A Popcorn Solstice
Friday, December 26, 2025 – 7:30 PM
Friday, December 26, 2025
7:30 PM
Season print sponsor: Anchor Pointe Graphics Concert Sponsor: EyeHealth Northwest Concert Co-Sponsors: Robert Langslet, The Partners Group, Really Big Video
Bring some popcorn spirit into your holiday season! This year’s 64th Annual Concert-at-Christmas delivers festive cheer through cinematic sound, theatrical energy, and cherished tradition. Bruce Stark’s Popcorn Fantasia makes its world premiere, a lighthearted and imaginative tribute to film music. Leonard Bernstein’s Suite from On the Waterfront follows, rich in emotional intensity and urban drama.
The second half bursts with joy: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Dance of the Tumblers, Broadway hits from Wicked, and a nostalgic encore, John Williams’ Raiders March, performed by the PYP Alumni Orchestra. This program is a reminder that great music doesn’t always have to be “serious” to be deeply meaningful.
More About the Program
Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by David Hattner, Musical Director
- Bruce Stark - Popcorn Fantasia - World Premiere
- Leonard Berstein - Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by David Hattner, Musical Director
- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden
- Stephen Schwartz - Highlights from Wicked
Portland Youth Alumni Orchestra
Conducted by David Hattner, Musical Director
- John Williams - March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Portland Youth Wind Ensemble
Conducted by Giancarlo Castro D’Addona, Conductor
- works TBA
Portland Youth Strong Ensemble
Conducted by Inés Voglar Belgique, Conductor
- works TBA
Music Previews
- Leonard Berstein - Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden
- Stephen Schwartz - Highlights from Wicked
- John Williams - March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Health & Safety
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