10:00
for orchestra
University of Portland Orchestra
University of Portland Orchestra; with support from Indiana University’s New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities grant
April 24, 2018
Contact for ScorePremiered April 24, 2018, University of Portland; written as part of American By: A Symphonic Tour. Join Erich Stem as he travels to Portland, Oregon and collaborates with conductor David De Lyser on a new piece about this West Coast city. Read stories and watch videos as Stem visits John Mellencamp’s former song collaborator and hairdresser, Dan Ross, the Japanese Botanical Gardens, the Sky Tram to Marquam Hill, and the Columbia River. Learn More
“The exciting ‘Portland’ by Erich Stem stands above the rest of the works; it immerses the listener in a colorful impression of the West coast city, its culture and history.”
–American Record Guide Read Review
“Erich Stem’s 'Portland' starts the listen majestic and organic in the nearly 10 minutes of pristine instrumentation…”
–Tom Steven, Take Effect, Online Magazine Read Review
“Erich Stem’s orchestral rhapsody ‘Portland’ is indescribably vivid; Allowing the listener to hear the bustle of a big city.”
–Darren Rea, Review Graveyard, Online Magazine Read Review
Story of Portland featured in interview on international travel blog, Just Chasing Rabbits, with Jennifer Campbell Read Interview
Portland album record label, Navona Records (Parma), features Stem’s America By: A Symphonic Tour Read Feature