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PSO launches ‘Crescendo’ campaign to boost its endowment

The Portland Symphony Orchestra is well on its way to meeting its $6.5 million goal.

The PSO’s Eckart Preu passed with flying colors Sunday with two familiar works and another by a relatively unknown female composer.

The orchestra’s newly installed music director conducts season-opening concerts Sunday and Monday.

Already familiar to local audiences, he makes his debut as music director with concerts on Sept. 22 and 23 at Merrill Auditorium.

by Peter McGuire Staff Writer July 4, 2019July 4, 2019

Many people were overjoyed the orchestra was back – after a one-year hiatus – for the Independence Day performance on Portland’s Eastern Promenade.

The Portland Chamber Music Festival and Opera Maine also bring classical offerings to the area this summer.

by Allan Kozinn April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

The guest conductor returned Sunday for a program that included Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony.

The money will be used to support youth concerts and other programs for kids and families around the state.

The patriotic music adds to the celebration of our freedoms and shouldn’t be construed as an endorsement of the troubled Trump era.

Organizers say there isn’t enough money from sponsors and the community this year to continue the eight-year musical tradition.