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26 Little Deaths

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
The definition of epic. 26 Little Deaths by Carla Kihlstedt weaves a sweeping song cycle inspired by Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies, a delightfully dark alphabet book. A gifted singer and violinist, Kihlstedt will perform alongside musicians from your Oregon Symphony as they guide the audience through 26 songs that are...

Lost Freedom: A Memory with George Takei

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens in World War II, Lost Freedom: A Memory weaves together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. Actor, author, and activist, George Takei (Star Trek), narrates his own story as one of...

Peter & the Wolf

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Discover the instruments of the symphony through Prokofiev’s beloved children’s work Peter and the Wolf—the tale of a young boy who confronts a menacing wolf with the help of his animal friends! Experience the Oregon Symphony play the delightful score that cleverly introduces young audience members to the different musical...

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

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

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

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

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

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,...