SYMPHONY PRESENTS CONCERTS IN JUNE
The North Oregon Coast Symphony concludes its 2023-2024 season with two concerts in June. Titled “Poetic Palette”, this series offers a variety of classical pieces from multiple composers. Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra by Max Bruch features two soloists, clarinetist Braden Payne (in his final performance with NOCS) and principal violist Betsey Ellerbroek. Other selections include Offenbach’s Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld, Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Berlioz’s Hungarian March, the symphonic poem In The Forest (Miske) by Ciurlionis, and Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia.
The first concert will take place on Saturday, June 8th, at St. Catherine Episcopal Church (36335 N. Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR) beginning at 3:00pm.
The second concert will be on Sunday, June 9th, at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts (588 16th St., Astoria, OR) beginning at 3:00pm.
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 only for the Nehalem concert. Tickets for the Astoria concert will be sold online at LarsenCenter.org or by phone at 503-338-9132. Cookies and refreshments will be available at both concerts during intermission, and NOCS scholarships for graduating seniors will be announced.
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 the NOCS website nocsymphony.org.
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