Sunday, June 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
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$16-$31 ($11-$22 student/senior/MYS alumni or student)

Our season finale "From Oregon to Iberia" is the first stop on our summer tour to Spain and Portugal. It will feature several pieces that Symphony Orchestra will perform abroad! The immersive lineup includes:

- Portland Beauty by award-winning composer and MYS conductor Giancarlo Castro D'Addona
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol
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José Pablo Moncayo's Huapango
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Ruth Gipps’ Oboe Concerto (mvt I) performed by this year's MYS Concerto Competition Winds/Brass/Percussion/Piano Category Winner Mia Hale

Plus, music from The Authentic Voice student commissioning series:

- Music for an Imaginary Cartoon, first performed in November, is accompanied by the premiere screening of an animated film by student animators from Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT)
- The world premiere of Freedom Overture by Young Composers Project composer Amir Avsker

Sinfonietta Orchestra opens the concert with Bizet, Saint-Saëns, and Henry Mancini's The Pink Panther.

Tickets are also available on the Portland'5 website or in person at the Schnitzer Box Office, which opens at 2 hours before the concert.

About The Authentic Voice Series

In 2018, Portland's Metropolitan Youth Symphony launched The Authentic Voice series in partnership with Fear No Music's Young Composers Project, in order to "teaching young musicians to use their artistry to empower others and create joy in the world." (Raúl Gómez, Music Director) Performed within the context of riveting and thoughtfully designed concerts, these new works serve to more fully diversify programming by directly representing this young generation of artists which comprise the orchestra. The partnership gives young, Portland-area composers an opportunity to write for and hear their work performed primarily by Symphony Orchestra, while giving ensemble musicians a chance to play never performed music by their peers. 

Led by acclaimed composer Kenji Bunch, Fear No Music educates and trains the next generation of young composers by way of the Young Composers Project. Established in 1997 to answer a call to encourage and cultivate musical curiosity and creativity in the next generation, YCP provides training and mentorship in music composition to students grades 6-12.

https://playmys.org/authentic-voice-series/

About Sinfonietta Orchestra – Metropolitan Youth Symphony

This full orchestra introduces young musicians to fun and challenging music at a very crucial moment in their artistic development. In addition to symphonic repertoire, selections include music from films, video games, Broadway shows and more, which will be attractive to students from both orchestral and band backgrounds. Students in this orchestra will polish their ensemble playing abilities, including rhythmic accuracy, tone production, balance, dynamics, blend, and most importantly: listening! Strings must perform between Chamber Strings and Camerata level. Woodwinds and brass must perform at or above Concert Band level.

https://playmys.org/ensembles-portland/#sinfonietta