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Join in our tradition 100% of Salem Series subscriber of sharing the power donations are used to support concerts and initiatives in the AMAZING ADD-ONS of music with our Mid-Willamette Valley. Help us continue community this work in our community by adding a Purchase advance tickets to these concerts at Portland's THE OREGON contribution to your order today. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in addition to your subscription package and get the best seats with your subscriber discount. Find out more at orsymphony.org/salem SYMPHONY IN SALEM Gospel Christmas December 10, 11 & 12, 2021 2021/22 SEASON The 22nd annual performance of this beloved concert, featuring the region’s premier gospel singers along with the Oregon Symphony, is sure to bring joy to your holiday season. SMITH AUDITORIUM, WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY Subscribe now to get the best seats A Merry-Achi Christmas December 15, 2021

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It’s never been easier, or more exciting, to be an Oregon Symphony José Hernández leads Mariachi Sol De México® in a vibrant musical tribute to 2021/22 SEASON Mexico’s Christmas traditions. The Oregon Symphony does not perform in Salem subscriber. You’ll experience a dazzling spectrum of world- STAGE class music with exclusive benefits, such as premium seats at the Cirque Nutcracker level c level c subscriber price, free and easy ticket exchanges, no additional fees December 18 & 19, 2021 level b level blevel b all season long, and the best discounts on high-demand concerts. The awe-inspiring talents of Troupe Vertigo join forces with the Oregon Symphony, Plus you’ll always keep your favorite seats, year after year. bringing their unique hybrid of cirque, dance, and acrobatic art to Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday masterpiece, The Nutcracker. Our season will sell fast, so subscribe today for your best options. with the Oregon Symphony January 20, 2022 Subscriber Benefits level alevel a level a level c Itzhak Perlman, 16-time Grammy Award winner and reigning virtuoso of the • The best seats, yours to keep season after season , returns for a refined program of classical favorites. • Big savings on your series: enjoy 10% off A Valentine • The best discounts on additional concerts in Portland and February 12, 13 & 14, 2022 Salem Join and China Forbes as they team up with the Oregon Symphony for a perfect Valentine’s show. • No additional handling fees all season level b level blevel b • Free and easy ticket exchanges An African American Requiem • First access to concerts announced throughout the season World premiere presented by Resonance Ensemble and the Oregon Symphony • Exclusive rehearsal passes at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer level c level clevel c May 7, 2022 in Salem Oregon Symphony Office Ticket c/o Oregon Symphony Street, ste 200 921 sw Washington or 97205 Portland, Portland composer Damien Geter’s bold musical response to violence against Concert Hall SECTION 3 SECTION 2 SECTION 1 African Americans in the United States combines traditional Latin Requiem • Payment plan options – pay half now, half in July ADA SEATING texts with civil rights declarations, poetry, and the famous last words of Eric • Other perks announced throughout the season! Garner, “I can’t breathe.” Commissioned by Resonance Ensemble BALCONY Take advantage of your exclusive subscriber benefits. level c level clevel c Concerts will be added all season long – visit orsymphony.org for the most up-to-date listing. Add must-see concerts to your season now, and save 10%! level a level a level a We regret that we are not able to offer discounts on Itzhak Perlman or A Pink Martini Valentine

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Haydn & Strauss: Austrian Music through the Ages James Ehnes Plays Mozart with the Oregon Symphony

October 29, 2021 David Danzmayr, Conductor November 19, 2021 HK Gruber, Chansonnier Martin Hébert, Jonathon Heyward, Conductor Your Symphony. Sarah Kwak, Violin James Ehnes, Violin J.S. Bach: for Oboe and Violin Kareem Roustom: Dabke Back together again, Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” Mozart: No. 4 HK Gruber: Frankenstein!! Stravinsky: Agon J. Strauss II: Emperor Waltz Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture with you. From the land of the Blue Danube comes a program One of the most in-demand violinists on the of Austrian favorites. Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony is international stage, Grammy Award winner James among the great Classical Era symphonies, while Johann Ehnes stars in a program of drama and romance. Join us at Smith Auditorium for an We are thrilled to introduce you Strauss II radiates 19th-century charm. And, just in time Rounding out the concert is Tchaikovsky’s Romeo Sarah Kwak Martin Hébert for Halloween, living composer HK Gruber will lead the James Ehnes and Juliet, which portrays the timeless love story extraordinary Oregon Symphony in Salem to the person who will lead the festivities in his amusing Frankenstein!! with memorable melodies and lush harmonies. 2021/22 Season, as we come together and Oregon Symphony in Salem – celebrate the orchestra and the debut of Music Director David Danzmayr. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade Beethoven & Brahms Music Director David Danzmayr. Austrian-born, David has conducted February 18, 2022 January 28, 2022 Together, we’ll experience a season filled with from Germany to Scotland, Mario Venzago, Conductor San Diego to Baltimore. He brings Eun Sun Kim, Conductor Lars Vogt, , Cello concerts of exceptional vibrancy and cultural with him a strong belief that each : Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Beethoven: No. 2 diversity, building on the 18-year legacy of composer’s musical expression is Robin Holloway: Cello Concerto (World premiere Brahms: Symphony No. 3 greatly shaped by their environment, commission) Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 Music Director Laureate . Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade family heritage, and culture. In this bold program featuring a pair of classical In a program of enchanting stories, Nikolai Rimsky- giants, Grammy Award-nominated German David’s premiere concert in Salem Korsakov’s stirring Scheherazade showcases the power pianist Lars Vogt makes his Oregon Symphony As we reunite with our audience, there is of the orchestra, weaving a famous Middle Eastern yarn debut performing a sparkling, early Beethoven features a must-see performance of with gorgeous and colorful melodies. Similarly, Paul concerto. Brahms’ Third Symphony, hailed as the much to celebrate. We can’t wait to experience Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tells a tale of sorcery equal of Beethoven’s “Eroica,” delivers Brahms at Austrian music through the ages, Eun Sun Kim Johannes Moser Lars Vogt and mayhem with brilliantly evocative music. his most robust and potent. the joy and healing power of live music with which is sure to set the tone for an you once again. unforgettable season. Wagner & Strauss: Stories Without Words Dvořák’s New World Symphony To learn more about David, visit April 29, 2022 orsymphony.org/Danzmayr. May 20, 2022 David Danzmayr, Conductor David Danzmayr, Conductor JáTtik Clark, Alina Ibragimova, Violin Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Tyzik: Selections from The Michael Roberts, Marimba Nutcracker Suite Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Wynton Marsalis: (Oregon Symphony Schumann: Violin Concerto co-commission) Gabriella Smith: Riprap Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite From folk music to classical and jazz, this concert Two of opera’s best-known stories come to life through explores the question “What makes music American?” their greatest orchestral selections. Following music from Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, inspired by his experience Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, the joy of the Viennese waltz traveling the United States, is vibrant with American comes alive in ’ exuberant Rosenkavalier folk and spiritual elements. Wynton Marsalis’ newly Alina Ibragimova Suite. Russian-British violinist Alina Ibragimova joins the composed Tuba Concerto fuses with orchestra for Schumann’s impassioned Violin Concerto. jazz to create a uniquely American hybrid.