Portland Festival Symphony – Past Concerts

Founded in 1981 by Lajos Balogh, Portland Festival Symphony (PFS) was formed to celebrate Maestro Balogh's American citizenship and also to express gratitude to his new country by bringing free orchestra concerts to Portland Metro area parks. PFS is unique for being the only professional symphony orchestra that brings the music to local neighborhood parks for easy access by local residents, friends, and families in a public setting.

The orchestra is composed of up to 65 of Portland's finest classical musicians from the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra, Portland Opera Orchestra, and American Federation of Musicians Local 99. The Portland Festival Symphony performs a series of free concerts in the mid to late summer months at public parks throughout the Portland metro area. Maestro Balogh along with Conductor Cameron May encourage audience participation. Children are given toy flutes and other instruments along with a bit of instruction in order to "join" the orchestra by playing along at a certain time. A typical season has seen over 15,000 people enjoying the various PFS concerts. We hope to see you again, or for the first time this year!