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.
- World premiere of a piece by student composer Max Evans-McGlothin, as part of The Authentic Voice commissioning series in partnership with Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project.
Concert Orchestra opens the concert.
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.