Your favorite classical tunes are best enjoyed among friends, wouldn’t you agree? Pack a picnic and a blanket and celebrate the start of the season with Steven Byess and your entire Portland Columbia Symphony family.
After delighting audiences in The Soldier’s Tale, Robert McBride returns to the PCSO stage alongside Portland’s own Lisa Neher to recite the ticklingly clever, wonderfully rhythmic poetry of Dame Edith Sitwell, set brilliantly to music by a young William Walton.
The joyful spirit of Copland’s Appalachian Spring evokes pristine waters, serene forests, an abundant harvest, and gratitude for all this life has to offer. Drawing on the memorable Shaker tune, “Simple Gifts,” it’s nothing short of an American masterpiece.
Cozy up by the fire with a plate of your favorite cookies and turn up the volume to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with charming holiday arrangements from the PCSO Brass!
Piazzolla’s tribute to the seasons is sultry, sensual, mysterious, and thrilling, transporting audiences to the tango-filled nightlife of Buenos Aires.
Though his other symphonies are known for their brooding introspection, all is well in Brahms’ pastoral Second Symphony, which shines with the light, airy radiance of the Alpine countryside.
In a program that wrestles with darkness and light, struggle and triumph, Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony finally emerges victorious. What an exhilarating way to cap the season!