A program that invites you on a journey through a vibrant musical landscape, blending the bold and contemporary with the timeless and profound. This exciting program presents the Western U.S. premiere of a new composition titled Rainn by Karena Ingram, a rising star in contemporary composition. Her evocative work explores the fluidity of nature and emotion and is presented in collaboration with the League of American Orchestras’ Toulmin Commissions Program. Portland piano virtuoso Maria Garcia performs the dramatic elegance of Lūcija Garūta’s Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor — a hidden gem of the 20th-century repertoire, brimming with intensity, lyricism, and dazzling virtuosity. The program closes with the radiance of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major, a celebration of nature and folk-inspired melodies, bursting with joy and optimism.

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INNER LANDSCAPES: Depths of Expression

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Mt. Hood Community College

Composer Jean Sibelius proclaimed that his Second Symphony was “pure music.” Its stunning emotional range – from lyricism to discord to triumph – traces the struggles, crises, and turning-points experienced in a lifetime. Though the works of Latvian poet, pianist, and composer Lūcija Garūta were banned under Soviet occupation, her only Piano Concerto is a musical response to personal tragedy and the loss of the composer's niece. This powerful program is filled with passion, catharsis, and hope.  

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Toledo Museum of Art

Prokofiev’s fifth symphony is a mature composition, written 14 years after his previous symphonic work. This ode to freedom and happiness was completed during World War II and features a joy that prevails and explodes like fireworks under the baton of Kensho Watanabe.

Lūcija Garūta

Events

Past events

15 - 16 Nov, 2025

INNER LANDSCAPES: Depths of Expression · Orchestra Nova Northwest

Mar 8, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 · Toledo Symphony Orchestra

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