Our next performances are:
May 17th & 18th, 2008
Saturday @ 3PM and Sunday @ 7PM
Saturday @ 3PM and Sunday @ 7PM
Our final concert brings together two works of very different characters by Richard Strauss and Sergei Rachmaninoff –close contemporaries, and two of the most important composers of their day. Strauss’s Four Last Songs are sometimes dark, intensely personal works written by an aging and deeply sad man. Singing these moving works is soprano Charlotte Pistor. Rachmaninoff’s second symphony is a youthful work, sprawling Romantic symphony that contains a vast range of moods—ultimately bringing our season to high-spirited conclusion.
March 2008
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Young Artists Competition Winners!
Sponsored by West Coast Bank and the SWIFT Fdn.
On February 24, 2008, a panel of judges selected six finalists from the nine young artists finalists. The three first place winners will perform with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on April 19 & 20, 2008, at the Skyview Concert Hall.
The three winners of our 2008 Young Artists competition are: Emma Davis, age 13, daughter of Jim and Kathy Davis of West Linn, Emma who competed in the brass & woodwinds division; Michelle Leipzig, age 17, daughter of Mark and So-Young Leipzig of Aloha, Michele, competed in the piano division; and Natalie Yu, age 14, daughter of Andy Cho of Beaverton, Natalie competed in the violin division.
April 19th 2008
Composers Gala – Embrace the Music
Live and Silent Auction, Vancouver Hilton – 6 p.m.
May 2008
International concert soloist, American soprano Charlotte Pistor, will be featured at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s May concerts. As the principal soprano soloist at the Salzburg Cathedral she has sung for many special occasions; she is well-known in the Pacific Northwest as well as in Austria and Germany. In 1998, she was the featured artist for “A Night in Vienna” in Portland with Dr. Norman Leyden conducting and in 2000, she sang the soprano parts for Mahler’s Symphony No.2 with Dr. Keith Clark conducting at the Portland Civic Auditorium, now Keller Auditorium. Charlotte, who lives near Saltzburg, Austria, grew up in Oregon; she has her degree in music from Portland State University where, 1989, she sang with Dr. Salvador Brotons conducting.
July 2008
Summer concerts at Esther Short Park
July 20, 2008, 3-6:30pm Light Classical Concert
In conjunction with “Hot July Nights”
Guest conductor: Ron Daniels
Featuring Katie Harmon, Portland’s 2002 Miss America
Admission: singles $5; family; $10; VIP Seating available
Sponsored by Waste Connection and Homewood Suites Hotel
August 2008
“Free” Family Concert “Symphony Under the Stars”
August 28th, 6PM
Guest Conductor: Travis Hatton
The Vancouver Children’s Opera perform arias from
Der Fledermaus and the Merry Widow.
Esther Short Park and an August summer evening provided the backdrop for the Vancouver Symphony’s annual summer concert. Maestro Salvador Brotons and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra wooed concert-goers with classical as well as contemporary orchestrations. The audience rewarded this magical performance with a well deserved standing ovation.
Community Outreach
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Speakers Bureau will be happy to send a speaker to your meeting to inform your members about our symphony and the great opportunities to hear your favorite classical music during our live seven concert season.
Want to get involved with our symphony organization? Call 360-735-7278 for more information or to arrange a presentation.