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about us ORCHESTRA 5 OUR SUPPORTERS 10
performances PETER AND THE WOLF 6 SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2 PM
activities & features SPOT THE INSTRUMENTS 9 TECHNOLOGY FROM THE PAST 15 DJANGO BOLETUS 16 LLOYD CENTER MALL 18
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Kids Series 2019/20 Castles and Wizards SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019, 2 PM Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator Make sure to grab your wand and don your finest wizarding robes for this magical performance! Music from Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and more will enchant concert-goers of all ages.
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Dance Party!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020, 2 PM
Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020, 2 PM
Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator
The best dance parties are brought to you by a full orchestra! With “Mambo” from West Side Story and Leroy Anderson’s Sandpaper Ballet, we’ve got a line-up sure to get you off your feet and dancing in your seat.
We’ll spirit the young audience away for a musical adventure inside the orchestra with Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. But we promise to bring them back with smiles on their faces!
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Music for Little Ears education and community engagement Creating a stronger and more vibrant community through music
Symphony Young People’s Storytimes Concerts for pre-schoolers for grades 3–8 APRIL 2, 9, 16 & 23, 12-1 PM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 9:30 & 11 AM
Introduce younger children to music with a fun, interactive storytime. While a story is read aloud, an Oregon Symphony musician bringsthe story to life with live music. At the end, the kids get to try the instruments! kenton library
Norman Huynh, conductor Students will learn how composers tell a story through melody, rhythm, dynamics, and orchestration. School groups and home schooling families welcomed.
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Lullaby Project The Lullaby Project uses the process of songwriting to improve maternal health and child bonds with new mothers experiencing challenging life situations. Together with musicians from the Oregon Symphony and local singer-songwriters, mothers and mothers-to-be are creating personal lullabies, expressing their hopes and dreams for the future.
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MOVING MUSIC FORWARD
ORCHESTRA MU S I C D IR E C TO R
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Carlos Kalmar Jean Vollum music director chair
Nancy Ives, Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Hayes, Jr. principal cello chair Marilyn de Oliveira, assistant principal Seth Biagini Kenneth Finch Trevor Fitzpatrick Antoinette Gan Kevin Kunkel
John Cox, principal Joseph Berger, associate principal Graham Kingsbury, assistant principal Mary Grant Alicia Michele Waite
A S S O CIATE COND U C TO R Norman Huynh Harold and Arlene Schnitzer associate conductor chair PR IN CIPAL P O P S COND U C TO R Jeff Tyzik VI O LIN
BASS Colin Corner, principal Braizahn Jones, assistant principal Nina DeCesare Donald Hermanns Jeffrey Johnson Jason Schooler
Sarah Kwak, Janet & Richard Geary concertmaster chair Peter Frajola, Del M. Smith & Maria Stanley Smith associate concertmaster chair FLU TE Erin Furbee, Harold & Jane Pollin Martha Long, Bruce & Judy Thesenga assistant concertmaster chair principal flute chair Chien Tan, Truman Collins, Sr. principal Alicia DiDonato Paulsen, second violin chair Inés Voglar Belgique, assistant principal assistant principal Zachariah Galatis second violin Fumino Ando PI CCO LO Keiko Araki Zachariah Galatis Clarisse Atcherson Ron Blessinger OBOE Lisbeth Carreno Martin Hébert, Harold J. Schnitzer Ruby Chen principal oboe chair Emily Cole Karen Wagner, assistant principal Julie Coleman Kyle Mustain Eileen Deiss Jonathan Dubay ENGLI S H H O RN Gregory Ewer Kyle Mustain Daniel Ge Feng Lynne Finch CL AR INE T Shin-young Kwon James Shields, principal Ryan Lee Todd Kuhns, assistant principal Samuel Park Mark Dubac Searmi Park Vali Phillips B A S S CL AR INE T Deborah Singer Todd Kuhns VIOLA B A S S O ON Joël Belgique, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund principal viola chair** Carin Miller Packwood, principal Evan Kuhlmann, assistant principal** Charles Noble, principal* Adam Trussell Brian Quincey, assistant principal* Jennifer Arnold CONTR AB A S S O ON Silu Fei Evan Kuhlmann** Leah Ilem Ningning Jin Kim Mai Nguyen* Viorel Russo Martha Warrington
TR UMPE T Jeffrey Work, principal David Bamonte, assistant principal, Musicians of the Oregon Symphony Richard Thornburg trumpet chair Doug Reneau TR OMB ONE Casey Jones, principal Robert Taylor, assistant principal Charles Reneau B A S S TR OMB ONE Charles Reneau TUBA JáTtik Clark, principal TIMPANI Jonathan Greeney, principal Sergio Carreno, assistant principal PE R CU S S I ON Niel DePonte, principal Michael Roberts, assistant principal Sergio Carreno HAR P Jennifer Craig, principal LIB R ARY Joy Fabos, principal Kathryn Thompson, associate Sara Pyne, assistant O R CHE S TR A PE R S ONNE L MANAGE R Leah Ilem * Acting position ** Leave of absence
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PETER AND THE WOLF SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019, 2 PM SPONSORED BY
Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator Dance West Julane Stites, artistic director Jim Crino, costumes Vivienne Elborne, scriptwriter Mikhail Glinka Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Anton Bruckner Donald Miller Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Sergei Prokofiev
Ruslan and Ludmila Overture Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Dance West Excerpt from the Finale of Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Kaleidoscope Excerpt from Capriccio espagnol Peter and the Wolf Pam Mahon Dance West
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Biographies
Pamela Mahon Norman Huynh Now in his third season as Oregon Symphony Associate Conductor, Norman Huynh was selected from a field of over 100 candidates from around the world for his exceptional conducting technique, his passion for a wide-ranging repertoire, and his unique ability to communicate with an audience. The recipient of the 2015 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship, he previously conducted the St. Louis, City of Birmingham (uk), Baltimore, Toledo, Charlotte, and Virginia symphonies, and the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. He made his international conducting debut with the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Bangkok, Thailand, and has also conducted the Leipzig Symphony. He previously served as assistant conductor for the Spoleto Festival usa, the Portland Symphony Orchestra in Maine, Opera Carolina, the Lyric Opera of Baltimore, the Peabody Opera Theatre, and The Peabody Singers.
Pam Mahon is delighted to be entertaining young audiences for another glorious season with the Oregon Symphony. Mahon is also the host for the Oregon Symphony’s Kinderkonzerts and Carnegie Hall Link Up Concerts. Other Portland credits include: Lureena Jones, Adrift in Macao (Broadway Rose); Aldonza, Man of La Mancha; Mother, Ragtime; Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods; Claire Ganz, Rumors; Donna/Oolie, City of Angels; Carmen, Sweet Charity; Pam, The Full Monty (Lakewood Theatre Company); Mary Bland, Eating Raoul (Live on Stage); Madame de la Grande Bouche, Beauty and the Beast; Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz; Brooke Wyndham, Legally Blonde: The Musical (Pixie Dust Productions); Mazeppa, Gypsy (Portland Center Stage); Susan, [title of show] (Triangle Productions); Young Boy, Jenůfa; Chocholka/Jay, The Cunning Little Vixen; Papagena, The Magic Flute; and Nurse Maid, Street Scene (Portland Opera).
Allan Pike DDS, MS, Pediatric Dentist
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Huynh co-founded the Occasional Symphony, an organization that presents innovative programs that resonate with eclectic venues throughout the city of Baltimore.
CLASSES & COMMUNITY FOR HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES
He studied orchestral conducting at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, working with Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, and Marin Alsop. For backstage stories, follow Huynh on Instagram @normanconductor.
Dance West Dance West is the pre-professional company at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, or. Under the direction of Julane Stites, Dance West provides an intensive training program for the school’s most
Serving Pre-K through 12th grade in a mixed-age, grade-free, test-free environment
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PETER AND THE WOLF advanced dance students desiring indepth study and performance experience. Dancers who have auditioned for placement range in ages from 13 to 19 and commit to at least one full year of a training and performance schedule.
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The students, staff, and administrators share a common goal of developing stellar students with an arts-infused curriculum. A large percentage of their company members have been accepted to such schools as Juilliard, nyu, University of Arizona, University of Utah, Cornish, Cal Arts, North Carolina School of the Arts, Point Park University, and amda to continue their studies in dance. In addition, many have gone straight into careers with Disney, cruise lines, Broadway shows, ballet, and contemporary dance companies. Dance West has an annual concert in April and is available for community events.
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Jim Crino Jim Crino is a local actor, director, and designer. The 2018/19 Season marks Jim’s 11th as costume and properties designer for the Oregon Symphony’s Kids Concerts. He is also the primary costume designer for Red Shoe Productions. His Portland-area directorial efforts include You Can’t Take It With You, Oliver!, Gypsy, and An Italian American Reconciliation. Crino is a proud graduate of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, a member of sag/ aftra, and appeared as Leroy Estes on nbc’s Grimm.
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SP T the INSTRUMENTS
Which of these musical instruments can you spot in the orchestra? How many of each are there? Hint: Not all of them are in the orchestra!
drum
violin
horn
lyre
accordion
maracas
trumpet
electric guitar
triangle
Did you know? The symphony orchestra is the largest and most exciting of all musical groups, with as many as 100 players. It is divided into four musical families called strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Every instrument in the orchestra belongs to one of these families. In a symphony orchestra, the musical families are related to one another, just like cousins, aunts, and uncles. The orchestra is a big family of instruments playing together.
To learn more about your Oregon Symphony, check us out online at: orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra. For parents and teachers, we offer music education support at: orsymphony.org/edu.
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OUR SUPPORTERS The Oregon Symphony thanks these individuals for their generous contributions received from July 1, 2017, to September 28, 2018, in support of our education and community engagement programs. We apologize for any omissions or misspellings. Please notify us of any adjustments.
Individuals Anonymous (33) An Anonymous Fund of the ocf Mrs. Roudabeh Akhavein Antoinette Aljibury David & Chris Alteneder Eini Lowell & James Ammeson Margaret Anderson Tom Anderson & Joan Montague Ruby Apsler Margaret & Scott Arighi Sharon Baker Donna & Leo Bauer Mary Beach Howard Beckerman Dr. Douglas Beers & Leslie Taylor Robert & Sharon Bennett George & Mary Benson Homer & La Donna Berry Bill & Elouise Binns Victor Bloomfield Fred & Diane Born Leslie Brenton
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TECHNOLOGY FROM THE PAST I N T H E O R E G O N H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y ’ S N E W E X H I B I T, E X P E R I E N C E O R E G O N , T H E R E I S A T Y P E W R I T E R T H AT B E L O N G E D TO LOL A BALDWIN, THE FIRST CREDENTIALED F E M A L E P O L I C E O F F I C E R I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S .
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Django Boletus
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Franklin High School student Django Boletus is a member of the Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre. He’s also an accomplished freelance photographer with an impressive portfolio of portraits and wedding photos. Catch this rising star onstage in Good Kids, April 12–28 at oct’s yp Studio Theater and see his work at boletusphotography.com.
What was the last performance you performed onstage? The last show I was in was Mary Poppins with Northwest Children’s Theater! It was my first fully professional role, and I really loved it. I played Robertson Ay, the clumsy servant, and got to have a lot of fun with slapstick humor. I was also a part of the ensemble, so I got to play Prince Albert and a chimney sweep! Which role has been your favorite? I’m most proud of my performance as Billy Crocker, but my favorite role has to be when I played the client in a littleknown one-act play called Your Mother’s Butt (yes, that was the real title!). I got to let go completely and just have fun with that role; it has stuck with me ever since. What’s it like to be both a student and a professional actor? It’s all about managing your workload. I need to be careful about taking on too many projects at once; it can be overwhelming sometimes. But I often do better in school when I am in a show because I am generally happier and more focused. Describe your schedule for a typical day for you during the school year. I usually wake up at 6:00 in the morning, get ready for the day, and drive myself to school. Once school is out, I go straight to rehearsal, where I will sometimes stay as late as 9:00 at night. For me, school is just a hoop I have to jump through to get to rehearsal.
What’s your favorite part of participating in theater? The best part for me is probably the community. Theater kids are some of the nicest, smartest, and most talented people you will ever meet. All of my friends come from theater, and I don’t know where I would be without them. When did you first know you wanted to be an actor? I didn’t get into theater until high school, but I have always been a very theatrical person. Looking back, I don’t think there was any chance I would have ended up doing anything else. What is your dream role? I have too many dream roles to list them all, but I’ll share a couple! Jean Valjean from Les Misérables, Bert from Mary Poppins, Quasimodo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors, and my ultimate dream role is Sweeney Todd. What’s your first memory of seeing a live theater performance? When I was eight, my mom took me to see Wicked. I thought it was the greatest thing I had ever seen! Tell us your favorite funny story from a rehearsal or performance. I was in a black box production of Twelve Angry Jurors, and we had a broken coat rack as part of the set. On one of the nights, it finally broke completely and fell over, so I tried to play it off. The end of the show is solemn, and we all leave the stage in silence. I couldn’t get the coat rack to stand back up, so I just exited carrying the whole rack out the door as if it was part of the show!
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THEN AND NOW
Lloyd Center Mall Past & Present 1960
Lloyd Center spiral staircase into the open air plaza, 1960. Oregonian Photographs Collection, Org. Lot 1359 box 63, folder 7.
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Yes, it’s where tonya harding, our famed hometown Olympic ice skater, learned to skate. Now, on to the fascinating history of the mall’s namesake, Ralph B. Lloyd – a pioneer among California business tycoons who invest in Portland real estate. After living in our fair city for several years, Lloyd returned home to the family ranch in California and struck oil. He invested his riches in commercial real estate in promising West Coast cities and bought parcels of Eastside Portland along with Willamette during the first couple decades of the 1900s. His dream of transforming his land holdings into a mix of residential and commercial buildings – much like the ubiquitous condo buildings and newly imagined neighborhoods of today – was unrealized before his death. His daughters took up his torch, and the Lloyd Center opened its doors in 1960: 100 stores. Open-air. Ice skating. It was the largest shopping center in the west, or the nation, or the world, and drew comparison to New York’s Rockefeller Center. The Lloyd Center’s heyday started to wane in the ’80s, and renovations have been ongoing ever since, including the addition of a roof. The latest plans include a cinema and a live-music venue with highdensity residential development planned nearby – the full realization of Lloyd’s dream after all.
Historic photographs for this series are provided by the Oregon Historical Society, a museum, research library, archive, and scholarly asset located in the heart of Portland’s Cultural District. View more photos of historic Portland on the new ohs Digital Collections website at digitalcollections.ohs.org/ portland-cityscapes.
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