A rollicking three-ring circus of music guaranteed to delight, with the entire Portland Columbia Symphony orchestra! This specially ticketed event includes fine food, great wine, a signature cocktail, exciting auction action, and more. Don't miss it!
World-renowned trumpeter and survivor-turned-cancer-research-advocate Ryan Anthony performs James Stephenson's Concerto for Hope, written especially for him. The piece is bookended by Vivaldi's sparkling Concerto for Two Trumpets and Dvořák's infectiously optimistic Eighth Symphony.
As savvy listeners know, it's all about the B-side - what's overlooked at first can become illuminating, even defining, with hindsight. Beethoven's King Stephen Overture contains the first hints of his immortal Ninth Symphony, while Tchaikovsky's Second Piano Concerto offers an auditory glimpse into the composer's limited happier days.
