Willamette Valley Symphony enriches the lives of individuals in the local valley by providing a place for musicians to thrive and share rich musical programs with the surrounding community.
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Willamette Valley Symphony enriches the lives of individuals in the local valley by providing a place for musicians to thrive and share rich musical programs with the surrounding community.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025, 7:00 – 9:30 pm, Pre-concert talk 6:15 pm, Albany Performing Arts Center, Albany

Sunday, June 8, 2025, 4:00 – 6:30 pm, Pre-concert talk 3:15 pm, Ashbrook Independent School, Corvallis

For Willamette Valley Symphony’s final concert they will play local composer Freddy Vilches’ African/Cuban Symphony, William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Petit Suite de Concert. 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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