Hear the story of the majestic Celilo Falls
June 6 – 9, 2025
Scheherazade and Celilo Falls
Overview
Featuring fantastical worlds of bewitching lovers and swashbuckling sailors, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade recalls the queen who saves her life — and those of 1,000 women — with her stories. And Principal Cello and composer Nancy Ives merges music, poetry, and photography to tell the story of the majestic Celilo Falls, once located on the mid-Columbia River in Oregon. Although the construction of The Dalles Dam destroyed this central site of Native American life for over 15,000 years, the traditions and resilience of the community live on today.
About the Show
Info
This concert is part of Classical Series A, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series.
Community Program
Native Arts + Cultures Foundation & Oregon Symphony Presents
Celilo Falls: An Evening of Music, Storytelling, and Discussion
Join the Native Arts + Cultures Foundation (NACF) and the Oregon Symphony for a free performance and artist Q&A around the original multimedia work Celilo Falls. The piece features text by Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock), narration by Brent Florendo (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs), images by Joe Cantrell (Cherokee), and music by Oregon Symphony Principal Cellist and Composer, Nancy Ives.
Uncover the story behind the music
OPB explores the history of Celilo Falls