PORTLAND — The music of “Superman,” “Harry Potter” and “The Right Stuff” will help audience members’ imaginations take flight during the next PSO Discovery Concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8, featuring the Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by Guest Conductor Stephen Mulligan. The Discovery Concerts are family friendly 50-minute matinees with preconcert activities for children. […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra POPS! presents music of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and more
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents “A Whole Lotta Shakin’: From Swing to Rock” at 7: 30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Merrill Auditorium. PSO Music Director Eckart Preu conducts the orchestra with special guest clarinetist Dave Bennett. Bennett is a virtuoso clarinetist who also plays electric […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra welcomes Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang
PORTLAND — Portland Symphony Orchestra welcomes Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang for a performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Merrill Auditorium. The performance will be led by guest conductor Aram Demirjian. Yang first came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The […]
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Creative Portland to present Hear Here 2020
A local talent showcase of extraordinary emerging and established Portland musicians and performing artists
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Portland Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Peter and the Wolf’ as first Discovery Concert of 2020
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu, and the Portland Ballet bring “Peter and the Wolf,” a favorite classic children’s tale, to life at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Merrill Auditorium. Ticket holders are invited to arrive starting at 1 p.m., when Maestro Preu will lead hands-on […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of a piece with ties to Maine
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu with guest pianist Ran Dank, will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Merrill Auditorium. The program is comprised of Robin Holcomb, “No Thing Lives to Itself”; Saint-Saens, “Piano Concerto No. 2”; and Tchaikovsky, […]
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Christmas Concert with the Kotzschmar Organ coming to Merrill
PORTLAND — The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ have announced thatthis year’s holiday concert, “Christmas with Kennerley,” will be held one night only at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18. The city’s new municipal organist, James Kennerley, is excited for his first Christmas concert at Merrill Auditorium. “Playing the Kotzschmar organ is always such a delight and […]
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Bill Murray as you may not have seen him
Bill Murray sings and reads American classics from his 2017 album “New Worlds,” accompanied by a classical trio, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The album was created with the help of Jan Vogler, third from left, a German cellist, and Murray’s creative partner on the project, after a chance […]
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Trevor Noah to appear at Merrill Auditorium
Trevor Noah will appear at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16. The host of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Noah’s success has spanned to sold-out shows over five continents. A limited number of tickets are available. The presale starts online at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24; […]
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Joe Biden’s book tour hits Portland in January
The former vice president will be at Merrill Auditorium to promote his new book about his son, Beau Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on Jan. 31 as part of a nationwide tour discuss his book about his experience dealing with the death of his son, Beau Biden. Biden, a […]