Dove String Quartet | Crook County Library in Prineville

Cascade Chamber Players | High Desert Music Hall in Redmond

Alpenglow Reed Trio in Sunriver

Hailed as an “Astounding Virtuoso” and “Exhilarating” performer, the rising-star percussionist, Britton- René Collins, will join the COS for our season finale. Noted for her exceptional musicianship and active passion for creating social change through her music, Britton-René will perform a new work by Australian based composer, Sergei Golovko. Also featured on the concert will be a lightning-fast prelude from Wagner’s opera Lohengrin and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, which LA Philharmonic program annotator, Orrin Howard, describes as “an abundance of gorgeously conceived lushness and tautly brilliant propulsiveness, both operating within orchestral textures of rich sonority.”

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Hailed as an “Astounding Virtuoso” and “Exhilarating” performer, the rising-star percussionist, Britton- René Collins, will join the COS for our season finale. Noted for her exceptional musicianship and active passion for creating social change through her music, Britton-René will perform a new work by Australian based composer, Sergei Golovko. Also featured on the concert will be a lightning-fast prelude from Wagner’s opera Lohengrin and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, which LA Philharmonic program annotator, Orrin Howard, describes as “an abundance of gorgeously conceived lushness and tautly brilliant propulsiveness, both operating within orchestral textures of rich sonority.”

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Featuring Dr. Kim Ganong, Oboe Dr. Derek Ganong, Trumpet

Following last year’s Central Oregon Chamber Orchestra performance of Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3, we are pleased to perform another work by this fantastic nineteenthcentury French composer, her Concert Overture No. 2. Jumping across the border to Spain, and forward three-quarters of a century, we will hear the soulful strains and driving rhythms of Spanish dance music drawn from Manuel de Falla’s ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Additionally, the winners of the Central Oregon Symphony Association Young Artist Competition will be featured on this concert. Winners have been announced. See announcement here.

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Following last year’s Central Oregon Chamber Orchestra performance of Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3, we are pleased to perform another work by this fantastic nineteenth century French composer, her Concert Overture No. 2. Jumping across the border to Spain, and forward three-quarters of a century, we will hear the soulful strains and driving rhythms of Spanish dance music drawn from Manuel de Falla’s ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Additionally, the winners of the Central Oregon Symphony Association Young Artist Competition will be featured on this concert. Winners have been announced. See announcement here.

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Cascade Chamber Players | Crook County Library in Prineville

Dove String Quartet, Feat. Ryan Zwahlen | La Pine Library

27th St. Brass Quintet | High Desert Music Hall in Redmond

YuEun Kim and Ines Thomé met in 2013 when they both had just moved to the US, YuEun from South Korea and Ines from Germany, serendipitously finding themselves as housemates in an old Victorian building in Los Angeles. They immediately connected through their love of chamber music and good Korean food. As winners of multiple solo competitions for their respective instruments, in addition to their award-winning work as a duo in Yu&I, YuEun and Ines couple exceptional musicianship with boundless charisma and virtuosity.

This concert is for donating members to the Central Oregon Symphony. We do not offer complimentary tickets for this concert. However, it is not too late to get tickets by becoming a member. Just click on the Take Action button above. $60 gets you a one-year membership with tickets to all our concerts. Donating members make it possible to do what we do. We are grateful for your support.

Martha Conwell Long joined the Oregon Symphony as principal flute at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season. Previously she held the same position with the Fort Collins Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony. Martha appeared as a soloist several times with the San Antonio Symphony, performing works by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, and G.P. Telemann.

Martha received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Colburn School in Los Angeles, where she studied with Jim Walker. Martha continued her studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where she completed a Graduate Diploma as a student of Elizabeth Rowe, principal flute of the Boston Symphony.

While in Los Angeles, Martha won first place at the Mid-South Flute Society Young Artist Competition and the Pittsburgh Flute Club Young Artist Concerto Competition and placed in the National Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition and Masterclass Competition. She is also a two-time winner in the NFA’s Masterclass Performer Competition and a past winner of the NFA’s Baroque Masterclass Competition. During the summer of 2015, Martha was a prize winner at the NFA’s Young Artist Competition.

Before joining the San Antonio Symphony, Martha performed with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra and the American Youth Symphony, two pre-professional training orchestras in Los Angeles. She continued her orchestral studies during summers at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA, and Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts. After two summers as a fellow at Tanglewood, Martha was invited to return in 2012 and 2015 as a New Fromm Player, working closely with the composition fellows and focusing on the study and performance of contemporary music.

After a 13-year hiatus, the COS is proud to have pianist Robert Thies return to Central Oregon performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. Robert, a Gold Medal Winner at the International Prokofiev Competition in Russia, has been described by the LA Times as “a pianist of unerring warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power.” The rousing “Jubilee” from American composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Symphonic Sketches will open the second half of the concert followed by the iconic Firebird Suite, the composition that launched the storied career of twentieth-century musical pioneer, Igor Stravinsky.

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After a 13-year hiatus, the COS is proud to have pianist Robert Thies return to Central Oregon performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. Robert, a Gold Medal Winner at the International Prokofiev Competition in Russia, has been described by the LA Times as “a pianist of unerring warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power.” The rousing “Jubilee” from American composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Symphonic Sketches will open the second half of the concert followed by the iconic Firebird Suite, the composition that launched the storied career of twentieth-century musical pioneer, Igor Stravinsky.

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Our season finale features pianist Alexander Tutunov, performing Sergi Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Residing in Ashland, OR where he serves as Professor of Piano at SOU, Tutunov maintains an active performing schedule across the globe. The COS’s tradition of commissioning new orchestral works continues with the premiere performances of a new work by Los Angeles based composer Jennifer Stevenson and the festivities conclude with Franz Liszt’s dramatic tone poem, Les Preludes.

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Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No. 2

Stevenson Commissioned Work

Liszt Les Preludes

Our season finale features pianist Alexander Tutunov, performing Sergi Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Residing in Ashland, OR where he serves as Professor of Piano at SOU, Tutunov maintains an active performing schedule across the globe. The COS’s tradition of commissioning new orchestral works continues with the premiere performances of a new work by Los Angeles based composer Jennifer Stevenson and the festivities conclude with Franz Liszt’s dramatic tone poem, Les Preludes.

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Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No. 2

Stevenson Commissioned Work

Liszt Les Preludes

Described as “the only name for music innovation” by Martin Hackleman, formerly of the Empire and Canadian Brass, the Alias Brass blends virtuosic musicianship with a high level of engagement that has captivated and dazzled audiences across the Americas. With a passion for creating a gateway into classical music and a mission to ensure that music remains sustainable and thriving in today’s society, the five uniquely talented artists of Alias Brass are committed to setting the example that powerful music can be created by and for anyone.

This concert is for donating members to the Central Oregon Symphony. We do not offer complimentary tickets for this concert. However, it is not too late to get tickets by becoming a member. Just click on the Take Action button above. $60 gets you a one-year membership with tickets to all our concerts. Donating members make it possible to do what we do. We are grateful for your support.

Our winter concerts will lead off with a suite of tuneful and varied dances by French composer, Cécile Chaminade, drawn from her ballet Callirhoë, and conclude with the Bohemian folk tune inspired Symphony No. 8 of Czech composer Antonin Dvořák. In between, and always an audience favorite, these concerts will also feature performances by winners of the Central Oregon Symphony Association’s Young Artist Competition. Winners and repertoire will be announced in December 2022.

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Chaminade Callirhoë Suite

Dvorak Symphony No. 8

Young Artist Competition Concertos

Our winter concerts will lead off with a suite of tuneful and varied dances by French composer, Cécile Chaminade, drawn from her ballet Callirhoë, and conclude with the Bohemian folk tune inspired Symphony No. 8 of Czech composer Antonin Dvořák. In between, and always an audience favorite, these concerts will also feature performances by winners of the Central Oregon Symphony Association’s Young Artist Competition. Winners and repertoire will be announced in December 2022.

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Chaminade Callirhoë Suite

Dvorak Symphony No. 8

Young Artist Competition Concertos