Portland Symphony Orchestra
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Portland Symphony Orchestra renews music director’s contract, announces next season
Eckart Preu, who was hired in 2019, hasn't yet had a season free of disruption, but will get at least four more chances.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Portland symphony to perform songs of Paul Simon
Three vocalists, including New York singer/songwriter Paul Loren, will join the orchestra for Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Concert review: ‘Magic of Christmas’ puts focus on the music
Live audiences have returned for the Portland Symphony Orchestra's performances at Merrill Auditorium, and a digital version also will be available.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
‘Magic’ returns to full glory at Merrill Auditorium
Audiences will be back, infusing the Portland Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert with a sense of homecoming.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Concert review: At its first in-person concert in more than a year, a spirited program from the PSO
The one-hour performance addressed the parallel ideas of homecoming and moving on.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Portland Symphony Orchestra to require vaccination or negative test
Masks will also be required at its performances this fall, starting Oct. 19 at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
PSO returns to the stage this weekend – with a live audience
The Portland Symphony Orchestra, with Eckart Preu conducting, will perform before a live audience in Old Orchard Beach on Sunday in the first of 3 outdoor concerts this summer.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Musicians join in for Independence Day show to combat hunger
SummerFest ME's Ending Hunger at Home will feature more than 20 local, regional and national acts to raise money for two Maine organizations fighting food insecurity.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Portland Symphony Orchestra cancels concerts through June
But it will host an online 'Un-gala' on May 14 to raise money for the orchestra. Meanwhile, the Theater at Monmouth postpones its summer season.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Efforts underway to assist artists, musicians impacted by coronavirus
Creative Portland has created a relief fund for local artists, and Portland Symphony Orchestra has set up a similar fund for its musicians.