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Tickets to All Shows Now On Sale for Portland Symphony Orchestra’s 2011-12 Season
PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced today that single tickets to all 2011-12 concerts are now on sale. The season focuses on great works from classical and contemporary genres, featuring orchestral masterworks, guest artists from far and near (including one from Cape Elizabeth) and collaborations with local performing arts organizations including the Choral Art Society, Portland Stage, and the University of Southern Maine.
Ticketing Options:
• Single ticket prices range from $20 to $70 and vary by concert and seat location.
• Compose Your Own packages of any three or more concerts offer 10% savings over single ticket prices.
• Subscription packages of Sunday Classical, Tuesday Classical, Classical Complete, or PSO Pops! offer up to 20% savings over single ticket prices, and also allow free and unlimited ticket exchange.
Details are available through portlandsymphony.org or by calling PortTIX at 207-842-0800.
The Portland Symphony Orchestra 2010-11 Season at a Glance
Programs and artists subject to change.
October 2, 2011 2:30 PM
October 4, 2011 7:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Awadagin Pratt, piano
• Torke Bright Blue Music
• Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
• Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Michael Torke’s Bright Blue Music is as vibrant and colorful as its title promises, while the “Emperor” Concerto is moving, powerful and simply beautiful. One of the most inspiring masterworks of the orchestral literature, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 is a passionate and unforgettable opening to the concert season.
PSO Pops! U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club
Saturday, October 8 2011 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 9 2011 2:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
The PSO opens the 2011-2012 Pops season with one of America’s premier men’s choral ensembles. The 80 Midshipmen in the group, directed by Dr. Aaron Smith, will perform choral masterpieces, popular music, patriotic songs, traditional sea shanties, and a variety of other works.
Sunday, October 23 2011 2:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Laurie Kennedy, viola
• Barber Essay No. 1
• Bloch Suite hébraïque
• Schubert Symphony No. 9 “The Great”
These works are as colorful as autumn in New England, featuring a nostalgic, melodic showpiece for PSO’s principal violist, Laurie Kennedy, and Schubert’s majestic and innovative “Great” symphony.
Tuesday, November 1 2011 7:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
• Bates Rusty Air in Carolina
• Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
• Mahler Symphony No. 4
Composed in honor of Robert Moody’s appointment as Music Director for the Winston Salem Symphony, Rusty Air evokes southern summers, katydids and old-time blues. Soprano voice is the “thread of connection” between Barber’s dreamlike lyricism and Mahler’s lovely and intimate Fourth symphony.
PSO Pops! Greatest Hits of Broadway
Saturday, November 19 2011 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 20 2011 2: 30 PM
Christopher James Lees, guest conductor
Nat Chandler and Teri Dale Hansen, vocalists
Broadway’s greatest hits of recent years, featuring songs from Les Miserables, La Cage aux Folles, Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera, and many more, performed by two of the brightest lights on today’s Great White Way.
Magic of Christmas
December 9-18, 2011
Robert Moody, conductor
Magic of Christmas Chorus
Robert Moody strikes up the biggest band in town for Maine’s greatest holiday extravaganza. Join us for an unforgettable performance as we celebrate the heartwarming traditions, the story of the season and the spirit of the holidays, in an all-new production featuring favorites like Sleigh Ride, the audience singalong, and the return of the ever-popular Hallelujah Chorus. (Full program details to be announced.)
Tuesday, January 24 2012 7:30 PM
Christopher Warren Green, guest conductor
Steven Moeckel, violin
• Sibelius Karelia Suite
• Sibelius Violin Concerto
• Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Three works by two composers who were deeply inspired by their countries: Sibelius by the rough-hewn province of Karelia (where he spent his honeymoon), and Dvorák by pride in his Czech heritage. Imbued with folk-based authenticity and striking originality, the music on this program is both rustic and romantic.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:30 PM
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, guest conductor and violin
• Rossini Overture to Barber of Seville
• Corigliano Suite from The Red Violin
• Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Embark on a musical journey around the world, starting with a comedic overture set in Spain and ending with a beloved symphony that fairly sings “viva Italia!” In between, the multi-talented Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony conducts and performs music from the Academy Award-winning score that follows a unique instrument over the span of three centuries and five countries.
Tuesday, February 14 7:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Henry Kramer, piano
Members of Portland Stage
• Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy
• Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
• Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet
This concert features some of the most evocative, romantic music ever written, highlighted by readings from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that have inspired artists and audiences for centuries.
Up-and-coming pianist Henry Kramer is a 2005 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School. He was a prizewinner at the 2010 National Chopin Competition and has been invited to participate in the prestigious Busoni Competition in August 2011.
PSO Pops! A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:30 PM
Sunday February 26, 2012 2:30 PM
Teresa Cheung, gust conductor
Dave Bennett, clarinet
Twenty-something clarinetist Dave Bennett has been described as “Benny Goodman reincarnated.” This jaw-dropping musical prodigy brings to life the classic sound and music of “The King of Swing” with incredible technique and style. You’ll hear swing-era classics including Moonglow, I’ve Got Rhythm, Body and Soul, and Sing, Sing, Sing.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:30 PM
Robert Moody, Robert Russell, conductors
Jessica Cates, soprano
Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Arts Society
• Brahms Schicksalslied (“Song of Destiny”)
• Poulenc Gloria
• Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Three gorgeous works illustrate three different ways that music can tell a story. Schicksalslied is a brief but powerful exploration of blissful spirit and mortal suffering. Poulenc’s Gloria depicts a joyous and surprisingly vivacious celebration of faith, and Rimsky-Korsakov described his musical fantasy narrative as “a kaleidescope of fairy-tale images.”
Sunday, April 15, 2012 2:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
• Bruckner Three Pieces for Orchestra
• Golijov Sidereus (PSO co-commission, Maine premiere)
• Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
• Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major
Experience the pure joy and all the colors of the full symphony orchestra. The program opens with a youthful work by Bruckner, followed by the Maine premiere of a new work by a celebrated composer known for his tango and klezmer influences. Audiences will enjoy one of the most beautiful works ever written for string orchestra with Fantasia on a Theme. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s buoyant Fourth Symphony.
PSO Pops! One Vision: Music of Queen
Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 29, 2012 2:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Michael Shotton, vocalist
USM Chamber Choir
Classic rock meets symphony orchestra at this amazing tribute to the music of the legendary band Queen. The musicians of the PSO and USM Chamber Choir provide the power and harmony for a full rock concert experience of groundbreaking hits like We Are the Champions, Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more.
Season Finale Kotzschmar Centennial Celebration
Sunday Classical May 6 2:30 PM
Tuesday Classical May 8 7:30 PM
Robert Moody, conductor
Ray Cornils, organ
• Danielpour Toward the Splendid City
• Jongen Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra
• Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, “Organ” (last performed in November 2004)
The PSO dedicates the season’s final concerts to honoring the mighty Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, truly one of the great treasures of Portland, in its centennial year. Toward the Splendid City is an “On the Town”- like celebration, festive and brassy, leading into the spectacular brilliance and breathtaking virtuosity that characterize the Organ Symphony.
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