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Newport Symphony Orchestra – Yakona

This concert series marks a special commission for the Newport Symphony Orchestra and greater Newport community. Featuring ecological composer Sara Carina Graef, this commission is to commemorate the beauty, history, and future of the Yakona Nature Preserve through the beauty of symphony music. This collaboration between the Yakona Preserve, Sara Graef, and the NSO also … Continued

Newport Youth Symphony of the Oregon Coast

The Newport Youth Symphony of the Oregon Coast (NYSOC) is the full orchestra that includes intermediate and advanced string students, as well as youth woodwind, brass and percussion players.

Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Concert

The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival returns for its fifth season with two free concerts! Six Oregon high school orchestras will perform with special guests, the George Fox University Chamber Orchestra… Friday, April 21st at 7pm Newport Performing Arts Center Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm Newport Middle School The festival is an annual 4-day event led … Continued

Newport’s Diverse Paths to an American Dream: Join the Conversation

The Newport Public Library was selected for a 2022 Consider This Mini Grant for Rural Libraries from Oregon Humanities. The Newport Public Library will be hosting a program with a panel, “Newport’s Diverse Paths to an American Dream: Join the Conversation” on Thursday, May 19 from 6-7:30 pm at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in … Continued

NSO With Tribute to David Ogden Series

The Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean conducted by Adam Flatt performs Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Tchaikovsky’s suite from Swan Lake, and the world premiere of a new work commissioned by the NSO in tribute to David Ogden Stiers. Maestro Flatt writes, “Our dear friend David Ogden Stiers admired Mark Fish, with whom … Continued

Kay Moxness’ Remembrance Reception and PAC Capital Campaign Fundraiser

Kay Moxness’ Remembrance Reception and PAC Capital Campaign Fundraiser Remembering a life of arts advocacy Friends and acquaintances of Kay Moxness are invited on Saturday, June 10th from 2pm-4pm for a “Remembrance Reception” in the lobby of Newport Performing Arts Center (PAC). This gathering is also a fundraiser for the PAC Capital Campaign. Kay, who … Continued

Rena Olson and Bill Posner: Yakona

Local photographers Bill Posner and Rena Olson offer a view, through their lenses, of wandering Yakona Nature Preserve’s trails and hidden places, reverently sharing space with Yakona’s wildlife, and allowing secrets of the native coastal fog-belt forest to be revealed. Posner’s goal is to help the viewer to see through his eyes, experience what he … Continued

Free 4th of July Community Concert

You’re invited to join the brass and percussion of the Newport Symphony Orchestra as we celebrate America’s independence with our annual FREE Community Concert, conducted by Adam Flatt. This year’s program will take place outdoors at Newport Middle School. Seating is on the field, so bring a blanket or camp/beach chair. Concert includes “Fanfare for … Continued

Winter Series Concert featuring the Cascade Piano Trio

Violinist Anthea Kreston, Special Guest Artist for the Newport Symphony's January 18 & 19 Concerts will be in a special Newport Performance on Saturday, January 11 at First Presbyterian Church. The music of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and more comes alive in a free concert Saturday, January 11th at 7:00pm at First Presbyterian Church in … Continued

Season of Light with Halie Loren

Halie Loren and her band bring a little extra warmth, sweetness, humor, and light to Newport this holiday season, performing the familiar fare of nostalgic favorites done in classic fashion alongside songs that play with seasonal themes in unexpected ways. Halie Loren – vocals Matt Treder – piano Sean Peterson – bass Rob Birdwell – … Continued

NSO presents Mendelssohn and Anthea

The Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean conducted by Adam Flatt with violinist Anthea Kreston perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Maestro Flatt also includes on the program Handel’s Water Music, Bach and Webern’s Musical Offering: Ricercare and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Maestro Flatt shares these thoughts, “Six … Continued

NSO performs Bloch and Schubert

The Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean conducted by Adam Flatt performs Ernest Bloch’s Concerto Grosso No. 1 with Katherine George on piano. The NSO then performs Franz Schubert’s Great C Major Symphony. Maestro Flatt shares these thoughts, “Schubert’s C Major Symphony was first called “The Great” to distinguish it from another, smaller symphony in … Continued