09/10 Special Concerts
Welcome to another eclectic season of Special Concerts showcasing music, dance, storytelling and more. These programs are sure to engage and inspire! With any subscription order, purchase tickets to these Special Concerts at discounted subscriber prices and get first choice of seats. Subscribers may add these on to their package. Tickets are available exclusively to subscribers until May 1, 2009.
Add Special Concerts to a Subscription Order or Renewal
To add these to your subscription CALL our TICKET OFFICE at 503-228-1353, or download the 09/10 Season Subscription Order Form to fax or mail your order.
Ticket Office hours: 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday. Online ordering will be available soon. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience. Individual tickets go on sale after May 1, 2009.
The internationally known Cirque de la Symphonie combines some of the best aerialists, acrobats, dancers and jugglers in the world performing on stage with the full Symphony. The gravity defying movements and choreography of these veterans of Cirque du Soleil will make the Schnitzer seem like a night in Las Vegas. See more at cirquedelasymphonie.com
Chris Thile, mandolin
Béla Fleck, banjo
Edgar Meyer, bass
Zakir Hussain, tabla
- DvorÁk: Carnival Overture
- Chris Thile: Mandolin concerto
- BÉla Fleck/Edgar Meyer/Zakir Hussain:
Triple Concerto - SuppÉ: The Poet and the Peasant Overture
- (Jam session follows concert)
Virtuoso performers come together for a special evening. Jazz, folk, bluegrass and world music combine in an exhilarating fashion. The concert, with orchestra, will be followed by an improv session. You’ll want to stick around!
Sun Nov 8, 2009 at 3 pm
The excitement and energy of a rock concert mixed with the power and emotion of the Symphony combined with cutting-edge video screen visuals, state-of-the-art lighting and interactive segments create an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience for audiences of all ages - gamers and non-gamers alike.
See more at videogameslive.com
Widely recognized as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is also known as the man who introduced the flute to rock music. Join us for an evening of the timeless songs of Jethro Tull.
Sat Dec 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Sun Dec 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Northwest Community Gospel Choir
Portland’s joyous salute to the holidays is now in its 11th year with conductor Charles Floyd and the Northwest Community Gospel Choir. This is a moving, inspiring and very exciting celebration of the season.
Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 8 pm
Since 1984, Chip Davis’ Mannheim Steamroller has rung in the holidays with their contemporary interpretations of Yuletide favorites. Their unique sound has sold over 30 million albums and their performances with members of the Oregon Symphony promise to be very special holiday events.
See more at mannheimsteamroller.com
Join us for a program of all-time holiday favorites. Selections include excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the Pifa from Handel’s Messiah and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves. This is a chance to sing holiday favorites with your family and the Oregon Symphony.
In partnership with allclassical.org
Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 7:30 pm
The host of the weekly radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor walks and talks the best of Americana. His masterful storytelling about life in the Midwest paints pictures that range from grade-school crushes, growing up in a low thermostat household to the wonderful cast of folks populating his beloved Lake Wobegon.
Please note: The Oregon Symphony does not perform.
Berlin, New York, Los Angeles … Portland. Elegance, cool sophistication, the music of the 1930s and ’40s … Europe’s answer to Pink Martini?
See more at palastorchester.de
Please note: The Oregon Symphony does not perform.
You’ve seen him with our orchestra, and you’ve asked to hear more of this legendary violinist in the solo repertoire. Perlman is with us this year for one night only. Don’t miss this great artist during our month of stellar violinists.
Please note: The Oregon Symphony does not perform.