Mt. Hood Community College, Sept. 27

LINEAGE: Sound and Fury

ONN launches the season with an exciting and creative program that offers a compelling exploration of musical wit, theatricality, and transformation across time. Portland Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, inspired by the elegant surprises of Haydn’s string quartets, juxtaposes classical refinement with unexpected turns. Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, inspired by Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, is imbued with visceral energy and literary allusions that echoes both Shakespearean drama and Haydnesque contrast. At the center of the program stands Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, Il Distratto, a masterful fusion of humor and invention, originally composed for the stage. Together, these works offer a striking balance of reflection, wit, and intensity and form a rich dialogue between past and present, revealing how composers continue to reinvent the concert experience with imagination and daring.

Program:

CAROLINE SHAW                        Entr’acte {a minuet & trio}

JOSEPH HAYDN                           Symphony No. 60, Il Distratto

ANNA CLYNE                                Sound and Fury

Wed. September 24, 2025 6:00 p.m. | “Listen & Learn” pre-concert dress rehearsal at First United Methodist Church | BUY TICKETS HERE

Sat. September 27, 2025, 7:30 p.m. | Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham

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