• Scheherazade and Celilo Falls

    Scheherazade and Celilo Falls
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Featuring fantastical worlds of bewitching lovers and swashbuckling sailors, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade recalls the queen who saves her life—and those of 1,000 women—with her stories. And Principal Cello and composer Nancy Ives merges music, poetry, and photography to tell the story of the majestic falls of Celilo, Oregon, Although the construction...
  • Scheherazade and Celilo Falls

    Scheherazade and Celilo Falls
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Featuring fantastical worlds of bewitching lovers and swashbuckling sailors, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade recalls the queen who saves her life—and those of 1,000 women—with her stories. And Principal Cello and composer Nancy Ives merges music, poetry, and photography to tell the story of the majestic falls of Celilo, Oregon, Although the construction...
  • Scheherazade and Celilo Falls

    Scheherazade and Celilo Falls
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Featuring fantastical worlds of bewitching lovers and swashbuckling sailors, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade recalls the queen who saves her life—and those of 1,000 women—with her stories. And Principal Cello and composer Nancy Ives merges music, poetry, and photography to tell the story of the majestic falls of Celilo, Oregon, Although the construction...
  • Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice

    Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    "In it the whole of nature finds a voice," Mahler wrote of his Third Symphony. A work of immense scope and profound emotion in which the composer realizes his goal to "embrace everything" in his music, Mahler's Third is an expansive hymn to the primal life force that animates every...
  • Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice

    Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    "In it the whole of nature finds a voice," Mahler wrote of his Third Symphony. A work of immense scope and profound emotion in which the composer realizes his goal to "embrace everything" in his music, Mahler's Third is an expansive hymn to the primal life force that animates every...
  • Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice

    Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice
    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    "In it the whole of nature finds a voice," Mahler wrote of his Third Symphony. A work of immense scope and profound emotion in which the composer realizes his goal to "embrace everything" in his music, Mahler's Third is an expansive hymn to the primal life force that animates every...
  • esperanza spalding

    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    MYS is proud to welcome barrier-breaking five-time Grammy winner and Portland native esperanza spalding for its season finale. MYS is commissioning a piece by esperanza spalding for bass, voice, and symphony, exploring the connection between the land and spirit. esperanza will perform the new work with MYS Symphony Orchestra and jazz students,...
  • Lindsey Stirling

    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Experience the next evolution of multi-award-winning Lindsey Stirling as she brings her groundbreaking fusion of electronic violin and orchestral grandeur to the Symphony stage. With bold new music from her album Duality, Stirling continues to push boundaries, blending intricate instrumentals and her signature pop flair in this one-of-a-kind concert experience that’s...
  • Complete Brandenburg Concertos Part I

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Bursting with grandeur and elegance, the festival begins with Bach’s electrifying Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, followed by the richly moving Concerto No. 6. Caroline Shaw’s Bach-inspired Concerto for Harpsichord & Strings offers a modern twist on the Baroque tradition, before Bach’s festive and dazzling Concerto No. 2 brings the concert...
  • Complete Brandenburg Concertos Part II

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    The evening concert dives deeper into Bach’s creative brilliance with his exuberant Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, joy-filled Concerto No. 5, and celebratory Concerto No. 4. Each piece showcases Bach’s mastery of intricate dialogue and vibrant energy between instruments, blending lively string sections, virtuosic solo passages, and a radiant spirit. Gabriella...
  • Brandenburg All-Stars

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    An array of the world’s most renowned chamber musicians unite for this one-time concert featuring Bach’s Trio Sonata with superstars violinist Shunske Sato, flutist Emi Ferguson, and pianist/harpsichordist Kit Armstrong, followed by 2025 Grammy Award winner mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron with Mahler’s evocative Rückert-Lieder. The evening culminates with an all-star ensemble...
  • Kit Armstrong: The Goldberg Variations

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Experience a rare event of profound musical mastery as acclaimed pianist Kit Armstrong—hailed as the Mozart of our era—performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations in its entirety . . . a feat undertaken at CMNW only twice in our 55 years! This monumental work, celebrated for its intellectual depth and intricate beauty,...