Portland Chamber Orchestra Presents Northern Lights

Saturday, October 03, 2015

Briauna Skye McKizzie, GoLocalPDX Contributor

After years of enriching the community, PCO is now quickly approaching its 70th anniversary. Photo Credit: PCO's Website (Image Cropped)

The Portland Chamber Orchestra (PCO) begins their 2015/16 season with the concert “Northern Lights.”

There will be two performances. One will be Friday, October 17th, at Nordia House, and the other performance will be held on Saturday, October 18th, at Lewis & Clark College’s Agnes Flanagan Chapel.

Paying tribute to the 150th anniversary of two celebrated Nordic composers, Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius, the program is both a historical and musical exhibition.

The program will feature the NW premier of Jean Sibelius’ incidental music to Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Pelléas and Mélisande. There will also be a semi-staged, edited version of the play.

In addition to the concert, there will be an exhibition called “Northern Lights: The light which can be heard.” During this exhibit, viewers will experience pivotal moments from when the PCO was just beginning.

The PCO was founded by the Finnish composer, Boris Sirpo, and is now under the leadership of Maestro Yaakov Bergman. After years of enriching the community, PCO is now quickly approaching its 70th anniversary.

To purchase tickets for the concerts, please click here.

Saturday October 17, 2015, 7:30 PM
Nordia House, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland

Sunday, October 18, 2015, 3:00 PM
Lewis and Clark College, Agnes Flanagan Chapel

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