PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra has released details for its first Digital Classical and Digital POPS! concerts as part of the symphony’s updated 2020-21 season. The PSO will send detailed registration and watch instructions to all ticket and Passport holders in September. Single tickets and RSVP links will be available beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9. […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra cancels remaining spring concerts
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will cancel all PSO concerts as well as select events through the end of June. “While we are saddened by the need to cancel the remainder of the season we take solace in the joy and connections made through “PSO: Notes from Home,” the “PSO: Education Everywhere” series and […]
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PSO launches Musician Relief Fund and introduces PSO: Notes from Home series
PORTLAND — Although the Portland Symphony Orchestra has had to cancel upcoming performances due to COVID-19, they have been busy preparing to launch two initiatives: the PSO Musician Relief Fund and PSO: Notes from Home. The Musician Relief Fund is a digital fundraising effort on the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s website (the direct link is www.portlandsymphony.org/relief/) to […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra POPS! pays tribute to the Queens of Soul
The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents Queens of Soul – a six-decade tribute – with guest conductor Benjamin Rous and vocalists Shayna Steele, Brie Cassil and Kelly Levesque with shows at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Benjamin Rous is the Music Director […]
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PSO celebrates Maine’s 200th birthday with ‘Maine’s Bicentennial’
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu, will celebrate Maine’s bicentennial on the date of the state’s formation, March 15. The 2:30 p.m. matinee concert features the world premiere of “First Light: A Fanfare for Maine,” commissioned for the occasion by the PSO and composed by Maine-based composer Daniel […]
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra shares The Magic of Flight in Discovery Concert
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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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, […]