2020 OMF Festival Season Brochure

Saturday
June 27, 8:00 p.m.
MENDELSSOHN
REFORMATION SYMPHONY
First Baptist Church, Portland
Dimitri Ashkenazy, clarinet
Holland Phillips, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, violoncello
Oregon Festival Orchestra
Jetro Meira de Oliveira, conductor
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Samuel Krähenbühl: Sinfonia Concertante
for clarinet, viola, violoncello and orchestra
OMF commission; world premiere
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D Major “Reformation”
IRA
ÜHL
Beethoven’s enthusiasm for the subject of
Goethe’s drama Egmont is evident, both in
admiration for the work of the giant of German
literature, but also for the theme of the play—
victory over tyranny. Resident conductor Jetro
Meira de Oliveira then conducts fellow Brazilian
Samuel Krähenbühl’s OMF commissioned piece
Sinfonia Concertante. The concert concludes
with Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, a
work that came about due to the composer’s
dream to write a programmatic work to commemorate
the 1830 300th anniversary of the
Lutheran “Augsburg Confession.” Inspirational
qualities and skillful use of the familiar German
reformation chorale “Ein feste Burg” and the
“Dresden Amen” ensure that the symphony’s
popularity with audiences remains constant.
TICKETS
Tickets start at $35
Senior and student discount pricing available
20.