On September 3 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon, Music Director Carlos Kalmar will lead the Oregon Symphony in Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, with military cannons from the Oregon Army National Guard 218th Field Artillery and a fireworks display, to signal the start of the 2015-16 season. The 19th annual free concert, to be performed at 7:00 p.m. for an expected audience of 20,000, will also feature performers from Oregon Ballet Theatre and Portland Opera. For the first time, the concert will be broadcast live on All Classical Portland (KQAC 89.9FM). The orchestra concert caps off a day of music at the park featuring a variety of Portland-based performers and ensembles including the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Portland Taiko, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Oregon State University Steel Drum Choir, Hillsboro School District Mariachi Band, Irish fiddler Kevin Burke, and Bloco Alegria Brazilian Band. Food trucks and information tables from Portland arts groups will be set up at the park. Rain date is September 4.
Posted September 2, 2015
