert Sunday, Feb. 10, at 1 and 3 p.m. in the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall.
December 2002
12/21/01
Music Director Candidate Carlos Kalmar Invited to Return for Feb.
2-4 Classical Series
Search Committee votes to bring Kalmar back sooner rather than later
following rave reviews from orchestra musicians, the audience and
the community
Portland, Ore. As a result of his highly successful October debut
with the Oregon Symphony, Music Director Candidate Carlos Kalmar -
currently the Principal Conductor for Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival
- will return to Portland Feb. 2-4, 2002, to conduct three ODS Health
Plans Classical Bravo concerts.
12/21/01
Symphony President Tony Woodcock to Discuss Korngold and Bernstein
at January Listening Group
Portland, Ore. … In a free, open forum for people with little
or no formal music education, Oregon Symphony President Tony Woodcock
will host a discussion titled "Film Music into Concert Music
? Masterpiece or Fraud? How Korngold and Bernstein Broke the Mold,"
during Fortissimo's January Listening group meeting Tuesday, Jan.
22, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Classical Millennium Northwest (801 NW 23rd
Ave.)
12/21/01
DePreist Follows Doctor's Advice to regain 'Full-Strength;'
Music Director Candidate Pavel Kogan to Conduct Jan. 5-7
Portland, Ore. … Though his recovery from a Dec. 3 kidney
transplant continues smoothly, Oregon Symphony Music Director James
DePreist has announced he will not conduct Jan. 5-7 Classical Concerts
as scheduled, following advice from his doctor to regain "full
strength" before returning to the podium.
12/21/01
Youth Concerts to Explore Music's Great Moments of Inspiration
Portland, Ore. … Teaching local sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders
about composers' great moments of inspiration, the Oregon Symphony
will perform enduring musical phrases of composers like Beethoven,
Bach and Haydn in a Youth Concert called "Got It! Composer's
Brainstorms" led by Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin Thursday,
Feb. 7, at 10 and 11:30 a.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
12/14/01
Nerve Endings Concert to Explore Sociology of "Porgy and Bess"
Portland, Ore. … America's most famous folk opera, Gershwin's
"Porgy and Bess," will be explored as both a musical work
and a sociological commentary in an Oregon Symphony Nerve Endings
concert/drama written by Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin titled "October
10, 1935: The Sociology of George, Bess and Porgy" Friday, Jan.
25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
12/14/01
Classical Concert to Feature Davies' Tribute to “Tackiness”
of Las Vegas
Portland, Ore. … Diverse works by notable 20th century English
composers and Dvoràk's Symphony
No. 8 will be featured in an Oregon Symphony Classical concert conducted
by Associate Conductor Norman Leyden with guest cellist Mark Kosower
Jan. 19 through 21 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
12/14/01
DePreist Scheduled to Conduct Shostakovich Following Successful
Kidney Transplant
Updated announcement released 12/21 (see above).
Portland, Ore. … Music Director James DePreist will perform Shostakovich's
Symphony No. 11 in an Oregon Symphony Classical concert featuring
violinist Robert McDuffie Jan. 5 through 7 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall. The concert is DePreist's first scheduled appearance
with the Symphony since undergoing kidney transplant surgery Dec.
3.
12/10/01
Norman Leyden to Conduct the Best of Irving Berlin
Portland, Ore. … "Say it With Music," an Oregon
Symphony Bank of America Pops concert dedicated to one of America's
greatest songwriters, Irving Berlin, will feature Associate Conductor
Norman Leyden, the Leyden Singers and vocalist Susannah Mars Jan.
12 through 14 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
12/10/01
National Acrobats of Taiwan, R.O.C. to Debut in Portland
Portland, Ore. … Gravity-defying stunts, feats of strength
and balance and displays of incredible flexibility take center stage
when the National Acrobats of Taiwan, R.O.C., China's foremost company
in the art of traditional acrobatics, debut in Portland Thursday,
Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
12/10/01
Symphony Appoints New Concert Manager
Portland, Ore. … Mark Rulison has accepted the position of
Oregon Symphony Concert Manager and Director of Special Projects,
Symphony General Manager Mary Crist announced.
November 2002
11/26/01
Symphony Announces New Director of Development
Portland, Ore. … Graham McReynolds, most recently the Chief
Development Officer for the National Court Appointed Special Advocates
Association, will join the Oregon Symphony as Director of Development
Dec. 3, Symphony President Tony Woodcock announced.
11/20/01
Symphony Appoints New Director of Individual Development
Portland, Ore. … An advocate for Oregon's arts and communities,
Joanne Van Ness Menashe, has been appointed Oregon Symphony Director
of Individual Development beginning Nov. 12, Symphony President Tony
Woodcock announced Nov. 2.
11/20/01
Jed Shay Appointed to New Oregon Symphony Development Position
Portland, Ore. … Filling the newly created position of Oregon
Symphony Director of Corporate Development, Jed Shay, previously an
independent contractor managing major events including the Symphony's
Gala concert, joined the Symphony full time Nov. 16, Symphony President
Tony Woodcock announced.
11/20/01
"The Nutcracker" and "Greensleeves" to Highlight
Holiday Concert
Portland, Ore. … Classical Christmas music and a traditional
carol sing-along will highlight the Oregon Symphony's "Classical
Christmas Fantasy" concert with Associate Conductor Norman Leyden
Sunday, Dec. 23, at 3 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
11/19/01
Yuletide Celebration Tour Joins Oregon Symphony for Bank of America
Holiday Pops Concert
Portland, Ore. … Tap-dancing Santas and life-size reindeer
puppets celebrate the holiday season Broadway-style with music, theater,
dance and puppetry as the Oregon Symphony presents "Yuletide
Celebration," a Bank of America Pops family concert Dec. 15 through
Dec. 18 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and Dec. 14 at Salem's
Smith Auditorium.
11/9/01
Charles Floyd and Local Gospel Choirs Return for Popular "Gospel
Christmas" Performances
"Gospel Christmas," the much-anticipated, annual event
that brings audiences to their feet with spirited and energetic performances
by Charles Floyd and the group created specifically for these concerts,
the Northwest Community Gospel Chorus, and the Oregon Symphony, is
scheduled for Dec. 21 and 22 with an additional open rehearsal performance
Dec. 20 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
11/9/01
Kids Holiday Concert to Feature Adaptation of "The Snowman"
Portland, Ore. … A musical adaptation of Raymond Briggs'
ever-popular storybook, "The Snowman," will be the centerpiece
for the Oregon Symphony's Kids Holiday concert Dec. 8 and 9 at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
11/5/01
Mahler Symphony No. 4 to Highlight Classical Concert Featuring
Music Director Candidate and Pianist Vladimir Feltsman
Portland, Ore. … Music Director candidate Tadaaki Otaka,
acclaimed Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
will perform Mahler's powerful Symphony No. 4 in an Oregon Symphony
Classical concert featuring renowned pianist Vladimir Feltsman Dec.
1 through 3 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
October 2002
10/30/01
Thanksgiving Weekend Concert to Feature Baroque Favorites
Portland, Ore. … Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," four
incredible "sound-pictures" illustrating Spring, Summer,
Autumn and Winter, will provide the centerpiece to an evening of Baroque
music by candlelight Thanksgiving weekend when the Oregon Symphony
presents its annual concert of Baroque favorites Nov. 24 and 25 at
the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
10/22/01
$75,000 Grant From Spirit Mountain Community Fund Supports Oregon
Symphony Youth Concerts
Portland, Ore. … The Spirit Mountain Community Fund has awarded
a $75,000 grant to the Oregon Symphony in support of its education
programs, including the upcoming Youth Concerts for third-, fourth-
and fifth-graders on Nov. 19 and Dec. 4 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall.
10/22/01
Romantic Music for Cello and Piano to be Featured in Chamber Music
on Tap Concert
Portland, Ore. … Timothy Scott, Oregon Symphony cellist,
and pianist Susan Smith will present an old-fashioned recital of romantic
music for cello and piano as part of the popular Chamber Music on
Tap series Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at BridgePort BrewPub
(1313 N.W. Marshall St., Portland). Chamber Music on Tap, sponsored
by Bridgeport Brewing Company, is presented by Fortissimo, an Oregon
Symphony volunteer organization.
10/22/01
"Anatomy of the Fifth" to Open Nerve Endings Series with
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Portland, Ore. … Beethoven's illustrious Fifth Symphony will
be the subject of a dramatic, audience-interactive exploration hosted
by Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin in "Anatomy of the Fifth,"
an Oregon Symphony Nerve Endings concert, Nov. 15 and 16 at the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall. Nerve Endings is sponsored by Bridgeport Brewing
Company.
10/22/01
Ireland's Top Selling Artist Mary Black to Perform Oregon Symphony
Special Events Concert
Portland, Ore. … Singer Mary Black, a star in her native
Ireland who is becoming renowned internationally for her folk and
contemporary interpretations, will perform Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30
p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in an added, non-orchestra
Oregon Symphony Special Events concert.
10/12/01
American Music Legend Burt Bacharach to Perform With the Oregon
Symphony
Portland, Ore. … The legendary Burt Bacharach, one of America's
most enduring and popular songwriters, will join the Oregon Symphony
for a Bank of America Pops concert with performances of hit songs
like "Walk on By" Nov. 10 through 12 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall and Nov. 13 at Salem's Smith Auditorium.
10/12/01
"Where in the World of Music is Carmen Sandiego?™"
to Open Oregon Symphony Kids Concert Series
Portland, Ore. … "Where in the World of Music is Carmen
Sandiego?™" will lead kids on a hilarious musical chase
around the world in "The Case of the Missing Concert Hall"
using clues from orchestral works with the help of Conductor Gary
Sheldon and Bobby Weinapple (as Inspector Clue-Not) Sunday, Oct. 28,
at 1 and 3 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
10/5/01
Linda Ronstadt to perform Nelson Riddle Arrangements at Oregon
Symphony Annual Gala Concert
Portland Ore. … Linda Ronstadt, one of the most enduring
and beloved voices in the history of contemporary music, will sing
the great Nelson Riddle big-band arrangements when she joins Music
Director James DePreist for the Oregon Symphony's annual Gala concert
Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. at the Rose Garden's Theater of Clouds.
10/5/01
Quartet of Talented Local Musicians to Perform Bach, Beethoven
and Schumann at Chamber Music on Tap
Portland, Ore.… The talents of Chien Tan, Oregon Symphony
Principal Second Violin, Principal Cello Nancy Ives, Principal Viola
Joël Belgique and guest pianist Janet Coleman will be showcased
at Chamber Music on Tap as part of an evening of Bach and Beethoven
featuring Schumann's Piano Quartet Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 8
p.m. at Bridgeport BrewPub (1313 NW Marshall St., Portland).
10/5/01
"Meet the Orchestra" KinderKonzert Scheduled for Parkrose
Area Students
Portland, Ore. … Continuing the relationship in Northeast
Portland's Parkrose neighborhood that began with an Oregon Symphony
in the Neighborhoods concert at Knott Park in August, the Oregon Symphony
will present a KinderKonzert for K-3rd-graders Thursday, Oct. 25,
at 10 and 11:30 a.m. at St. Therese School (1260 NE 132nd Ave.).
10/5/01
Passionate Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Returns to Perform
Brahms' Violin Concerto
Portland, Ore. … Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, renowned
for her passionate music-making, technical prowess and electrifying
performing style, will join Music Director James DePreist for an Oregon
Symphony Classical concert featuring Brahms' Violin Concerto, Berlioz'
"Roman Carnival" Overture and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
Nov. 3 through 5 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
September 2002
9/28/01
Ravi Shankar Final Tour to Include Performance at the Schnitz with
Daughter Anoushka Shankar
Portland, Ore. … The legendary sitar virtuoso, composer,
teacher and writer, Ravi Shankar, will perform in concert with his
daughter, sitarist Anoushka Shankar, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
9/28/02
Fortissimo's Listening Group to Explore Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Portland, Ore. … In a free, open forum for people with little
or no formal music education, Ralph Nelson, Marketing Director of
the Oregon Symphony, will host a discussion on music's Baroque period
during Fortissimo's October Listening group meeting Tuesday, Oct.
23, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Classical Millennium Northwest (801 NW 23rd
Ave.)
9/28/02
Virtuoso Pianist Stephen Hough to Perform Saint-Saëns' Rarely
Heard "Egyptian" Concerto
Portland, Ore. … Famed pianist Stephen Hough will join internationally
renowned conductor Carlos Kalmar, a candidate for the position of
Music Director of the Oregon Symphony, in a Classical concert featuring
Saint-Saëns' rarely heard "Egyptian" concerto.
9/28/02
New Apprentice Conductor Joins Oregon Symphony
Portland, Ore. … Aspiring conductor Jonathan Pasternack
will be immersed in the conducting experience when he joins the Oregon
Symphony this season to study under Music Director James DePreist
and Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin, as well as Oregon Symphony guest
conductors, guest artists, principal musicians and staff.
9/28/02
New Members Elected To Oregon Symphony Board of Directors; Susan
Keil Appointed Chair-Elect
Portland, Ore. … Seven new community leaders were elected
Sept. 21 to the Oregon Symphony Board of Directors and the Symphony
Foundation. Susan Keil, a board member since 1996, has been appointed
Chair-Elect of the Oregon Symphony Association Board of Directors.
9/26/01
Symphony to Present Multimedia Concert for Science, Music Lovers
Featuring "The Planets" and "Star Wars"
Portland, Ore. … Images provided by NASA of the planets will
be projected onto a huge screen hanging above the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall stage while the Oregon Symphony orchestra performs Holst's
legendary score, "The Planets," conducted by Resident Conductor
Murry Sidlin Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
9/26/01
New American Girl Fashions to be Presented at Oregon Symphony
Women's Association Benefit
Portland, Ore. … In a celebration of the spirit of American
girlhood, the American Girl® Fashion Show, presented by the Oregon
Symphony Women's Association, will feature a fresh, updated look showcasing
historical and contemporary American Girl® fashions Nov. 10 at
10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
9/24/01
Music Director Candidate James Judd to Perform Mozart's "Eine
kleine Nachtmusik" with Oregon Symphony and Celebrated Horn Soloist
Eric Ruske
Portland, Ore. … James Judd, Music Director of the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra and a candidate for the position of Music Director
of the Oregon Symphony, will conduct a Classical concert featuring
Mozart's masterpiece "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" with America's
premiere horn soloist, Eric Ruske, as guest artist Oct. 6 to 8 at
the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
9/24/01
Motown Legends the Temptations to Appear at the Schnitz
Portland, Ore. …One of history's most beloved group of R&B
performers, The Temptations, will perform at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall Oct. 10 in a Special Event presentation by the Oregon
Symphony.
9/10/01
New Musicians Join Symphony as 2001-2002 Season Begins
Portland, Ore. … Seven new faces will appear on the Oregon
Symphony stage as the 2001-2002 season opens with four talented musicians
from around the United States joining the Symphony permanently and
seven musicians filling temporary vacancies.
9/10/01
Popular Instrument Petting Zoos Reach Community Through its Libraries
Portland, Ore. … Instrument Petting Zoos presented by Oregon
Symphony musicians are beginning to appear in libraries as part of
an effort by Oregon Symphony Education and Community Programs to expand
the popular hands-on learning sessions.
9/07/01
"Prince of Pops" Erich Kunzel to Open 2001-2002 Bank
of America Pops Concert
Portland, Ore. … The man responsible for making the Cincinnati
Pops one of the most-televised and widely recorded orchestras in America,
Erich Kunzel, will conduct music from blockbuster movies including
"Exodus" and "Shine" at the first Bank of America
Pops concert of the season Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall with an additional performance in Salem Oct. 2.
August 2002
8/31/01
Virtuoso Pianist Garrick Ohlsson to Join Symphony in Performance
of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
Portland, Ore. … Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, a favorite of Portland
audiences, will perform Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 when he joins
Music Director and Conductor James DePreist and the Oregon Symphony
in a Classical ODS Bravo concert Sept. 22 to 24 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.
8/31/01
Artistic Administrator Charles Calmer to Discuss 20th Century Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams at Oregon Symphony Listening Group
Portland, Ore. … With a discussion on 20th century composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Oregon Symphony Artistic Administrator Charles
Calmer will host Fortissimo's September Listening Group Tuesday, Sept.
25, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Classical Millennium Northwest (801 NW 23rd
Ave.).
8/31/01
Oregon Symphony Docent Program Expands: Community Recruits Wanted
Portland, Ore. … Volunteers from around the community to
share their love for music and children are being recruited and trained
by the Oregon Symphony Education and Community Programs Department
to prepare 3-5 graders for Youth Concerts with classrooms visits.
8/31/01
"Extraordinary Encores" to Spotlight Orchestra Talent
in First Symphony Sunday Concert of the 2001-202 Season
Portland, Ore. … "Extraordinary Encores," conducted
by Music Director James DePreist, will launch the 2001-2002 Symphony
Sunday season with solo appearances by Oregon Symphony Violinist Denise
Huizenga and Assistant Principal Violist Charles Noble Sept. 16 at
3 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
8/27/01
Concerts Added to Symphony's 2001-2002 Season Include Irish Singer
Mary Black and National Acrobats of China
Portland, Ore. … Four events have recently been booked in
addition to the 2001-2002 Oregon Symphony season lineup; popular Irish
singer Mary Black, the National Acrobats of China, and due to increased
demand, a second Nerve Endings presentation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
and an added Pink Martini performance.
8/27/01
Mayor To Proclaim Weekend-Long Live Music Celebration at Symphony's
Waterfront Concert
Portland, Ore. … Free, outdoor, live music will take center
stage this weekend when Mayor Vera Katz proclaims Aug. 30 through
Sept. 2, 2001, "Live Music Appreciation Days" at the Oregon
Symphony's Tom McCall Waterfront Park concert Thursday, Aug. 30 (rain
date: Friday, Aug. 31, same location and time).
8/24/01
Chamber Music on Tap to Feature Popular Ethos Quartet
Portland, OR. … Portland's acclaimed Ethos Quartet will perform
works by Mozart, Dvorak, Beethoven and Barber in "Chamber Music
On Tap" Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. at BridgePort Brew Pub.
Chamber Music on Tap, sponsored by BridgePort Brewing Company, is
presented by Fortissimo, an Oregon Symphony volunteer organization.
8/17/01
Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Horne to Kick Off Symphony's 2001-2002 Special
Events
Portland, Ore. … Legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne will
join Music Director and Conductor James DePreist for an evening featuring
classic American Broadway songs Friday, Sept. 14, in the first Oregon
Symphony Special Events Concert of the 2001-2002 season at the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall.
8/10/01
Passionate Violinist Kyung-Wha Chung Kicks Off Classical Season
with Music Director James DePreist
Portland, Ore. … World-class violinist Kyung-Wha Chung will
join Music Director and Conductor James DePreist in a performance
of Sibelius' Violin Concerto in the first Oregon Symphony Classical
concert of the 2001-2002 season Sept. 8 through 10 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.
8/3/01
VH1 Save the Music Foundation Partners with Oregon Symphony in
Commitment To Support Music Education in Portland Public Schools
**Each of the Symphony's Parks Concerts will Feature Instrument Drives**
Portland, Ore. … The Oregon Symphony, in partnership with VH1
Save the Music and AT&T Broadband, will offer drop sites where
instrument donations may be made at each of its summer parks concerts
in Knott, Kenton and Tom McCall Waterfront Parks Aug. 19, 26 and 30.
July 2002
7/30/01
Free Outdoor Parks Concert to Feature Neighborhood Arts Groups,
Educational Activities and Instrument Drive for Portland Schools
**James DePreist to Conduct "1812 Overture" at Traditional
Waterfront Concert Aug. 30**
Portland, Ore. Portland's neighborhood parks will be the summertime
stage for three Oregon Symphony concerts during the sixth annual "Oregon
Symphony in the Neighborhoods," a city-funded neighborhood revitalization
project incorporating local arts groups, community organizations and,
this year, a used instrument drive for VH1 Save the Music.
June 2002
6/19/01
Cultural District Unites to Celebrate Arrival of Portland Streetcar
Portland, Ore. In an unprecedented collaboration by the many diverse
and vibrant organizations that comprise Portland's Cultural District,
the arrival of the Portland Streetcars in the city's South Park Blocks
on Saturday, July 21, will be greeted by a full day of open houses,
music, performances, hands-on art activities and demonstrations.