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Meet the Instruments

March 12 - June 25

A brand new collaboration between Portland Columbia Symphony and composer/puppeteer Nicole Buetti, this 16-part series introduces young listeners to the instruments of the orchestra through fun and engaging songs, stories, and personalities! It launches Friday, March 12 on YouTube, with subsequent episodes released weekly through mid-June.

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PCSO Percussion and Friends, featuring Mike Smith
Mike Smith, marimba soloist
Mike Romanaggi, Craig Johnston, Nick Rose, Isaac Rains, Jim Casella, and Brian Gardener, percussion

Virtual Event

March 26 7:00 pm

In this virtual concert premiere, marimbist Mike Smith is joined by PCSO's Mike Romanaggi and Craig Johnston and a few other friends – seven percussionists in all – for Ney Rosauro’s First Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble, selections from Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and more.

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The Soldier's Tale
Stephen Shepherd, violin
Marc Bescond, bass
Sean Kelleher, clarinet
Margaret McShea, bassoon
James Smock, trumpet
Greg Scholl, trombone
Gordon Rencher, percussion
Narrator(s), TBD
Steven Byess, conductor

Virtual Event

April 17 7:00 pm

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Stravinsky’s virtuosic theater-piece for seven instruments and narrator tells the fairy-tale story of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil for a lifetime of riches.

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