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Annual Concerto Competition – Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00pm

October 24, 2025 7:00 pm New MYS facilities, 3880 SE Brooklyn St. Portland, OR, 97202

The finalists in the 2025 MYS Concerto Competition will perform live.

Finalists:

  • Dana Sparling, flute Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 283, mvt. 1
  • Kyle Leung, bassoon Carl Von Weber, Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, mvt. 1
  • Jaden Yazhari, violin Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, mvt. 1
  • Soren Holbrook, viola Airat Ichmouratov, Viola Concerto, Op. 7, No. 1, mvt. 3
  • Margaux Hicks, cello Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme
  • Rowan Furrer, cello Ernest Bloch, Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque, pt. 1

Alternate finalist: Isaiah Geppert, cello Joseph Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1, mvt. 3

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Community Concert – Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:00 pm

May 17, 2026 7:00 pm All Saints Catholic Church, 601 NE César Chávez Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

Hillsboro Chamber Strings
Hillsboro Camerata
MYSfits
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz All-Stars

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Community Concert – Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:30 pm

May 16, 2026 2:30 pm Benson High School 546 NE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97232

Beginning Strings: Lincoln Street
Beginning Strings: MLK
Hilllsboro Interlude Strings
Concert Orchestra
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

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Community Concert – Sunday, March 15, 2026 7:00pm

March 15, 2026 7:00 pm All Saints Catholic Church, 601 NE César Chávez Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

Hillsboro Chamber Strings
Hillsboro Camerata
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
MYSfits

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Joy Manifest: Beethoven’s Ninth

June 14, 2026 7:30 pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

From turmoil to triumph, Beethoven’s final symphony breaks the mold and sings of universal fraternity. It’s not just the shoulders we stand on: it’s the future we reach for.

  • Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring Oregon Chorale and four Portland Opera artists.
  • World premiere of a piece by student composer Elaina Stuppler, as part of The Authentic Voice commissioning series in partnership with Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project.
  • Variations on a Rococo Theme by Peter I. Tchaikovsky
    • Margaux Hicks, cello
      MYS Concerto Competition Winner (strings category)

Interlude Orchestra opens the concert.

Tickets are also available on the Portland’5 website or in person at the Schnitzer Box Office which opens at 2 hours before the concert.

The Soul Within: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth

March 1, 2026 4:00 pm Newmark Theatre

Tchaikovsky turns the gaze inward, crafting a symphony that is raw, emotional, and deeply human. This is the giant’s burden: to feel deeply, and to express the inexpressible.

Repertoire:

  • Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  • World premiere of a piece by student composer James Lee, as part of The Authentic Voice commissioning series in partnership with Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project.
  • Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 283, mvt. 1 by Carl Reinecke
    • Dana Sparling, flute
      MYS Concerto Competition Winner (winds/percussion/piano category)

Sinfonietta Orchestra opens the concert.

Tickets are available on the Portland’5 website or in person at the Newmark Box Office on the day of the concert.

Carrying the Torch: Brahms’ First

November 9, 2025 7:30 pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Brahms steps into Beethoven’s shadow and transforms reverence into bold personal voice. This concert celebrates the weight and the fire passed from one genius to another.

Repertoire:

  • Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms
  • Symphony for Small Orchestra by Dame Ethel Smyth (performed by MYS Concert Orchestra)
  • Flute Concerto – Spirits of Wildness by Giancarlo Castro D’Addona:

Written for flute and orchestra by award-winning composer, conductor, trumpet player, and MYS faculty member Giancarlo Castro D’Addona and performed by award-winning soloist, orchestral flutist, and MYS conductor Adam Eccleston. Eccleston also commissioned this work, made possible by an Arts3C grant from The Regional Arts and Culture Council.

Concert Orchestra opens the concert.

Purchase tickets @ Portland’5

Tickets are available on the on the Portland’5 website or in person on the day of the concert at the Schnitzer Box Office which opens 2 hrs before the show.

Concerto Competion Finalists- Friday, November 1, 2024 7:00pm

November 1, 2024 7:00 pm The Old Madeleine Church

The finalists in the 2024 MYS Concerto Competition will perform live.

  • Leena Karmarkar (violin) – Antonín Dvořák, Violin Concerto in A minor, mvt. 3
  • Leah Almeida (cello) – David Popper, Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello
  • Soren Holbrook (viola) – Cecil Forsyth, Viola Concerto in G minor, mvt. 1

-15 minute intermission-

  • Kaden Prichard (clarinet) – Carl Maria von Weber, Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, mvt. 3
  • Ciela Heiles (bassoon) – Henri Tomasi, Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. 1
  • Tai Friel (trombone) – Ferdinand David, Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra

Alternate finalist: Rowan Furrer (cello) – Joseph Haydn, Cello Concert No. 2 in D Major, mvt. 1

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