Portland Chamber Orchestra

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Portland Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra
Founded1946
Location Portland, Oregon
Concert hallKaul Auditorium, Reed College
Principal conductorDeanna Tham
Website www.portlandchamberorchestra.org
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The Portland Chamber Orchestra was an orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. It was considered the oldest chamber orchestra in the United States until it closed in 2026. [1] [2] [3] Founded in 1946 by Boris Sirpo, [4] and hosted its first performance on May 27, 1947 at the Neighbors of Woodcraft Auditorium. Its home venue was at Lewis & Clark College.

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History

At the time of the orchestra's founding, Boris Sirpo, the founder, was a faculty member at Lewis & Clark College. Its early performers were female stringed instrument students at the College; this later changed to include those not actively studying there. [4] The first concert performed in 1947 was a tour de force of performance which included Gluck's Overture to Orfeo ed Euridice , Corelli's Concerto Grosso , John Humphries's Concerto for Strings, Carl Stamitz's Orchestra Quartet, Paul Hindemith's Three Pieces for Strings, Jean Sibelius's Romance in C, A. Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tschaikowsky, and Bach's Concerto in A Minor based on a Theme by Vivaldi.

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References

  1. ↑ "Portland Chamber Orchestra abruptly dissolves, cancels last two concerts due to lackluster fundraising". opb. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Portland Chamber Orchestra Announces Sudden Dissolution". Willamette Week. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Portland Chamber Orchestra bows out after nearly 80 years". Portland Business Journal. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Hard, Thomas. "Boris Sirpo (1893–1967)". Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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