Season & Tickets
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Season Calendar
Now celebrating its 46th season, the Eugene Symphony is recognized as the cornerstone of the performing arts in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley. Under the leadership of music director Danail Rachev, the Eugene Symphony pursues its mission to "enrich lives through the power of music" by presenting annual classical, pops and community outreach performances, regularly commissioning and premiering new American works, and disseminating its performances via radio broadcasts and recordings.
Group Sales
Group Ticket discounts are available for any Eugene Symphony performance. Group size and discount vary from show to show. For more information, contact marketing director Mary McCauley at mary.mccauley@eugenesymphony.org.
Seating Charts
All of the Eugene Symphony’s season concerts are performed in the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. The regular season and special performances are all reserved seating. To view seating charts for the view
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May 2012
2011-2012 Season Preview
Latest News
Read Midori's blog about her Eugene residency
The Eugene Symphony is privileged to be one of two orchestras chosen to participate in Midori’s 2011-12 Orchestra Residencies Program. Designed by Midori as a means of supporting the American youth orchestra, the Orchestra Residencies Program is a collaborative project which provides meaningful musical experiences now for the next generation of classical musicians. The program aspires to help establish the youth orchestra as a presence in the community, as well as to build upon relationships with the local professional symphony, visiting artists and administrative staff. To read Midori’s blog about her Eugene residency, please visit http://orpobservations.wordpress.com/.
Eugene Symphony names Executive Director
Mary Ann Hanson, President of the Eugene Symphony Association, has announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Scott Freck as Executive Director of the Eugene Symphony, effective June 11, 2012. The appointment was confirmed at a special meeting of the Board where members received the unanimous recommendation of a seven-member Search Committee. It marks the successful conclusion of a six-month national search. Scott Freck is Vice President for Artistic Operations and General Manager of the North Carolina Symphony, where he has worked since 2000. In making the announcement, Mrs. Hanson stated, “We are delighted that Scott Freck will join the Eugene Symphony Association as our Executive Director and we welcome Scott and his family to Eugene." Speaking of his appointment, Freck said, “Together the musicians, Board of Directors, Guild, and staff of the Eugene Symphony have built an orchestra with a strong national reputation for artistic quality and a deeply rooted connection to the community. I am honored to accept this position and look forward to joining the Eugene Symphony's proud tradition and promising future.” Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott Freck was Artistic Administrator of the Oregon Symphony and served on the symphony staff there for nine years. A former cellist, he is also an alumnus of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Mr. Freck has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where he also served as Assistant Principal Cello of the Walla Walla Symphony and Principal Cello of the Whitman College Orchestra. Scott Freck and his wife, Leslie Anderson Freck, have an eleven-year-old daughter, Elena, and a nine-year-old son, Ivan.