Oregon Symphony

 

Education & Community
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, Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Work for Art, and NW Natural.

The Waterfront Concert
goes green!

Tonight's concert program
will be announced from the
stage, and also can be
downloaded to a smartphone.
You may access it
by scanning this QR code
with a smartphone's
QR code reader:

Waterfront Concert Program for smartphones - scan QR code

(or enter
OrSymphony.org/program
on your smartphone),
choose iPhone, Android
or HTML5 Web App and
follow the instructions.

Waterfront Concert

Thursday, Sept 1, 2011
Tom McCall Waterfront Park

1020 Naito Pkwy

The annual tradition of launching the Oregon Symphony season with a FREE park concert 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 cannons from the Oregon Army National Guard 218th Field Artillery.

 

Please bring your donation of school supplies for Learn more about Schoolhouse Supplies

Portland Youth Philharmonic Program - starts at 5 PM

  • David Hattner, conductor
Charles Ives
Variations on America
Howard Hanson
Fanfare for the Signal Corps
Pablo de Sarasate
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
  • Angela Tang, violin
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Oregon Symphony Program - starts at 7 PM

John Stafford Smith
(arr. Leyden)
The Star Spangled Banner
Richard Wagner
Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner"
  • I. Allegro con spirito
Jean Sibelius
* Finlandia
Kenneth Alford
* Colonel Bogey March
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No. 2
Intermission
Morton Gould
American Salute
George Gershwin
Who Cares?
The Man I Love
Embraceable You
Who Cares?
  • Dancers from
    Oregon Ballet Theatre
  • Choreography:
    George Balanchine
  • Staging:
    Christopher Stowell & Lisa Kipp
  • Costume Design:
    Larae Theige Hascall
Daniel-Francois-Esprit
Auber
Overture to The Crown of Diamonds
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture

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