A FULL OREGON SYMPHONY SLATE IN OCTOBER:
CLASSICAL, POPS, AND KIDS CONCERTS
CLASSICAL, POPS, AND KIDS CONCERTS
(PORTLAND, Ore.) – Shifting into high musical gear, the Oregon Symphony makes October a big month for musical experiences with six concerts that exhibit the orchestra’s broad range—from cellist Alban Gerhardt and Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” to Natalie Merchant, Michael Cavanaugh’s Songs of Billy Joel and Debbie Gravitte Sings Broadway. There’s also a little something for the young concert-goers with the orchestra’s first Kids Concert of the season—“Trains, Trams, Trolleys and more,” a tip of the hat to Portland’s fascination with transport of all sorts!
THURSDAY, OCT. 4:
NATALIE MERCHANT
When and Where: One performance only, Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 pm; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
The Performers: Natalie Merchant with the Oregon Symphony.
The Program: The evening will include selections from her latest album, Leave Your Sleep, alongside new and previously recorded songs.
More Background Info and Photos:
On Natalie Merchant: www.nataliemerchant.com
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
Tickets: $35 to $100; at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant joins the Oregon Symphony for one performance only.
- Over the past 30 years, her distinctive voice, her gift for storytelling through music and her unique stage presence have earned her a place among America's most respected artists.
- "Merchant has found her medium," says The Boston Globe of this exhilarating symphonic program. "She has never sounded quite so right."
- In addition to previously recorded songs, she’ll be performing songs from her new album, Leave Your Sleep, a collection of music adapted from 19th and 20th century British and American poetry about childhood.
SUNDAY, OCT. 7:
TRAINS, TRAMS, TROLLEYS AND MORE!
When and Where: Oct. 7 at 2:00 pm; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The Performers: The Oregon Symphony, with guest conductor David Hattner; Pam Mahon, vocalist and narrator, with the Pacific Youth Choir and Dance West dancers.
The Program: From Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyries” and “Bicycle Built for Two” to “The Trolley Song” from Meet Me in St. Louis and music from ET, this concert celebrates Portland’s fascination with transport.
More Background Info and Photos:
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
On the Pacific Youth Choir: www.pacificyouthchoir.org
On Dance West: www.dancewestcompany.com
Tickets: $10 to $36; at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- First Kids Concert of the 2012/13 season.
- Priced especially for families.
- Designed to open up the world of music for children ages 5 – 10, bringing the orchestra to life in an educational and entertaining way.
- A great concert for the whole family.
SATURDAY, OCT. 13:
SUNDAY, OCT. 14:
MONDAY, OCT. 15:
TCHAIKOVSKY’S “PATHÉTIQUE”
When and Where: [EDITORS PLEASE NOTE DIFFERING PERFORMANCE TIMES]
Oct. 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 15 at 8:00 pm; at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
This concert will also play in Salem on Tuesday, October 16 at 8:00pm. Visit orsymphonysalem.org to purchase tickets and learn more.
The Performers: The Oregon Symphony, with Aziz Shokhakimov conducting, and violinist Yossif Ivanov *.
The Program:
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
*Dutilleux: The Tree of Dreams (Violin Concerto)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
More Background Info and Photos:
On Aziz Shokhakimov: www.jwentworth.com/conductors/aziz_shokhakimov/index.htm
On Yossif Ivanov: www.concerts-weinstadt.com/artistspageivanov.htm
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
Tickets: $21 to $100: at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- Aziz Shokhakimov may be the youngest conductor to stand on the Oregon Symphony podium for a subscription concert performance. According to Music Director Carlos Kalmar, he has “hands of pure gold.”
- Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol opens the concert in rich and tuneful manner. Intensely melodic, it features numerous solo moments for many of the orchestral musicians.
- Young violinist phenomenon Yossif Ivanov (in his Oregon Symphony debut) plays the Oregon Symphony premiere of Dutilleux’s The Tree of Dreams violin concerto.
- The French composer’s piece was inspired by van Gogh paintings: “…it has seemed to me that the intense pulsation that is the life of van Gogh’s canvases, the sense of space that dominates them, the trembling quality of the material, and, above all, the effect of quasi-cosmic swirling the paintings give off, could indeed have their counterparts in sound.”
- Dutilleux is considered by many to be one of the great master composers of our time.
- This piece was written specifically for the great violinist Isaac Stern.
- Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, the “Pathètique,” is a tried and true masterpiece, a favorite of concert-goers the world over.
- Written just before his death, the “Pathétique” was his last completed symphony.
SATURDAY, OCT. 20:
MICHAEL CAVANAUGH: THE SONGS OF BILLY JOEL AND MORE
When and Where: Oct. 20 at 7:30 pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The Performers: Michael Cavanaugh, piano and vocals; Jeff Tyzik conducts the Oregon Symphony.
The Program: The concert program will be announced from the stage.
More Background Info and Photos:
On Michael Cavanaugh: http://www.michaelcavanaugh.com
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
Tickets: $21 to $95: at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- Michael Cavanaugh is the New Voice of the American Rock & Roll songbook.
- A charismatic performer, musician and actor, Cavanaugh was handpicked by Billy Joel to star in the Broadway Musical Movin’ Out in which he became famous for his piano and lead vocals.
- Working at Las Vegas’ New York, he was spotted by Billy Joel who joined him on stage in 2001. It took only two songs before Billy was convinced that he had found his new Piano Man. Cavanaugh moved to New York City and worked alongside Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp to shape the musical that come to be called Movin’ Out.
- Cavanaugh appeared in Movin’ Out for three years and over 1200 performances, receiving numerous accolades which culminated in 2003 with both Grammy and Tony award nominations.
- In 2008 he put this particular program together and has performed it with countless orchestras, bringing Billy Joel’s music vividly to life.
- He recently added another show to his repertoire—Michael Cavanaugh: The Songs of Elton John and more.
SUNDAY, OCT. 21:
DEBBIE GRAVITTE SINGS BROADWAY
When and Where: Oct. 21 at 3:00 pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The Performers: Debbie Gravitte, vocals; Jeff Tyzik conducts the Oregon Symphony.
The Program: A treasure trove of Broadway hit tunes, including selections from My Fair Lady, “Over the Rainbow,” Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm,” “All That Jazz” from Chicago, as well as songs from Cats, Cabaret, Evita and many, many more.
More Background Info and Photos:
On Debbie Gravitte: www.debbiegravitte.com
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
Tickets: $21 to $95: at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- Debbie Gravitte’s successful career has taken her from the Broadway stage to the Symphony Hall and plenty of points in between.
- A Tony award winner for her work in Jerome Robbin’s Broadway, she’s starred in numerous Broadway musicals, including Perfectly Frank, Zorba, Chicago, Les Miserables, and many others.
- No stranger to the symphony concert hall, she’s performed with the National Symphony, the Boston Pops, Atlanta Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as symphonies in Utah, St. Louis, Houston and San Diego.
- On television, she has starred in several specials for PBS, including Live from the Kennedy Center, Boston Pops Celebrate Bernstein, Rodgers & Hart from the Kennedy Center, Boston Pops Celebrate Bernstein, Rodgers & Hart for Great Performances, and Ira Gershwin’s 100th Birthday Celebration from London’s Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27:
MONDAY, OCT. 29:
GERHARDT PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
When and Where: [EDITORS PLEASE NOTE DIFFERING PERFORMANCE TIMES]
Oct. 27 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 29 at 8:00pm; at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
This concert will also play in Salem on Sunday, October 28 at 8:00 pm. Visit orsymphonysalem.org to purchase tickets and learn more.
The Performers: Alban Gerhardt*, cellist; Music Director Carlos Kalmar conducts the Oregon Symphony.
The Program:
Adès: Asyla
*Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
More Background Info and Photos:
On Alban Gerhardt: www.albangerhardt.com
On the Oregon Symphony: www.orsymphony.org
Tickets: $21 to $95: at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, OrSymphony.org.
What’s So Special About This Concert:
- Cello virtuoso Alban Gerhardt returns, this time not only as soloist but also as the Oregon Symphony’s first Artist in Residence.
- In addition to performing, Gerhardt will conduct master classes and may perhaps be spotted playing his cello around town.
- He performs a Tchaikovsky piece that displays all the rich beauty of the cello and the virtuosic capabilities of the performer.
- Concert opens with an unusual treat—Adès’ Asyla. The title is the plural of asylum (which Ades takes in both its meanings, sanctuary as well as mad house).
- Adès’ compositions are renowned for their wildly creative and innovative orchestrations. The colors and sounds create a sense of renewal and the feeling of hearing an orchestra for the very first time.
- In Asyla, Adès achieves this through use of a vast battery of percussion instruments, the majority of which are metallic. Among the more unusual instruments, Adès features a piano tuned a quartertone lower than a regular piano. When struck, these metal instruments create a glittering half-light, like a scrim behind which the action takes place on a stage.
- Since its 1997 premiere, it has had numerous performances around the world and been recorded on the EMI label.
- Thomas Adès is considered one of the most exciting, original and important young composers of our time.
- The concert concludes with excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
Photos for media uses can be accessed at: www.orsymphony.org/newsroom/artists.aspx
Season subscriptions, including the popular Flex Passes and Gift Cards, are still available through the Symphony Ticket Office at 503-228-1353.
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Jim Fullan
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503-416-6347
jfullan@orsymphony.org
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