“The Oregon Symphony has canceled all in-person concerts through next summer,” writes Shannon Gormley in Wednesday’s (11/11) Willamette Week (Oregon). “In July, the symphony called off all of its shows through the end of the year due to the pandemic…. Now, with the spread of COVID-19 worse than ever before … the 35 concerts that would’ve taken place in 2021 have now all been canceled [except] the premiere of local composer Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem, which has been rescheduled for 2022. ‘The 2021/22 Season will be announced in early 2021,’ reads the announcement. ‘Until then, Oregon Symphony will explore rescheduling canceled concerts in the 2021/22 Season.’ … The symphony’s 2020-21 season was going to be music director Carlos Kalmar’s 18th and final season before stepping down…. ‘I am deeply saddened that our audiences will not have the opportunity to experience live, in-person concerts this season,’ Kalmar said in the announcement. ‘I, personally, will miss sharing the joy of music with Oregon audiences and my special connection with patrons that I have enjoyed over the years.’ The symphony hopes to resume in-person concerts next fall. Until then, it will continue its robust digital programming.”
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