Holst's The Planets
Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland, OR
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Giancarlo Guerrero, ConductorPortland State University Chamber Choir Sopranos & Altos, Ethan Sperry, ConductorPortland State University Thorn Choir, Coty Raven Morris & Annie Thomas, ConductorsOregon Symphony SAARIAHO Asteroid 4179: ToutatisGabriela Lena FRANK Picaflor: A future myth (Oregon Symphony co-commission, West Coast premiere)HOLST The Planets Take a tour of the Solar System with Holst’s popular The Planets, featuring seven orchestral fantasies that range from warlike “Mars” to mystic “Neptune.” The suite joins Saariaho’s Asteroid 4179: Toutatis, inspired by the asteroid whose orbit passes closest to the Earth. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Picaflor: A future myth, in its West Coast premiere, draws on the mythology of Andean Perú to evoke the sky kingdom, its sun god, and its mischievous hummingbird (picaflor).
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