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In the Neighborhoods

In the Neighborhoods

A Portland favorite! People of all ages enjoy the summer sounds of the Oregon Symphony at these annual free outdoor concerts.

The Oregon Symphony collaborates with local neighborhood leaders, community organizations, and neighborhood arts groups to present Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods in parks located in the Portland Metro area. An afternoon festival featuring performances by community groups, instrument petting zoos, arts displays, and local service booths is held before the free outdoor Symphony concert. Food is available for purchase during the events.

Arbor Lodge Park

Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods
Saturday, August 25, 2007

N. Delaware & Bryant Ave.

  • 2:30-6:30 PM Afternoon Festival
  • 7:00 PM Oregon Symphony Concert
    Gregory Vajda, conductor

Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods at Arbor Lodge Park will begin with an afternoon festival, celebrating the Arbor Lodge neighborhood, followed by a FREE, outdoor Oregon Symphony concert that evening.

The Oregon Symphony collaborates with local neighborhood leaders, community organizations, and neighborhood arts groups to present Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods at Arbor Lodge Park. Funded by the City of Portland through the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the day begins with an Afternoon Festival featuring performances by community groups, instrument petting zoos, arts displays, hands-on family friendly activities, and booths highlighting local social service organizations. That evening, attendees will be treated to a free Oregon Symphony concert played by the entire orchestra and led by Resident Conductor Gregory Vajda featuring music from the worlds of opera, ballet, television, film and Broadway.

This community event is free and open to families from all over Portland.

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Oregon Symphony Program - “On With The Show!”

John Stafford Smith
(arr. Leyden)
The Star Spangled Banner

Opera

Richard Wagner
Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Georges Bizet
Intermezzo from Suite No. 1 from Carmen
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Overture to The Secret of Suzanne

Television Theme Contest (audience participation)

Intermission

Ballet

Aaron Copland
Hoe Down from Rodeo
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Introduction to Act I from Swan Lake
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Trepak from The Nutcracker
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz from the Suite from The Sleeping Beauty

Film and Broadway

John Williams
Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan
Irving Berlin
(Bruce Healy)
Tribute to Irving Berlin
God Bless America

Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Waterfront Concert
Thursday, August 30, 2007

1020 Naito Pkwy

  • 5:00 PM Portland Youth Philharmonic
  • 7:00 PM Oregon Symphony

The annual tradition of launching the Oregon Symphony season with FREE parks concerts continues with the much anticipated Symphony performance at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

The concert will feature selections from the Oregon Symphony’s 2007-2008 Classical and Pops Series line-up conducted by Music Director Carlos Kalmar and Resident Conductor Gregory Vajda, and will close with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture complete with cannons and fireworks!

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Portland Youth Philharmonic Program - starts at 5 PM

  • Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Aaron Copland
Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in E-flat Major
  • Andante sostenuto
  • Allegro guerriero
  • Brandon Garbot, violin
    (Co-winner of the 2006-2007 PYP Soloist Competition)
Hsiao Tyzen
An Angel from Formosa
Various Arrangers
Traditional Korean Songs
Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Orchestra in B minor
  • Allegro non troppo
  • Natalie Yu, violin
    (Co-winner of the 2006-2007 PYP Soloist Competition)
Aaron Copland
Hoe Down from Rodeo

Oregon Symphony Program - starts at 7 PM

John Stafford Smith
(arr. Leyden)
The Star Spangled Banner
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture
Felix Mendelssohn
Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • with dancers from Oregon Ballet Theatre
Samuel Barber
“Hesitation-Tango” from Souvenirs
Georges Bizet
Habañera from Carmen
  • Jossie Pérez, mezzo-soprano, star of Portland Opera’s upcoming Carmen
Felix Mendelssohn
“Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dmitri Shostakovich
Allegro non troppo from Symphony No. 5 in D minor*
Intermission
Richard Wagner
Overture to Tannhäuser
Hoagy Carmichael
(arr. Metzger)
Georgia on My Mind*
  • Patrick Lamb, saxophone
  • Linda Hornbuckle, vocalist
  • Gene Houck, bass
  • Anthony Jones, drums
  • Brian Ward, keyboard
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
  • with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic

 

 

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