2023-24 Season
** All concerts are free admission. Donations gladly accepted **
From Dusk 'til Dawn
Sunday, May 5, 3:00 p.m.
Franklin High School
Conductors: Paul Nickolas and Danielle Davey
This Night - David Biedenbender
Firefly - Ryan George
Night on Bare Mountain - Modeste Mussorgsky, trans. Hindsley
with brightness round about it - Nancy Galbraith
Early Light - Carolyn Bremer
Aurora Awakes - John Mackey
Sunday, May 5, 3:00 p.m.
Franklin High School
Conductors: Paul Nickolas and Danielle Davey
This Night - David Biedenbender
Firefly - Ryan George
Night on Bare Mountain - Modeste Mussorgsky, trans. Hindsley
with brightness round about it - Nancy Galbraith
Early Light - Carolyn Bremer
Aurora Awakes - John Mackey
The Music of Frank Ticheli
Sunday, February 18, 7:00 p.m. West Linn High School Nitro Sanctuary Over the Moon Joy Revisited Cajun Folk Songs Angels in the Architecture |
Making Spirits Bright (Watch on YouTube)
Sunday, December 3, 3:00 p.m. Gresham High School Conductors: Paul Nickolas and Emily Bundy Gavorkna Fanfare - Jack Stamp Viva Musica - Alfred Reed English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams Shimmering Sunshine - Kevin Day By and By - Kenny Regan Greensleeves - Arr. Alfred Reed A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson Minor Alterations - David Lovrein Jingle Them Bells - Julie Giroux Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson |
From Northeast to Northwest (Watch on YouTube)
Sunday, October 8, 3:00 p.m. Lakeridge High School Conductors: Paul Nickolas and Danielle Davey Concord - Clare Grundman Fort McHenry Suite - Julie Giroux I. The Rockets’ Red Glare II. Dimly Seen Through the Mists of the Deep III. When Freemen Shall Stand George Washington Bridge - William Schumann Chasing Sunlight - Cait Nishimura Pacific Fanfare - Frank Ticheli Redwood - Ryan George Beautiful Oregon - James Barnes From Maine to Oregon - John Philip Sousa |
Past Concerts
Summer Concert
Sunday, August 6 - 6:00 p.m.
Sherwood Center for the Arts
Conductors: Paul Nickolas & Danielle Davey
Shortcut Home - Dana Wilson
As Summer Was Just Beginning - Larry Daehn
Summer Dances - Brian Balmages
Pastime - Jack Stamp
Play! - Carl Holmquist
Loch Lomond - Frank Ticheli
Selections from Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Warren Barker
Armed Forces Salute - arr. Robert Lowden
Sunday, August 6 - 6:00 p.m.
Sherwood Center for the Arts
Conductors: Paul Nickolas & Danielle Davey
Shortcut Home - Dana Wilson
As Summer Was Just Beginning - Larry Daehn
Summer Dances - Brian Balmages
Pastime - Jack Stamp
Play! - Carl Holmquist
Loch Lomond - Frank Ticheli
Selections from Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Warren Barker
Armed Forces Salute - arr. Robert Lowden
For the Love of Children (Watch on YouTube)
Sunday, May 7- 3:00 p.m. Franklin High School Conductor: Paul Nickolas Mother Goose March - John Philip Sousa Song For My Children - Andrew Boysen Jr. Children's March - Percy Grainger Third Symphony, Op. 89 - James Barnes |
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Celebracion! (Watch on YouTube)
Monday, February 13 - 7:30 p.m. Sherwood Center for the Arts Conductor: Paul Nickolas Danza Final from Estancia - Alberto Ginastera, arr David John Islas y Montañas - Shelly Hanson Machu Picchu - City in the Sky -Satoshi Yagisawa Mayagüez - Giovanni Santos Libertango - Astor Piazzolla, arr. Lorenzo Bocci Danzon No.2 - Arturo Márquez, trans. Oliver Nickel Tico-Tico - Zequinha Abreu, arr. Naohiro Iwai |
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Holiday Concert - Glad Tidings To All (Watch on YouTube)
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. Sam Barlow High School Conductor: Paul Nickolas Guest Vocalist: Amber Schroeder Guest Narrator: Ken Boddie Fantasia in G - Timothy Mahr Second Suite in F - Gustav Holst Aspen Jubilee - Ron Nelson A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols - Claude T. Smith Dreidel Dance - Robert Thurston The Night Before Christmas - Randol Alan Bass Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson |
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Fall Concert
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
Portland State University - Lincoln Hall
Conductor: Paul Nickolas
Liberty Fanfare - John Williams
Festal Scenes - Yasuhide Ito
Peace Dance - Jodie Blackshaw
A Movement for Rosa - Mark Camphouse
Variations on America - Charles Ives arch. William Schumann
Trail of Tears - James Barnes
Mother of a Revolution - Omar Thomas
Americans We - Henry Fillmore, ed. Fennell
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
Portland State University - Lincoln Hall
Conductor: Paul Nickolas
Liberty Fanfare - John Williams
Festal Scenes - Yasuhide Ito
Peace Dance - Jodie Blackshaw
A Movement for Rosa - Mark Camphouse
Variations on America - Charles Ives arch. William Schumann
Trail of Tears - James Barnes
Mother of a Revolution - Omar Thomas
Americans We - Henry Fillmore, ed. Fennell
Spring Concert
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3:00 pm Roosevelt High School Conductor: Paul Nickolas Festival Overture on the American National Air - Dudley Buck Only Light - Aaron Perrine Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini - James Barnes One True Life - David Gillingham Handel in the Strand - Percy Grainger Culloden, Mvt. III - Julie Giroux The Viking March - Karl King |
Winter Concert
Sunday, February 9, 2020, 3:00 pm Conductor: Travis Hatton Festival Prelude - Alfred Reed Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" - William Grant Still Canterbury Chorale - Jan Van der Roost The Sinfonians - Clifton Williams Pavanne from Symphony No. 2 - Morton Gould Symphony No. 6 - Vincent Persichetti Symphonic Songs for Band - Robert Russell Bennett |
Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2019, 3:00 pm Lincoln Hall, Portland State University Luminosity - Anthony DiLorenzo Mysterium - Jennifer Higdon A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi & Lee Mendelson Arr. Carl Strommen Fugal Overture - Gustav Holst Four Ancient Carols for Woodwind Nonet Russian Christmas - Alfred Reed Bleak Midwinter - Gustav Holst Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson |
Fall Concert
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 3:00 pm Overture to Candide - Leonard Bernstein The Nine - Randall Standridge Khan - Julie Giroux Give Us This Day - David Maslanka Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli Glitter and Be Gay from ‘Candide’ - Leonard Bernstein Dance Movements - Philip Sparke |