The North Oregon Coast Symphony opens its 2025-26 season with two concerts in November titled “Currents of Emotion.” The programs will feature Smetana’s popular symphonic poem The Moldau, an evocative piece depicting the flow of the Moldau River from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest, through the Czech countryside, to the city of Prague.
The performances will offer a variety of other selections as well, including movements from Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7,Rossini’s Italian in Algiers Overture, Strauss Jr.’s Thunder and Lightning Polka, and the “Nimrod” movement from Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
The first concert will take place on Saturday, November 15th at the Nehalem Elementary School Gym (36300 8th St., Nehalem, OR) beginning at 3:00 pm.
The second concert will be on Sunday, November 16th, at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts (588 16th St., Astoria, OR) at 3:00 pm.
Admission for both concerts will be: $10 Adults, ages 18 and under FREE
(children 12 and under with adult supervision).
Tickets will be available at the door for the Nehalem concert (cash and personal checks only.)
Tickets for the Astoria concert will be sold online at charlenelarsencenter.org or by phone at 503 338 9132. Cookies and refreshments will be available at both concerts during intermission.
This non-profit orchestra, under the direction of conductor Cory Pederson, brings together musicians from the north Oregon and south Washington coast to perform classical music for local audiences. For more information, please visit the NOCS website: nocsymphony.org.