Saturday, February 8, 2025, 7:00 – 9:30 pm, Pre-concert talk 6:15 pm, Albany Performance Arts Center
Come enjoy this lively concert full of music made for dancing. The symphony will be playing Westside story Symphonic Dance by Leonard Bernstein, Danse Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Come 45 minutes early for a pre-concert talk. Doors open one hour before the concert.
Willamette Valley Symphony will feature soloist Ken Saul playing Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. The Symphony will also be performing Armenian-American composer Alan Hovhaness’ Symphony no. 2 Mysterious Mountain and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony no. 6. Come 45 minutes early for a pre-concert talk. Doors open one hour before the concert.
Featured Soloist Ken Saul
Ken Saul, principal trumpet with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony and the Willamette Valley Symphony, received the Bachelor of Music in Performance from San Francisco State University where he studied with Joseph Alessi, Sr. He continued his music studies in composition at SF State and at the Juilliard School. Ken also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management. Ken is now a consultant to the music industry for musical instrument lubricants and care accessories and is a private trumpet instructor.
For Willamette Valley Symphony’s final concert, they will play William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony and local composer Freddy Vilches’ African/Cuban Symphony. Come 45 minutes early for a pre-concert talk. Doors open one hour before the concert.
Featured Composer Freddy Vilches
Freddy Vilches is a composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator based in Portland, OR. Originally from Santiago, Chile, Freddy has performed extensively throughout the US and Latin America. He has recorded and performed with several Latin bands in the Northwest, and performs regularly with his own Latin ensembles.His compositions have been featured by the Lewis & Clark Orchestra, the Reed College Orchestra, ACDA (American Choral Directors Association), Resonance Vocal Ensemble, and the Urubichá Orchestra in Bolivia, among others.
Freddy Vilches is working on several musical and interdisciplinary projects that seek to vindicate historically marginalized communities, and help establish cultural bridges among the people of Latin America and the US.
Freddy is an experienced teacher and workshop presenter, he holds a PhD in Latin American Literature from the University of Oregon. He joined the Lewis & Clark faculty in September, 2006, and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages and Literatures. He is an instructor of Latin American instruments (Charango, Venezuelan Cuatro, and Afro-Cuban Ensemble) at the Music Department.
Ticket Prices
Youth 0-17 free
Adults 18-65 $20
Seniors 65+ $18
Thanks to our donors and community grants, WVS offers these ticket programs:
WVS’ Youth Passport Program: One adult accompanying a youth (17 and under) can receive a free ticket at the door. (These tickets cannot be purchased online.)
WVS’ Arts for All Program: Adults with an Oregon Trail SNAP card can receive a $5 ticket at the door. (These tickets cannot be purchased online.)
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