Contact: Allison Griffin
Public Relations Associate
503-416-6347
October 25, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Portland, Ore. …Three meddlesome spirits—Music, Noise and Silence—invade the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall as Magic Circle Mime Company joins Resident Conductor Gregory Vajda and the Oregon Symphony to present “Music, Noise and Silence,” the first Kids Concert of the 2006-07 season, on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 and 3 p.m.
Vajda will lead the Symphony in Felix Mendelssohn’s "Dance of the Clowns" and “Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Fugue in G minor, "Little,” among others.
Magic Circle Mime Company’s unique productions merge theater with orchestra performances in imaginative, entertaining and educational ways. Their most recent appearance with the Symphony, in November of 2005, featured “The Mozart Experience.” Magic Circle Mime Company has appeared with orchestras across North America and has also recently performed with orchestras in Malaysia and Australia.
Tickets range from $6 to $38 and may be purchased at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, located at 923 S.W. Washington. Ticket office hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can be charged by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discounted tickets for groups of eight or more are available through the group sales hotline at (503) 416-6380. Tickets may also be purchased at Ticketmaster outlets.
The 2006-2007 Kids Concert Series is sponsored by The Portland Tribune, K103, and Metro Parent.