The beauty and drama of this uplifting masterpiece, with its crowning jewel the “Ode to Joy” chorus followed by an exhilarating balloon drop, is a wonderful way to end the calendar year and look boldly to the year ahead.
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Mary Evelyn Hangley, Soprano
Julie Miller, Mezzo Soprano
Sean Panikkar, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Bass-Baritone
Members of Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland State University Chamber Choir
Alumni of Pacific Youth Choir
Oregon Symphony
Tickets start at $25
Composed while the Napoleonic Wars raged outside his door, Beethoven's heroic piano concerto receives a powerhouse performance from the world-renowned Yefim Bronfman, who brings "fire and poetry" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) to each epic moment. And Duke Ellington connects past and present in the jazzy dreamscapes of Three Black Kings, his soulful tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Experience Steve Hackman's thrilling new blend of pop/R&B’s queen and classical music’s king as Beyoncé’s iconic repertoire is seamlessly interwoven with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
