It’s one of the worst-kept “secrets” in town: Portland’s little cosmo-pop orchestra, Pink Martini, is bringing its “Oregon! Oregon!” tour to Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater on Aug. 29.
Tickets cost $16 for general admission and $49 for reserved seats, available through Ticketmaster beginning this Saturday at 10 a.m.
The date has been listed in promotional materials and such over the past couple of weeks, but it was never officially announced by the company that books the Schwab until a couple days ago, so I’ve been holding off on posting it.
Anyway, “Oregon! Oregon!” is a celebration of our fine state’s 150th birthday. I’ll just let the press release tell you about it:
In 1959–to celebrate the 100th birthday of Oregon–the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company commissioned Grammy-Award-winning radio personality Stan Freberg to write a short 3-act musical comedy about the Beaver State. 50 years later, a team of Oregonians, including members of PICA’s Flash Choir and writers from Live Wire! banded together to write a new Act IV, complete with brand new songs and a rollicking plot.
With an all-star Oregonian cast backed by the 234th Army Band and Pink Martini, the world premiere staging of Oregon! Oregon! 2009 takes place across the state this summer in celebration of Oregon’s Sesquicentennial, followed by a full set by Pink Martini.
This will be the second time in three years that Pink Martini has played the Schwab. You can read my review of their 2007 concert by clicking here.
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