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Support Your Favorite Family of the Orchestra! More Info5% raised of $20,000 GoalDonate The Salem Philharmonia Orchestra is thrilled to bring back our beloved Families
Salem Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphonic music that inspires, performed by outstanding
musicians from your community.
musicians from your community.
Upcoming Concerts
Buy Tickets for Concert #3
Rediscovering Marie Jaëll
Featuring Diane Chaplin, cello
Concerts in the 2024/2025 Season
Concert #1 – Nov 2 & Nov 3 – German Romantics
Featuring Maria Garcia, piano
- Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture
- Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor
- Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Concert #2 – Dec 14 & December 15 – Family Concert
Concert Times – 2:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
- Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
- Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40 – Praeludium
- Gabriel Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
- Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
- Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a – “Scène”
- Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
- Randall DeBruyn – Concertino for Chamber Orchestra and Percussion – Interlude
- Reinhold Glière – The Red Poppy – Russian Sailors’ Dance
Concert #3 – Feb 15 & Feb 16 – Rediscovering (Marie) Jaëll
Featuring Diane Chaplin, cello
Featuring Diane Chaplin, cello
- Bizet – Jeux d’enfants – Petite Suite
- Jaëll – Cello Concerto in F major
- Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
- Mozart – Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”)
Concert #4 – Apr 5 & Apr 6 -150 Years of Ravel
Featuring Thomas Otten, voice & piano
- Dvořák – The Noon Witch
- Ravel – Don Quichotte à Dulcinée song cycle
- Ravel – Concerto for Piano Left Hand in D major
- Schumann – Symphony No. 4
Concert #5 – May 31 & June 1 – Fate and the Apocalypse
- Verdi – La Forza del Destino Overture
- DeBruyn – Apocalyptic Maiden (world premiere)
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 4
Salem Phil News
Audition Announcement #2
Audition Announcement Salem Philharmonia Orchestra is now accepting auditions for the following positions: 2nd Oboe 2nd Clarinet Trumpet (all positions currently open) Principal 2nd Violin
Introducing Our New Concert Master
Introducing Our New Concertmaster We’re excited to announce our new Concertmaster, Sidran Olson! Sidran studied violin at the University of Oregon, and has played with
Concert Times
Join us for a Pre-Concert Presentation given by our artistic director.
Saturdays
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:15 PM
Concert starts at 7:00 PM
*Dec Concert starts at 2:00 PM
Sundays
Pre-Concert Talk at 1:15 PM
Concert starts at 2:00 PM
*Please Note: the December Family Concerts will start at 2:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday to accommodate family bedtimes. Pre-Concert talk is replaced with an instrument petting zoo.
Concert Venue
All concerts will be held at:
East Salem Community Center
1850 45th Ave. NE,
Salem, OR 97305
Mailing Address
Salem Philharmonia Orchestra
PO Box 13804
Salem, OR 97309
About The Salem Philharmonia Orchestra
The Salem Philharmonia Orchestra provides an opportunity for musicians and audiences in Salem, Oregon and the surrounding communities to participate in affordable performances of high quality symphonic literature. The objectives of the Salem Philharmonia Orchestra are simple: to make live symphonic music easily accessible to the community at a low cost and to give community members an opportunity to play in a symphony orchestra.
