Season 103

Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland Youth Philharmonic Camerata come together for Creo, Hyo-Won Woo’s sweeping contemporary retelling of the Creation story from Genesis. Across 11 movements, the work traces the emergence of the universe, earth, living creatures, and humanity, culminating in a vision of wholeness and rest.

Drawing on Korean musical traditions... Read More ›

Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland Youth Philharmonic Camerata come together for Creo, Hyo-Won Woo’s sweeping contemporary retelling of the Creation story from Genesis. Across 11 movements, the work traces the emergence of the universe, earth, living creatures, and humanity, culminating in a vision of wholeness and rest.

Drawing on Korean musical traditions... 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 ›

Join Portland Youth Philharmonic and the PSU Orchestra for an intimate recital featuring guitarist Gwenyth Aggeler with a PYP string quartet.

Students: $10
Seniors: $15
General admission: $20

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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 ›

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 ›

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 ›