December 13, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEMBERS OF THE OREGON SYMPHONY VOLUNTEER
TIME AND TALENT TO BRIGHTEN LIVES
DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON

(PORTLAND, Ore.) – Violins, violas, cellos, basses, bassoons, and trumpets—they’ll all be putting smiles on less fortunate faces at a variety of social service facilities throughout the Metro area during the next few weeks.

These volunteering members of the Oregon Symphony believe that music makes everyone’s lives better and they are putting that music where it matters most during this holiday season—at places where people could use a bit of extra cheer.

You’ll find them, along with their happy audiences, at:

December 13 at 11:00 am
Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter
11 NW 5TH Ave. Portland
Contact:  Megan Kidd/503-227-0180

December 13 at 2:00 pm
Providence Hospital Medically Fragile Unit
830 NE 47th Ave.Portland
Contact:  Sharon DeLong / 503-215-2826

December 14 at 3:00 pm
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital
3181 SW Jackson Park Rd.
Contact:  James Berry / 503-418-5398

December 14 at 7:15 pm
Our House Aids Hospice
2727 SE Alder St. Portland
Contact: John Oules / 503-595-6128

December 20 at 1:00 pm
Albertina Kerr Community Inclusion Gresham Campus
722 NE 162nd Ave. Gresham
Contact: Chris Wiens / 503-262-0181

December  21 at 10:00 am
Youth Villages Christie Care
2507 Christie Drive, Marylhurst
Contact: Christina Herrle / 503-675-2296

December 23 at 11:00 am
West Women's Shelter
2010 NW Kearney, Portland
Contact: Fay Schuler / 503-731-3916

December 23 at 5:45 pm
City Team Ministries
526 SE Grand Ave. Portland
Contact: Roger Burke / 503-839-2572

Participating musicians are:

Violins: Fumino Ando, Keiko Araki, Ron Blessinger, Ruby Chen, Emily Cole, Julie Coleman, Liz Dreier, Daniel Feng, Ryan Lee, Shin-young Kwon, Chien Tan
Violas:  Jennifer Arnold, Silu Fei, Leah Ilem, Steve Price, Viorel Russo, Marissa Winship
Cellos: Trevor Fitzpatrick, Marilyn de Oliveira, Nancy Ives, Gayle Budd O'Grady
Basses:  Ted Botsford, Jason Schooler
Bassoon: Evan Kuhlmann
Trumpet: Jeff Work

Not all musicians perform at each event.

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CONTACT:
Jim Fullan
Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Sales
503-416-6347
jfullan@orsymphony.org