Oregon Composer Featured in November Concert

Willamette University Composer-In-Residence John Peel celebrates his 60th birthday with a performance of one of his works by the Salem Chamber Orchestra (SCO).

Photo courtesy: ayporchestras.org Inset photo: Willamette University

(SALEM) - Willamette University Composer-In-Residence John Peel celebrates his 60th birthday with a performance of one of his works by the Salem Chamber Orchestra (SCO).

The November 18th and 19th concerts feature Peel's "Three French Texts for Voice and Chamber Orchestra." Mezzo Soprano Allison Swensen-Mitchell will join the orchestra.

Willamette's John Peel

Peel, a Salem resident, is a nationally and internationally known composer. His works have been performed and commissioned by major symphony orchestras including the Seattle Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Oregon Symphony.

Other works on the November program are Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor and Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G major, "The Surprise."

Salem Chamber Orchestra, a 45-member professional organization, performs at 7:00 PM on Saturday, Nov. 18th and at 3:00 PM on Sunday, Nov. 19th.

Both performances are in Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University, 900 State St., Salem.

Concert tickets for SCO are now available on weekdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Pentacle Theatre Box Office in downtown Salem, 145 Liberty Street NE, Suite 102, 503-485-4300. Tickets will also be sold, depending on availability, an hour before each performance at the Hudson Hall box office on the Willamette campus. Individual concert tickets are $21 for adults and $10 for students. Information about the orchestra and the new concert season is available at the website open.org/scomusic.