The mission of Portland Baroque Orchestra is to produce intimate and historically-informed interpretations of music composed before 1840.
Founded in 1984, Portland Baroque Orchestra is the third-largest period performance orchestra in the United States. PBO specializes in works of the Baroque and Classical eras, but also explores the musical world outside of those time constraints, performing with period instruments or replicas of instruments that were available when the music was composed. This means that our concerts feature familiar instruments that may look or sound a little different (for example, violins with gut strings or flutes made of wood and bone) as well as instruments that are no longer a part of the modern orchestra (like the theorbo). Led by Artistic Director Monica Huggett, the orchestra thrives on spontaneity, playfulness, and extraordinary artistry. PBO seeks to recreate the live music experiences of history by presenting the highest level of music performance in intimate venues.

With passion and finesse, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with Music Director & Conductor, Salvador Brotons, plays time-honored masterworks, newly commissioned world premieres, and unique and intriguing repertoire, including works by prominent new composers. Each year, the VSO performs more than 20 classical, pops, educational, and family concerts in Vancouver, WA USA. As a nonprofit organization, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is driven by a powerful mission and five core values which guide us to serve our community and foster artistic development in Southwest Washington and beyond.

The Oregon Symphony is Portland’s largest performing arts organization and the oldest American orchestra west of the Mississippi. Led by Music Director Carlos Kalmar, it performs with many of the world’s top musicians and offers the best of orchestral music – classical to pops to cutting-edge contemporary – to growing audiences in Portland and across Oregon.

From September through June, the orchestra performs about 100 concerts each season, mostly at downtown Portland’s historic Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, drawing an enthusiastic audience of more than 225,000 people annually. Adventurous programming. Inspiring collaborations. Bridging art forms. Connecting lives. Sparking conversation. Every day, and with each exhilarating performance, the Oregon Symphony is moving music forward.

Begun as a string ensemble in 1930, the Marylhurst Symphony has grown to become a full symphony orchestra composed of instrumentalists from the community, faculty, & undergraduate students. Lajos Balogh has conducted since 1966. Our full symphony orchestra is composed of instrumentalists from the community who give their time and share their talents for the love of classical music. We are primarily an adult group, but we also have a significant number of young people and students.

Lajos Balogh, Conductor - has been the music director and conductor of the Marylhurst Symphony since 1966.
Mr. Balogh was the former Principal Second Violin with the Oregon Symphony and is the founding director and conductor of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony and the Portland Festival Orchestra. He was born in Sopron, Hungary, and studied at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Rados, Jardanyi, and Kodaly. He also studied in Munich and Hamburg with Stiehler and Tibor Varga.

The Master's Men of FBC Silsbee originated with the dream of a few devoted Southern Gospel Music fans. Dr. Jimmy Norwood (tenor), Dwight Short (lead), David Diden (baritone), and Bill Wright (bass) collaborated together to start a Southern Gospel Quartet called the Master's Four. This group of men began their journey back in 1985 and created a legacy that carries through to the present day. In 1996 Mark Frusha came to First Baptist Church, Silsbee as the Minister of Music. Shortly thereafter, Mark Frusha, Dwayne Davis and Jimmy Hayes created a trio called the Minor Third which performed on occasion at First Baptist Church. A Southern Gospel group called The Mighty Voice Quartet was formed which consisted of Keith Morgan, Rick Goldin, Dwight Short, and Mark Frusha. At one Church Homecoming event the first two groups decided to join forces to sing the classic "Here Comes the Bride" and the groups, as well as the crowd, loved it. In 1998 the groups officially joined together and renamed themselves The Master's Men of FBC Silsbee.

The Master's Men Of Silsbee are a Southern Gospel Quartet...Texas Sized! We perform locally here in SE TX, but also travel outside of our great state. We sing a lot, but are very humbled by the opportunity to serve our Lord through this music. God Bless and keep singing!!!

Deacon Jones & The Dirty Rotten Sinners deliver soulful southern rock music with a tip of the hat to many of their musical influences including the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gov't Mule and more. Pulling Southern Rock out of the 70's and into a time and culture where folks need the pride and attitude the music invokes.

Leading a congregation of hard-core Southern Rock fans from the keys of a gritty sounding B3, Deacon Jones is on a mission to bringing the people back to the fold! Tired of all the corporate, politically correct, cookie cutter processed music that's being spoon fed to the public, this is one band that's determined to bring back something that is lost on.

The Jacksonville Symphony is one of Northeast Florida’s most important cultural institutions. Founded in 1949, the Symphony is ranked among the nation’s top regional orchestras. The Symphony’s home, Robert E. Jacoby Hall, is considered to be an acoustic gem. Each year thousands enjoy the Symphony’s performances both at Jacoby Hall in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and at venues located throughout Northeast Florida.

The Symphony is also the community’s leader in music education for children, serving four county school districts. In addition to offering free tickets to children under the age of 18 for selected Masterworks, and other special youth pricing, there are several programs to foster music education. The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras, under the direction of Assistant Conductor and JSYO Principal Conductor Deanna Tham, performed in L.A.’s famous Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall this June as one of just three student orchestras invited to perform in the Los Angeles International Music Festival.

Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to presenting quality performances of standard, worthy but rarely performed, and new orchestral repertoire. The orchestra features regional composers, soloists, and musicians both professional and semi-professional. Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra brings together musicians and audiences in friendly, affordable, and accessible concert experiences.

Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1982 as a community orchestra by Jerry Luedders at Lewis and Clark College. PSU Professor John Trudeau then led the orchestra for fourteen years. Under his guidance, PCSO evolved from an all-volunteer community orchestra into a semi-professional metropolitan orchestra, with over 90 percent of the orchestra's 70+ members being professional musicians. Huw Edwards served as Music Director and Conductor for twelve seasons (2000-2012). Having flourished and matured artistically over the past 31 seasons, it is now composed of many of the finest musicians in the metropolitan Portland community.

The Beaverton Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to provide an opportunity for local musicians who are passionate about classical music to come together and create a musical experience that can be shared with the community through quality live performances at an affordable price. The Symphony is committed to enriching the performing arts culture of the Beaverton area and making classical music accessible to the broadest possible audience.

The Snowman Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing instruments, instruction and inspiration to deserving children. The Snowman Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to proving instruments, instruction and inspiration to deserving children. Your time and money will help make sure that interest and talent, not economics, will determine who gets the chance to play music.

The Foundation's primary source of funding comes from the annual "Ten Grands" concert, Proceeds from this event support our schools, our children, and our community.

The Portland Youth Philharmonic Association supports two full symphony orchestras, a wind ensemble and a string ensemble. Each group is made up of outstanding young musicians chosen by open auditions each spring and late summer who are seated solely according to ability. They range in age from 7 to 22, come from communities across the region, and represent over 70 different schools. Membership demands their commitment to an intensive schedule of rehearsals and the performance of a repertoire that closely parallels that of major professional orchestras. The organization presents a subscription series of concerts in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, as well as free children's concerts and other community concerts both in Portland and around the region.

Each May, the Fayetteville Chamber Music Festival presents concerts of chamber music during which the audience sits near the musicians and experiences the music close-up. World-class musicians from New York, Hungary, Poland, Houston and Austin perform in the Moravian Room at the Country Place Hotel in downtown historic Fayetteville where the natural acoustics bring a perfect warm, intimate sound to the musicians' violin, clarinet and piano.

The repertoire includes classics by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Czech favorites by Dvorak and Fayetteville LocationJanacek, and Swedish pieces by Berwald, Netzel, and Stenhammar, among others. Founded in 2006 as a 501(c) 3 non-profit incorporated in the State of Texas, the Festival has enjoyed the support of volunteers, individual patrons, corporations and grant-making organizations including the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and the Swedish Council of America.

Piedmont College Theatre is a collaboration of directors, actors, the production team, and the live audience. Piedmont offers an experience for the audience with enthusiastic directors and determined performers. Combined with the state-of-the art facilities and the neverending desire to learn, the Theatre Department provides entertainment that anyone can enjoy.

North Georgia Theatre, a professional repertory theatre company in residence at Piedmont College, brings professional actors, directors, and designers from across the Southeast to produce theatre in the northeast Georgia mountains. NGT was founded in 2010 and is dedicated to making quality theatre accessible to the community.