The Willamette Valley Symphony (WVS), formerly known as the Willamette Valley Community Orchestra, was founded by Dr. Sean Paul Mills in December of 2007. The orchestra is a community-based, volunteer organization comprised of 50-60 musicians primarily from the beautiful Willamette Valley and as far as the Oregon coast. Members of the orchestra share a common passion for making music. WVS members come from various walks of life; there are nurses, teachers, artists, business executives, among many other life callings.
Tickets are free for youths 0-17, $20 for adults, and $18 for seniors 65+. For complete information about these concerts and to buy tickets, visit www.WillametteValleySymphony.org.
2024-2025 Concert Season
Anthea Kreston will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and the orchestra will also perform Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
The Willamette Valley Symphony is excited to present the winner(s) of their 2024 Student Concerto Competition, who will play a concerto movement with the symphony. This concert will also feature Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
The symphony will be playing Westside Story Symphonic Dance by Leonard Bernstein, Danse Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The Willamette Valley Symphony will feature soloist Ken Saul playing Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. The symphony will also be performing Armenian-American composer Alan Hovhaness’ Symphony no. 2 Mysterious Mountain and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony no. 6.
The Willamette Valley Symphony will play William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony and local composer Freddy Vilches’ African/Cuban Symphony.
