Enter the New Year on a positive note with the grandeur of Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony! The beauty and drama of this uplifting masterpiece, with its crowning jewel the “Ode to Joy” chorus, is a wonderful way to end the calendar year and look boldly to the year ahead.
Deanna Tham, Conductor
Katherine Whyte, Soprano
Hannah Penn, Mezzo Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Zachary Lenox, Baritone
Portland State University Chamber Choir, Chorus
Oregon Repertory Singers, Chorus
Tickets start at $25
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