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In the Neighborhoods

Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods

A Portland favorite! People of all ages enjoy the summer sounds of the Oregon Symphony at our annual free outdoor concert, supported by the City of Portland and the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC).

Waterfront Concert

Thursday, Sept 2, 2010
Tom McCall Waterfront Park

1020 Naito Pkwy

  • 5 PM Portland Youth Philharmonic
  • 7 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. No tickets are required. Bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating.

Closing festivities include the traditional grand finale – Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with an elaborate fireworks show, complete with military canons from the Oregon Army National Guard 218th Field Artillery.

Concertgoers are also invited to bring school supplies to donate for use in Portland public schools.

Portland Youth Philharmonic Program - starts at 5 PM

  • David Hattner, conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich            
Allegretto from Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
  • Natally Okhovat, violin
    (Winner of the 2009/10
    PYP Concerto Competition)
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane
Serge Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1
  • II. Scene
  • V. Masks
  • VII. The Death of Tybalt

Oregon Symphony Program - starts at 7 PM

John Stafford Smith
(arr. Leyden)
The Star Spangled Banner
John Williams
The Cowboys Overture
Johann Strauss Jr.
Annen-Polka
Louis Joseph F. Herold
Overture to Zampa
Jacques Offenbach
Intermezzo and Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann
Johannes Brahms
(Schmeling)
*Hungarian Dance No. 5
Camille Saint-Saëns
Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
John Kander (arr. Tyzik)
New York, New York
  • (Audience sing-along! See the lyrics in the program book.)
Intermission
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scene from Act II Sleeping Beauty
  • Dancers from
    Oregon Ballet Theatre
  • Choreography:
    Christopher Stowell
    after Marius Petipa
  • Costume Design: Peter Cazalet
Ernesto Lecuona
Gitaneria from AndalucĂ­a Suite
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture

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