Portland Festival Symphony starts this weekend

Lajos Balogh will conduct the Portland Festival Symphony in a series of free summer concerts. All of the concerts begin at 6 pm.

Here's the schedule:

Saturday, August 1st, Cathedral Park
Haydn: Symphony No. 104
Haydn: Horn Concerto - Bill Stalnaker, Soloist
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Haydn: Toy Symphony (with children participation)

Sunday, August 2nd, Washington Park
Souza: Stars & Stripes For Ever
Haydn: Symphony No. 88
Mendelssohn: Nocturne (Midsummer Night's Dream)
P.D.Q. Bach: Octoot
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto - Fred Sautter, Soloist
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Haydn: Toy Symphony (with children participation)

Saturday, August 8th, U.S. Grant Park
Haydn: Symphony No. 104
Haydn: Cello Concerto - Andrew Dunn, Soloist
Haydn: String Quartet Op.1, No.3 – Lyric Arts String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Nocturne
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Eroica)
Haydn: Toy Symphony (with children participation)

Sunday, August 9th, Peninsula Park
Haydn: Symphony N0. 88
Parry: An English Suite
P.D.Q. Bach: Octoot
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Haydn: Toy Symphony (with children participation)

Saturday, August 15th, Laurelhurst Park
Haydn: Symphony No. 104
Mendelssohn: Nocturne
Haydn: String Quartet Op.1, No.3 -Lyric Arts String Quartet
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Eroica)
Haydn: Toy Symphony (with children participation)

RAIN Date for any of the concerts: Monday, August 17th, Washington Park

For my interview with Balogh last year, click here.