A Sonic Tour of the Solar System
October 8, 10 & 11, 2026
Holst’s The Planets
Overview
Take a tour of the Solar System with Holst’s popular The Planets, featuring seven orchestral fantasies that range from warlike “Mars” to mystic “Neptune.” The suite joins Saariaho’s Asteroid 4179: Toutatis, inspired by the asteroid whose orbit passes closest to the Earth. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Picaflor: A future myth, in its West Coast premiere, draws on the mythology of Andean Perú to evoke the sky kingdom, its sun god, and its mischievous hummingbird (picaflor).
About the Show
Info
This concert is part of Classical Series C, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series.
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Artists
Giancarlo Guerrero
Conductor
Portland State University Chamber Choir Sopranos & Altos
Ethan Sperry, Conductor
Portland State University Thorn Choir
Coty Raven Morris & Annie Thomas, Conductors