Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mendelssohn transports us to Shakespeare’s fantastical world of fairies and magic spells, with puckish strings, chattering woodwinds, and brassy fanfares. Principal Guest Conductor Jun Märkl leads this enchanting work alongside Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration — an electrifying musical poem exploring the spiritual journey of passing lives.

Program

Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mendelssohn: Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opp. 21 & 61

Artists

Jun Märkl, Conductor
TBA, Soprano & Mezzo-Soprano
Portland State University Chamber Choir, Sopranos & Altos
TBA, Narrator

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