Season 103

Portland Youth Philharmonic Musical Director David Hattner will host a special evening devoted to the art of horn playing, featuring historic recordings and a panel discussion with three distinguished musicians: Roger Kaza, Richard Todd, and Lawrence Johnson.

The evening will take the form of a musical listening experiment. Hattner will play a selection of historic... Read More ›

Our Cadenza series Fall concert brings together PYSE, PYWE, and PYCO for an afternoon of music spanning the concert hall, ballet stage, and screen.

PYSE opens with selections from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Tatev Amiryan’s lively Moon Swing.

PYWE continues with an energetic collection of marches, waltzes, and dances by... Read More ›

Guest soloist Gwenyth Aggeler brings an impressive record of international recognition to her PYP debut. Her honors include first prizes in the Alhambra Junior International Guitar Competition and the Chicago Guitar Competition, as well as the Peter Segal First Prize in the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition. She trained with renowned... Read More ›

Season 103 begins with a program filled with color, rhythm, and extraordinary storytelling. Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, featuring guitarist Gwenyth Aggeler, stands as one of the most beloved concertos of the twentieth century, celebrated for its unforgettable melodies and emotional depth. Turina’s La procesión del Rocío paints a vivid portrait of a Spanish... Read More ›

Join us for a joyful evening of theatrical energy, orchestral favorites, and larger-than-life orchestral storytelling. From the sparkling wit of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld Overture to the fiery rhythms of Brahms’ beloved Hungarian Dance No. 5 and the thrilling gallop of Rossini’s William Tell Overture, this program celebrates the music that has... Read More ›

Camerata PYP returns to The Reser for its first concert of 2027 with a program spanning more than a century of chamber and orchestral music, culminating in a classical reimagining of the music of The Beatles.

At the center of the program is Peter Breiner’s Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 4, bringing familiar... Read More ›

PYWE and PYCO return to Bauman Auditorium with a program that moves from ceremonial grandeur to bold orchestral dance.

PYWE opens with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Procession of the Nobles, a brilliant musical procession filled with color and pageantry, followed by Randall Standridge’s uplifting Affirmation.

PYCO continues with Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide Overture and Four Pieces,... Read More ›

Few works in the orchestral repertoire match the emotional scope and power of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Beginning with a solemn funeral march and unfolding through moments of struggle, longing, triumph, and renewal, the symphony traces an extraordinary journey from darkness into light. Its celebrated Adagietto remains one of the most... Read More ›

Camerata PYP welcomes spring with an evening of chamber orchestra music by Silvestre Revueltas, Igor Stravinsky, and Giancarlo Castro D’Addona.

Flutist Adam Eccleston joins the ensemble for Castro D’Addona’s Flute Concerto, a work by PYP’s own Portland Youth Wind Ensemble conductor.

Revueltas’ Ocho por Radio and Stravinsky’s Eight Instrumental Miniatures round out the program,... Read More ›

Season 103 concludes with a program of brilliance, beauty, and forward momentum. From the shimmering colors of Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ The White Peacock to the excitement of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s annual Concerto Competition winner, Momentous celebrates both artistic achievement and new possibilities.

The concert culminates with Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 1, a bold and... Read More ›

In our Cadenza Series Season 103 finale,  PYSE, PYWE, & PYCO come together at Bauman Auditorium for an expansive spring program filled with melody, celebration, and orchestral color.

PYSE opens with Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, followed by Florence Price’s lyrical Adoration, Dvořák’s spirited Carnival Overture, and a playful selection from Bizet’s... Read More ›