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28-555: Portland Symphony may refer to: Portland Symphony Orchestra , Portland, Maine, United States Oregon Symphony , Portland, Oregon, United States, formerly the Portland Symphony Orchestra (to 1967) Portland Columbia Symphony , Portland, Oregon Portland Youth Philharmonic , Portland, Oregon, formerly the Portland Junior Symphony Topics referred to by

56-579: A 2018 survey of American orchestras, he was rated the second-most performed living composer. Bates was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , and raised in Richmond, Virginia , and Newtown, Virginia , where his family homestead and farm is located. He exhibited an early interest in creative writing at St. Christopher's School and received a letter from the Mayor of Munich in response to his poem The Village of

84-618: A Million People , written after a visit to the German city. His earliest choral compositions were conducted by his piano teacher Hope Armstrong Erb, and he studied composition with Dika Newlin , who was a student of Arnold Schoenberg . During the summer of 1993 at Brevard Music Center , Bates' music caught the attention of conductor Robert Moody, who subsequently commissioned his first symphonic work Free Variations for Orchestra for his orchestra in Evansville, Indiana . Bates subsequently attended

112-498: A live orchestra . It was co-commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , San Francisco Symphony , Dallas Symphony Orchestra , Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra . The work is a collaboration between Bates and director and sound designer Gary Rydstrom of Lucasfilm and Skywalker Sound , as well as animator Jim Capobianco of Aerial Contrivance Workshop. Philharmonia Fantastique

140-545: A nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his Alternative Energy for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , where Bates was named composer-in-residence from 2010 to 2015. Film projects began in 2015 with the score for Gus Van Sant 's film The Sea of Trees , starring Matthew McConaughey , Naomi Watts and Ken Watanabe . While gaining national prominence for his electro-acoustic symphonic music, Bates began experimenting with concert format in his curating projects in partnership with institutions such as

168-449: A revival of the narrative symphonies of the 19th century using 21st-century sounds, as exhibited by his 2018 symphony Art of War . The piece "explores the drama of human conflict" using field recordings of mortar and artillery explosions made during two visits to Camp Pendleton, as well as recordings of the printing presses of the US Mint which appear in the work's opening movement 'Money as

196-501: A weapons system' . Some of his works do not include electronic sounds, such as Resurrexit, which was commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in celebration of Manfred Honeck 's 60th birthday. Honeck conducted its premiere in 2018. A long partnership with the San Francisco Symphony began with the 2009 premiere of The B-Sides under Michael Tilson Thomas , who subsequently conducted several works by Bates with

224-600: Is a 'guide to the orchestra' with a script by Bates and Rydstrom (the director of the film), and an electro-acoustic symphonic score by Bates. It was set to be premiered by Chicago Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Edwin Outwater in March 26–28 in 2020, marking the 100th- anniversary celebration of the 1919 founding of the CSO School and Family Matinee Concerts series by Frederick Stock , CSO's second music director. However,

252-448: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Portland Symphony Orchestra The Portland Symphony Orchestra has had 13 main conductors since its establishment in 1923. Its first conductor was the city of Portland's organist, Charles Raymond Cronham, from 1927 to 1932. During his tenure, he extended rehearsals and the concert schedule. He also inaugurated out-of-town concerts such as

280-673: Is the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , and he has also been in residence with Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the San Francisco Symphony , the Pittsburgh Symphony , and the California Symphony . In addition to his notable works Mothership , Anthology of Fantastic Zoology , and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs , he composed the score to Gus Van Sant 's film The Sea of Trees . In

308-489: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center . Through his club show Mercury Soul, Bates became familiar with lighting, production, and staging techniques that create fluid, information-rich environments in social settings. With composer Anna Clyne , Bates expanded the Chicago Symphony's MusicNOW series to include cinematic program notes, immersive production, and pre- and post-concert parties in partnership with

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336-653: The Columbia University - Juilliard School program and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and Masters of Music in music composition . He studied music composition with John Corigliano , David Del Tredici , and Samuel Adler , while also studying playwriting with Arnold Weinstein . In 2001, Bates relocated to the Bay Area and studied under Edmund Campion in the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies at

364-526: The Netflix series Stranger Things . His first opera , The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs , was premiered in 2017 by the Santa Fe Opera , which added a performance to accommodate the high demand after selling out all seven performances. General Director Charles MacKay announced that it was one of the best-selling new works in its history, and Santa Fe Opera's recording on Pentatone Records went on to win

392-734: The Phoenix Symphony and subsequently performing it with the Atlanta Symphony . Robert Moody premiered that work in addition to Rusty Air in Carolina . He gained national attention in 2007 with Liquid Interface , a water symphony commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin , who premiered several works by Bates including Violin Concerto for Anne Akiko Meyers . Bates has spoken about his symphonies as

420-643: The University of California, Berkeley and graduated in 2008 with a PhD in composition. He worked around that time as a DJ and techno artist under the name Masonic in clubs and lounges of San Francisco . In that year, with conductor Benjamin Shwartz and visual designer Anne Patterson , he founded Mercury Soul, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that mounts club shows combining classical music and DJ sets in clubs. He concurrently lived in Rome 2003-2004 as

448-678: The YouTube Symphony . The latter premiered Mothership at the Sydney Opera House in 2011 to an online audience of two million, and the work has become one of the most-performed orchestral works by a living composer. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony recorded three Bates works during the Beethoven & Bates Festival of 2017, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Orchestral Performance . That same year also saw

476-523: The 2019 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording . Co-commissioners include San Francisco Opera , Seattle Opera , and Indiana University . The Libretto was written by Mark Campbell . In 2018, the Metropolitan Opera announced the commission of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay , with music by Bates and libretto by Gene Scheer. The opera is based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning novel with

504-611: The PSO's conductor. His legacy was to help improve the string section . Rouben Gregorian took over in 1958, after Burgin's administration ended. He was a graduate of Central College in Iran, where he had been the co-founder and conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra . As the main conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, he finalized the enactment of a fully paid orchestra in 1959. In 1962, Arthur Bennett Lipkin began his tenure. He

532-559: The Portland Symphony Chamber Orchestra. His administration lasted from 1976 until 1986. Toshiyuki Shimada took over in 1986. He tightened the orchestra's grasp of symphonic masterworks and deepened its commitment to youth and family programming, while building higher on the firm music foundations left by his predecessors. Robert Moody was the 12th music director of the Portland Symphony from 2008 until 2018. He

560-540: The illmeasures DJ collective. After his residency with the CSO, Bates was named the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. , where he launched the new-music series KC Jukebox . The series animates venues across the center, pairing classical ensembles and composers with artists outside the field, such as Thievery Corporation and the composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of

588-532: The performance at Bowdoin College in January 1928. Volunteers and musicians transported the orchestra and all its instruments, including two pianos. In 1933, a school of music supervisor, Charles A. Warren, from Brunswick took over for a year. From 1935 to 1937, Paul E. Melrose was the main conductor. He was part of the 5th US Infantry Band at Fort Williams as the warrant officer and band leader. Dr. Russell Ames Cook

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616-525: The premiere was cancelled as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic . Its West Coast premiere in April 16–18 in the same year by the San Francisco Symphony was postponed for the same reason. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra , Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , and National Symphony Orchestra also plan to perform Philharmonia Fantastique in their 2020–21 season, after which it will be made available for rental as

644-795: The recipient of The Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome as well as in Berlin in 2005 as recipient of the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin . In 2014 he joined the Composition faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He currently lives in Burlingame, California . Bates showed an early interest in bridging the worlds of electronic and symphonic music , premiering his Concerto for Synthesizer in 1999 with

672-539: The same name by Michael Chabon about a Jewish immigrant who writes comic books to earn enough money to save his family from the Holocaust . In November 2019, Vulcan Productions announced details about World’s Greatest Synth: The Making of the Orchestra (later retitled Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra ), a 25-minute multimedia work integrating film , animation and pre-recorded sound with

700-430: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Portland Symphony . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portland_Symphony&oldid=943105609 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

728-515: Was a champion of new music, particularly the work of Mason Bates , and began the Discovery Concert series for families. Eckart Preu has been named the 13th music director of the Portland Symphony and began his tenurein the 2019–2020 season. Other guest conductors: Mason Bates Mason Wesley Bates (born January 23, 1977) is a Grammy award-winning American composer of symphonic music and DJ of electronic dance music . He

756-467: Was the first out-of-state conductor. An outgoing man, he befriended the "leading families" of the orchestra, and they helped him get support. During his tenure from 1938 until 1951, there was an increase in donations, supporters, and volunteers which were all essential to its success. In 1952, the concertmaster and associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra , Richard Burgin , became

784-559: Was the first resident conductor and began the youth concerts. The orchestra was involved with Voice of America broadcasts, including a broadcast to Kyoto, Japan. From 1967 until 1975, Paul Vermal was the main conductor. He conducted a five-day Canadian Tour. He also introduced outdoor concerts and concert previews. The Portland Symphony Orchestra developed a national reputation for its artistic quality during Bruce Hangen's subsequent tenure. He helped expand educational programs which attracted children of all ages. He also created and developed

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