Summer concert by Portland Wind Symphony The program is very exciting - taking you from an incredibly beautiful lovesong to a trip into outer space with the first manned space flight!!  (I kid you not!) You'll experience the colorful sounds of San Antonio, and Easter Sunday on the White House Lawn....and lots more! Enjoy the […]

Conductor Dr. Chris Chapman, has once again selected great music!!! You will be transported to the surface of the moon, experience a ride by railroad, enjoy some new Water Music........and so much more! Here is our program: La Peri Fanfare (Dukas) Water Music (Arnold) Mare Tranquilitatis (Zare) Magnolia Star (Danyew) Sound the Bells (Williams) The […]

Join the Portland Wind Symphony and the Marylhurst Music Therapy Student Organization for a sensory friendly concert. Typical public concert venues are inaccessible to those who are unable to sit still or be quiet. Experiencing live music in the fine arts is totally elusive to the growing number of people  in our society on the autism […]

Join us for our Winter concert, second performance of the 2016-17 season. Playlist: Centennial Celebration by Carnahan Rest by Ticheli Overture for Winds by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Symphony #2 by Ticheli Greensleeves arranged by Alfred Reed Russian Christmas Music by Reed There may be some other Christmas-y surprises too!

Is it a show or a concert or a performance? I choose 'show' for the alliterative affect. No matter what you call it, you'll hear great classical and contemporary wind band literature. It's a treat for the whole family. One of my favorite works is a 2014 composition by David Biedenbender, Daybreak Crossing. Oh, wait! Paris Sketches, […]

Portland Wind Symphony takes to the stage with classics by Leonard Bernstein, Henry Fillmore, and Camille de Nardis. We'll also be playing this century works by Justin Raines, William Pitts, and our director of music, Dr. Christopher Chapman. This concert is on Monday Oct. 30. We invite you to enjoy perhaps a new experience of […]