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Oregon Symphony Unveils 2026-27 Season

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Oregon Symphony announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features classical voice concerts. The Pacific Youth Choir and Oregon Symphony present the concert titled, “Dinosaurs!” Chris Maunu is the artistic director. Performance Date: March 8, 2026 Holst’s “The Planets” is presented by the Portland State University Chamber Choir sopranos and altos and the Portland State University Thorn Choir. Choral conductors {…}

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Oregon Symphony Names Next President & Chief Executive Officer

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The Oregon Symphony Board of Directors has named Paul Snyder as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. Snyder, who has served as Interim President and CEO since July 2025, will continue to guide the Symphony’s artistic, financial, and administrative strategy in collaboration with Music Director David Danzmayr. Snyder, who has more than two decades of arts leadership experience {…}

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Oregon Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Oregon Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season, “The Nature of Music.” This article features only the vocal works in the company’s season. “Bach & Mendelssohn: Grace and Grandeur” features the Oregon Repertory Singers under the baton of David Danzmayr. They present Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang.” Soloists will be announced at a later date. Performance Dates: February 22 – {…}

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Oregon Symphony Orchestra Reaches Three-Year Agreement With Musicians

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The Oregon Symphony Orchestra has reached a three-year contract with its musicians. Per an official press statement issued by the company, wages will increase by six percent in the first year of the deal followed by increases of 3.5 percent in ensuing years. There will also be sick time for COVID-related illness, expanded break time, reduction of services, flexibility in {…}

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Oregon Symphony Names New CEO & President

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The film Oregon Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Isaac Thompson as the Oregon Symphony’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. The news comes after months of an extensive global search led by a search committee formed by the Board’s Executive Committee, in cooperation with executive search firm Aspen Leadership Group. The search committee screened more than 40 qualified {…}

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The Oregon Symphony Announces Succession Plan for Outgoing President and CEO Scott Showalter

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The Oregon Symphony’s Board of Directors has announced a leadership succession plan following the end of President and CEO Scott Showalter’s contract on June 30, 2023. The plan will see Showalter remain as leader of the company until a successor can be found later this year. At that point, Showalter will become the new Executive Advisor for the President and {…}

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Oregon Symphony Presents ‘The Blue Hour’ in Concert

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“The Blue Hour” by collaborators Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider will be presented in concert with the Oregon Symphony. The song cycle is set to excerpts from Carolyn Forché’s epic poem “On Earth” which explores one woman’s journey through the space between life and death. The multi-media production will share the “beauty, pain, {…}