SEASON 88 | David Hattner, Conductor and Music Director
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at 503-223-5939.
WATERFRONT CLASSICS
September 1, 2011 | Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 5:00 p.m.
CHARLES IVES: Variations on America Orchestrated by William Schuman • HOWARD HANSON: Fanfare for the Signal Corps • PABLO DE SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, Angela Tang, violin • JOHANNES BRAHMS: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
PYP opens for the Oregon Symphony; free and open to the public.
FALL CONCERT
November 12, 2011 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Four Scottish Dances • BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Fred Lu, Piano • BUTTERWORTH: The Banks of Green Willow • ELGAR: Enigma Variations
We welcome PYP Competition Winner Fred Lu for our opening night to play the first PYP performance of Beethoven's epic final Piano Concerto. The rest of the program is dedicated to the UK. Malcolm Arnold's work showcases his brilliant orchestration and devilish humor. George Butterworth's short life produced several masterworks. This idyll helped define British impressionism. We close with Elgar's tribute to his closest friends, each represented by his or her own variation.
PRELUDE CONCERT
November 13, 2011 | Century High School Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
Features the Conservatory Orchestra and Wind Ensemble conducted by Larry Johnson and Young String Ensemble conducted by Carol Sindell • Highlights include: MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 - 1st movement • MACDOWELL: Piano Concerto No. 2 - 1st movement, JJ Guo, Piano
CONCERT-AT-CHRISTMAS
December 26, 2011 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Features all four PYP ensembles and an alumni orchestra • WALLINGFORD RIEGGER: New Dance • COPLAND: Danzon Cubano PONCHIELLI: Dance of the Hours
Dance music has been a part of the repertoire as long as orchestras have existed. Wallingford Riegger explores American rhythms in his 1930s work. Aaron Copland's work embodies the controlled passion of the Danzon. Finally we have Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, a work so famous Walt Disney chose to set it (for dancing Hippos and Alligators) in Fantasia. Remember to stay in your seats!
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT
January 29, 2012 | Wieden+Kennedy Building, 4:00 p.m.
OSVALDO GOLIJOV: Last Round • HENRY COWELL: Persian Set
The Chamber Orchestra welcomes Hossein and Bobak Salehi as guest artists for Henry Cowell's beautiful and exotic Persian Set. They will perform on the Persian instruments Cowell discovered during his study period in Iran in the 1950s. As a special treat, the PYP Chamber Orchestra will also premiere a new work by the Salehis for the same forces as Cowell's work. The concert will open with the first PYP performance of a work by Osvaldo Golijov, an Argentinian composer whose music is taking the world by storm. This work, dedicated to Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzola, overflows with passion.
CADENZA CONCERT
February 26, 2012 | Skyview High School, 4:00 p.m.
Features the Conservatory Orchestra and Wind Ensemble conducted by Larry Johnson. Highlights include: TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Overture • SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 with Michael Siess, PYP Concerto Competition Runner-up.
CUSHION CONCERT (New this season!)
March 4, 2012 | World Forestry Center, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m
Features the Young String Ensemble conducted by Carol Sindell. For families with children aged 2-8. Bring cushions to sit on and inspire your children with the sounds of a full string ensemble in a shorter, child-friendly setting.
WINTER CONCERT
March 10, 2012 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m
Surinach: Paeans and Dances of Heathen Iberia (for double wind orchestra, with members of PYCO) • WALTON, Viola Concerto, Lauren Siess, Concerto Competition Winner; MAHLER, Symphony No. 4, Susan Narucki, Soprano.
The concert will open with Carlos Surinach's tribute to Medieval Spain's rituals. Taken from actual Spanish music and scored for winds, brass and percussion, it will be a great display for our musicians. After our annual Concerto Competition winner performs, we'll pay tribute to Gustav Mahler. His Symphony No. 4 is his gentlest, most intimate symphony. Guest Susan Narucki will sing the final movement, a setting of the Wunderhorn song "The Heavenly Life" in which a child describes Heaven to those who can only imagine its delights
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT
April 29, 2012 | Wieden+Kennedy Building, 4:00 p.m.
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste; BEETHOVEN, Romance in G Major, Kristin Qian, violin; BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 1 in C Major
You will not want to miss the first performance by the PYP Chamber Orchestra of a Beethoven Symphony in the intimate Wieden+Kennedy Gallery. The contrasts and extremes of the all-time greatest symphonic composer will be heightened and enhanced. You'll be close enough to see every facial expression and hear every note!
SPRING CONCERT
May 6, 2012 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 4:00 p.m.
JENNIFER HIGDON, blue cathedral; BLOCH, Suite Hébraïque, REVUELTAS, Sensemaya; BRAHMS, Symphony No. 2.
PYP is happy to present its first performance of Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral. It has become one of the most performed orchestral works written in the last 20 years. Sensemaya, a miniature virtuoso masterpiece by Silvestre Revueltas, has been called "The Mexican Rite of Spring" for its stunning orchestration, counterpoint and power. We close the season with an all time favorite, Brahms' Second Symphony.
POSTLUDE CONCERT
May 20, 2012 | Skyview High School, 4:00 p.m.
Features the Conservatory Orchestra and Wind Ensemble conducted by Larry Johnson and the Young String Ensemble conducted by Carol Sindell. Highlights include: BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique • HINDEMITH: Symphony in B-flat for Band
