Portland Symphony Orchestra

Concerts & Events

Tickets & Information

About the PSO

Outreach & Education

Support the PSO

Press Room

« May 2008 »

Order tickets now!

2008-2009 Season Calendar

2008-2009 Season by Series

2007-2008 Season Calendar

2007-2008 Season by Series

Concerts & Events » 2007-2008 Season

2007-2008 Season

July 18, 2007 at 8:00 PM
MPBN Radio Broadcast

Robert Moody, Conductor
,

Marquez	Danzon No. 2
Mozart	Piano Concerto No. 19
Tchaikovsky	Symphony No. 2, "Little Russian"

[Learn More]

Moody

July 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM
L.L.Bean Summer Concert

Robert Lehmann, Conductor
Charles Dimmick, Violin

Beethoven	Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Vivaldi	"Summer" from The Four Seasons
Dvorak	Czech Suite

[Learn More]

Lehmann

Dimmick

July 24, 2007 at 5:30 PM
A Party of Note

Robert Lehmann, Conductor
Charles Dimmick, Violin

Dvorak	Czech Suite, Op. 39
Vivaldi	"Summer" from The Four Seasons
Beethoven	Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

[Learn More]

Lehmann

Dimmick

August 1, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Empty House Party & Lobster Bake

[Learn More]

September 8, 2007 at 6:00 PM
ShowHouse Preview Party

[Learn More]

September 9, 2007 — September 30, 2007
Designers' ShowHouse

[Learn More]

September 11, 2007 at 12:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Etiquette Savvy and Faux Pas

[Learn More]

September 12, 2007 at 6:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Designer Night

[Learn More]

September 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Destinations in the Landscape

[Learn More]

September 14, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Selling Items on eBay

[Learn More]

September 15, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Universal Design

[Learn More]

September 18, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Integrating technology into your new home or remodeling project

[Learn More]

September 19, 2007 at 7:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Discussion with Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

[Learn More]

September 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM
ShowHouse Event: Antique Item Appraisal

[Learn More]

September 21, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Knitting Q&A with Jil Eaton

[Learn More]

September 22, 2007 at 2:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Book signing with Gerard F. Bianco

[Learn More]

September 25, 2007 — multiple concert times
ShowHouse Event: Get Organized!

[Learn More]

September 26, 2007 at 6:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Wine tasting with The Clown

[Learn More]

September 26, 2007 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Daniel Meyer, Conductor
Jennifer Frautschi, Violin

Bernstein	Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bruch	Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms	Symphony No. 2

[Learn More]

Meyer

Frautschi

September 27, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Conversations of Broadway Theatre with Brian P. Allen

[Learn More]

September 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Cooking class with John Ferry

[Learn More]

September 29, 2007 at 1:00 PM
ShowHouse Event: Q&A with PSO Musicians

[Learn More]

October 16, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor
William Wolfram, Piano

Beethoven	Egmont Overture
Mozart	Rondo in D Major for Piano and Orchestra
Liszt	Totentanz
Berlioz	Symphonie Fantastique

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Wolfram

October 17, 2007 — November 9, 2007
Brass: Planet Brass

[Learn More]

October 27, 2007 — October 28, 2007
A Little Fright Music

Robert Lehmann, Conductor

Daugherty	"Lex" from the Metropolis Symphony
Stravinsky	Infernal Dance from Firebird
Mussorgsky/Ravel	"Catacombs" and more from Pictures at an Exhibition
Peck	The Thrill (Chill) of the Orchestra
Dukas	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Williams	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Suite
Elfman	Music from Spider-Man
Schwartz	Highlights from Wicked

[Learn More]

Lehmann

October 29, 2007 — October 30, 2007
The Chill of the Orchestra

Robert Lehmann, Conductor

Daugherty	"Lex" from Metropolis Symphony
Stravinsky	"Infernal Dance" from Firebird
Mussorgsky/Ravel	Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition
Peck	The Thrill (Chill) of the Orchestra
Elfman	Music from Spider-Man
Schubert	Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished" (first mvt.)
Schwartz	Highlights from Wicked
Dukas	Sorcerer's Apprentice
Williams	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Suite

[Learn More]

Lehmann

November 4, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Stravinsky Celebration (I)

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor and Violin
Laurie Kennedy, Viola

Mozart	Overture to The Impresario
Elgar	Serenade in E minor for Strings
Stravinsky	Pulcinella Suite
Mozart	Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Kennedy

November 13, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Stravinsky Celebration (II)

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor
Augustin Hadelich, Violin

Mendelssohn	Overture to Ruy Blas
Dvorak	Violin Concerto
Stravinsky	Petrouchka

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Hadelich

November 14, 2007 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor
Laurie Kennedy, Viola

Mozart	Overture to The Impresario
Elgar	Serenade in E minor for Strings
Stravinsky	Pulcinella Suite
Mozart	Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Kennedy

December 12, 2007 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor
Augustin Hadelich, Violin

Mendelssohn	Overture to Ruy Blas
Dvorak	Violin Concerto
Stravinsky	Petrouchka

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Hadelich

December 14, 2007 — December 23, 2007
Magic of Christmas

Mark Mandarano, Conductor
Brian P. Allen, Director
Ellen Domingos, Vocalist
David Burnham, Vocalist

Hermann	We Need a Little Christmas
Mendelson-Gerualdi	Christmastime Is Here
Anderson	Bugler's Holiday
Rutter	Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Handel	Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Ellington	Peanut Brittle Brigade from Nutcracker
Torme	Christmas Song
Anderson	Sleigh Ride
and	traditional sing-along, festive favorites and more!

[Learn More]

Mandarano

Domingos

Burnham

February 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Also sprach Zarathustra

Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Ray Cornils, Organ

Adams	Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Mozart	Symphony No. 38, "Prague"
Strauss	Wind Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Strauss	Also sprach Zarathustra

[Learn More]

Neale

Cornils

February 16, 2008 — February 17, 2008
Vocal Valentine

Julian Wachner, Conductor
Lisa Saffer, Soprano
John McVeigh, Tenor

Mendelssohn	Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mozart	Overture and arias from Marriage of Figaro
Tchaikovsky	Selections from Eugene Onegin and Romeo and Juliet
Verdi	Selections from Aida and La Traviata
Donizetti	Aria from Elixir of Love
Puccini	Selections from Gianni Schicchi and Manon Lescaut
Plus	much more!

[Learn More]

Wachner

Saffer

McVeigh

February 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Alasdair Neale, Conductor

Adams	Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Mozart	Symphony No. 38, "Prague"
Strauss	Serenade for Winds
Strauss	Also sprach Zarathustra

[Learn More]

Neale

February 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Beethoven Piano Concerto

Arthur Post, Conductor
Benjamin Hochman, Piano

Wagner	Siegfried Idyll
De Falla	Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 4

[Learn More]

Post

Hochman

February 26, 2008 — March 18, 2008
Woodwinds: Peter and the Wolf

[Learn More]

February 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Musically Speaking

Scott Harris, Moderator

[Learn More]

February 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
2008-2009 Season Announcement

[Learn More]

March 4, 2008 at 7:30 PM
A German Requiem

Robert Russell, Conductor
Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Art Society
Mary Wilson, Soprano
Philip Cutlip, Baritone

Haydn	Te Deum
Barber	Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Brahms	Ein deutsches Requiem

[Learn More]

Russell

Wilson

Cutlip

March 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Arthur Post, Conductor
Benjamin Hochman, Piano

Wagner	Siegfried Idyll
De Falla	Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 4

[Learn More]

Post

Hochman

March 15, 2008 — March 16, 2008
Tribute to Henry Mancini

Bill Conti, Conductor

Conti	Music from Rocky, For Your Eyes Only, Unfaithfully Yours and the television series "Falcon Crest," "Dynasty" and more
Mancini	Music from Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pink Panther, Days of Wine and Roses and more

[Learn More]

Conti

March 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
MPBN MaineStage Broadcast

Robert Russell, Conductor
Mary Wilson, Soprano
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Art Society

Haydn	Te Deum
Barber	Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Brahms	Ein deutsches Requiem

[Learn More]

Russell

Wilson

Cutlip

March 31, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Wine Dinner and Auction

[Learn More]

April 1, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Spirit of Russia

Joseph Silverstein, Conductor
Stewart Goodyear, Piano

Glinka	Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Shostakovich	Symphony No. 9
Rachmaninoff	Piano Concerto No. 3

[Learn More]

Silverstein

Goodyear

April 2, 2008 — April 30, 2008
Strings: Dancing With the Strings

[Learn More]

April 13, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Haydn, Shende and Strauss

Paul Polivnick, Conductor
Elizabeth Weigle, Soprano
Bowdoin Chamber Choir
Oratorio Chorale

Shende	Three Longfellow Poems (World premiere)
Haydn	Symphony No. 95
Strauss	Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite

[Learn More]

Polivnick

Weigle

April 14, 2008 — April 15, 2008
Music for Earth Day

Ankush Bahl, Conductor
Marjorie Ryerson, Guest Artist
Lynn Hannings, Bass

strauss	Also sprach Zarathustra
debussy	La Mer
grieg	"Morning Mood" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Villa-Lobos	“The Little Train” from Bachianas brasileiras No. 2
Smetana	Moldau
Rossini	William Tell
Copland	"Saturday Night Waltz" from Rodeo
Prokofiev	“Waltz” and “Midnight” from Cinderella Suite No. 1