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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
The season of seasons closes by honoring the themes of light, love, and rebirth through acclaimed works by Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Bach, and Vivaldi. In Vivaldi’s “Summer,” the cuckoo, dove, and goldfinch sing in the blazing sun before the winds begin to blow. Following an homage to Scarlatti, including his Salve Regina in G Minor, we conclude with a work that he inspired; Pergolessi’s final masterpiece, Stabat Mater. Its dancing rhythms and decorative trills contrast effectively with the tender, passionate text sung by soprano Anna Dennis, rounding out the season with a sense of joy and hope.

Beethoven Symphony No. 6
2025-04-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
With its depictions of babbling brooks, bird calls, and an electrifying thunderstorm, Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony evokes the beauty of the Austrian countryside with cinematic clarity. Plus, your Oregon Symphony rounds out the program with an unforgettable performance of Vaughan-Williams’ The Lark Ascending featuring violinist Julian Rhee and Tan Dun’s Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds—both sparkling depictions of heart-wrenchingly beautiful birdsongs.
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Tower of Power with the Oregon Symphony
2025-04-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Get ready to groove with one of the most legendary funk and soul powerhouses of all time! Since 1968, Tower of Power’s talents have graced the Billboard Hot 100 charts with several hits and have taken them across the globe with superstars like Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, and many more. Joined by your Oregon Symphony, this one-night-only performance is sure to make you want to dance the night away!
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Adventures in the Great Outdoors
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
The Oregon Symphony is going on a hike, and we want you to come along! Help the musicians stay on track as we journey through forests, mountains, lakes, and beyond. Featuring selections from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Handel’s Water Music, and more, this interactive concert is perfect for young music lovers and nature explorers.
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PDX Voices & Vocal Summit: Barbershop for All
2025-05-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, 97123, United States
Award-winning choruses PDX Voices and Vocal Summit bring you the best of barbershop singing with a modern twist. Get ready to hear your favorite songs sung in a style you’ve never heard before!
Enjoy incredible four-part harmonies and feel the intensity and emotion these fantastic choruses bring to the stage. As they share their love of music with you, learn about the rich history of barbershop quartets, from the future of barbershop.
This performance, supported by a City of Hillsboro Performance Series Grant, directly supports PDX Voices & Vocal Summit, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy.

Prom Night at the Symphony
2025-05-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Dress to impress for the prom of your dreams! With full-energy rock tributes including hits like “Stairway to Heaven,” “Footloose,” “Dancing Queen,” and more performed by your Oregon Symphony, this prom night is certainly going to be a night to remember. Relive the glory days or make new memories with an evening of timeless Prom tunes, silly photo opportunities, and the crowning of a King & Queen!
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The Search for Beauty
2025-05-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Get ready to dive into the intense emotions of Robert Schumann’s Manfred Overture. Based on a poem by Lord Byron, you’ll feel the great suffering from supernatural forces that he detailed in his dramatic 1817 work.
Then, experience the resilience in Ruth Gipps’s Second Symphony, written during WWII. Reflecting its time, this symphony is like a musical journey from struggle to triumph that leaves you feeling hopeful and strong.
Valerie Coleman’s Tracing Visions is powerful and thought-provoking, addressing the ugliness of hatred of apathy and violence and means to reinforce the profound truth that we are all one people and should strive to create a safe and compassionate world.
Finally, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 feels like a burst of sunshine with its cheerful melodies, like the light at the end of the tunnel after so much grief.
It is a program to inspire—to move and encourage us all to continue in our search for beauty and hope.

Impressions of the Sea
2025-05-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-11 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Inspired by a lifelong passion for the sea, Debussy’s La Mer shimmers with orchestral colors in musical portraits of tranquil waves, brewing storms, and the sun’s celestial journey across a radiant sky. And soloist Paul Huang brings his “stylish and polished playing” (Strad) to Korngold’s Violin Concerto, which marries European romanticism with the gilded glamour of Hollywood film scores.
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Camerata PYP: Sound Garden Series
2025-05-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, 97005, United States
Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata continues its 101st season with a mesmerizing program featuring both contemporary and classical works. The concert opens with the highly anticipated performance by the Concerto Competition Runner-up, Haruka Sakiyama, showcasing one of PYP’s emerging talents.
The evening then moves into the reflective tones of Isolation for String Orchestra by Dinah Bianchi, a contemplative piece that explores solitude through haunting melodies. Next, Eric Simonson’s Short Variations for String Orchestra presents a fresh and intricate take on theme and variation, offering both complexity and beauty.
Howard Hanson’s Fantasy for String Orchestra: Variations on a Theme of Youth delivers a nostalgic and poignant journey, while Polina Nazaykinskaya’s Symphony No. 2 brings the program into the present, with a work that captures the emotional depth and power of modern orchestral music. Kamyar Mohajer’s work (TBD) and Farhad Poupel’s Dance of the Blossoms add to the evening’s dynamic range, balancing traditional forms with contemporary energy.

Camerata PYP: Sound Garden Series
2025-05-17 15:00 - 17:30 | Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, 97123, United States

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
2025-05-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Makato Ozone delivers his “thrilling, unabashedly personal rendition” (New York Times) of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue—a jazzy, kaleidoscopic tribute to the kinetic energy of America’s cities in the 1920s. And composed the same year as the Gershwin, Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin channels the turmoil of post–World War I Europe in a scandalous tale of sex, violence, and the supernatural.
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Testimony: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Stalin
2025-05-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States
The Orchestra Nova Northwest welcomes international competition winner and President of the Cleveland International Piano Competition Yaron Kohlberg as he performs one of the most challenging and exciting piano concertos in the repertoire, the dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3 of Sergei Prokofiev. The orchestra performs Shostakovich’s mighty, tragic, but ultimately triumphal Symphony No. 10, a musical rebuke of the oppressive regime of Joseph Stalin, written immediately after the death of the Soviet dictator.

Testimony: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Stalin
2025-05-18 15:00 - 17:30 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, 97005, United States

One Piece Music Symphony
2025-05-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of “One Piece” with a special orchestra concert—the ONE PIECE Music Symphony! The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra!
It is time to celebrate “One Piece” and its 25th anniversary in both action and emotion, with a full orchestra performing music from “One Piece” live on stage with the best moments from the anime projected in perfect sync on a giant screen! Relive the best moments from the Straw Hat Crew’s thrilling adventures together with the sound of the show’s most vibrant music!
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Salsa Night with Dina Y Los Rumberos
2025-05-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, 97123, United States
Experience the irresistible rhythms of salsa and Latin melodies brought to life by Dina y Los Rumberos in this evening of dance at the Walters Cultural Arts Center! Immerse yourself in infectious music, including merengue, cumbia, and more, plus a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where dancers of every age and proficiency level can join in to sway, spin, and salsa the night away.
The evening starts with a dance lesson from Lines Dance Academy from 7 to 8 pm, followed by live music by Dina y Los Rumberos from 8 to 10 pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm and concessions will be available for purchase.

Back to the Future in Concert
2025-05-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-25 14:00 - 16:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
From Academy Award®–winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future—a 1.21-gigawatt blockbuster that stamped an enduring imprint on pop culture. In this time-traveling coming-of-age story, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) suddenly finds himself transported back to 1955, in the DeLorean time machine create by the eccentric Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Powered by stunning special effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, Back to the Future is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time!
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The Music of Angelo Badalamenti & Twin Peaks
2025-05-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Buckle up and get out your emotional support logs, “It is happening again!” Join the Oregon Symphony for a hauntingly surreal evening celebrating the music from David Lynch’s mysterious town of Twin Peaks. Featuring various selections from Angelo Badalamenti’s iconic score, return to the legendary town for a dreamlike waltz through the shadowed Washington pines, with compositions so surreal they feel pulled from another dimension. It’s brooding. It’s alluring. It’s exceptionally weird. It’s everything you remember from 1990, plus so much more.
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26 Little Deaths
2025-05-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, 97005, 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 part Tim Burton, part Edgar Allan Poe, and part art song all while Gorey’s iconic images are projected on screen.

Lost Freedom: A Memory with George Takei
2025-05-31 19:00 - 22:00 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, 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 the citizens forced from their homes and made to live in desolate camps thousands of miles away. Set to music by Oregon composer Kenji Bunch, this poignant program will also include music by Oregon’s Japanese-American composer/percussionist Andy Akiho.
Lost Freedom: A Memory is a co-presentation with the Portland Japanese Garden, and is part of a weekend-long festival remembering and celebrating the rich legacies of Portland’s Japanese and Vanport communities through visual art, music, theater, and dance, in collaboration with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Resonance Ensemble, and Vanport Mosaic.
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Peter & the Wolf
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, 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 instruments while the charming story is narrated live.

Scheherazade and Celilo Falls
2025-06-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-08 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, 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 of the Dalles Dam destroyed this central site of Native American life for over 15,000 years, the traditions and resilience of the community live on today.
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Mahler 3: Nature Finds a Voice
2025-06-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-15 14:00 - 16:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, 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 flower in the meadow, animal in the forest, and the divine love that forever unites nature and humankind.
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