Metropolitan Youth Symphony

MYS’ dynamic January concert will feature a guest artist who breaks the barriers of how and where classical music can be performed and enjoyed: Hunter Noack! In performance with Symphony Orchestra, Noack will present Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No.2, Op.18.” Noack is a classical pianist and founder of the wilderness...

Orchestral music extends its reach to break barriers through film and video games. Repertoire: Waloyo Yamoni (“We Overcome the Wind”) by Christopher Tin, with Pacific Youth Choir Suite from Palia by Steffen Schmidt, MYS alum and successful composer of music for video games, including Palia, a life simulation massively multiplayer online game...

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,...