Jewish Community Orchestra (PDX) – Past Concerts
The mission of the Jewish Community Orchestra is to provide enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland Metro area. Our goal as amateur musicians is to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that attract, educate and entertain our audience.
Jewish Community Orchestra: Cassadó/Tchaikovsky & Brahms
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra: Dvořák, Gernsheim, Elgar
Friedrich Gernsheim — Zu einem Drama, Op. 82
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra Young Artists Showcase
Franz Joseph Haydn — Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 ("I. Moderato"; Hyun Lee, cello)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ("III. Allegro molto vivace"; Sawa Yamaguchi, violin)
Edward MacDowell — Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23 ("I. Larghetto calmato – Poco più mosso, e con passione"; Michelle Milman, piano)
Gustav Holst — A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21, H. 87
Reinhold Glière — Horn Concerto, Op. 91 ("I. Allegro"; Haruka Sakiyama, French horn)
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 ("I. Moderato"; Michael Hsu, piano)
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra: Liszt, Appert, Goldmark
Donald Appert — Fantasy for Viola and String Orchestra
Karl Goldmark — Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 35
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra Season Finale: Strauss, Naftel, Brahms
Frederick Paul Naftel — Folksong Suite for Strings and Timpani (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra: Dvořák, Ravel, Borodin (w/ Tomás Cotik, violin)
Antonín Dvořák — Romance in F minor, Op. 11, B. 39
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane
Alexander Borodin — Symphony No. 1 in E-flat
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra Young Artists Showcase
Franz Joseph Haydn — Oboe Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIg:C1 ("I. Allegro spiritoso"; Eleanor Price, oboe)
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 ("IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio"; Annie Rhew, cello)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Der Schneemann ("The Snowman") (Overture)
Jean Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 ("I. Allegro moderato"; Hanu Nahm, violin)
Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 ("I. Allegro molto moderato"; Steven Wu, piano)
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra: Godard & Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Jewish Community Orchestra: Season Finale – Beethoven, Mahler, Franck
Gustav Mahler — Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ("Songs of a Wayfarer")
César Franck — Symphony in D minor
$10 ($8 senior, $5 student) at the door
Jewish Community Orchestra: MacCunn, Vaughan Williams, Rimsky-Korsakov
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Symphony No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 9 "Antar"
$10 ($8 senior, $5 student) at the door
Jewish Community Orchestra: Young Artists Showcase
Jacques Ibert — Flute Concerto (III. Allegro scherzando)
Camille Saint-Saëns — Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato)
Aaron Copland — "Saturday Night Waltz" from Rodeo
Aaron Copland — "Hoedown" from Rodeo
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane
$10 ($8 senior, $5 student) at the door