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Preface
Introduction
Detailed Timeline Text "Things-PSO, Opus 1"
1676-1978
1979-1998
1999-2014
Timeline Anecdotes
Reference Tables
Conductors and Music Directors
Concert Masters
GMs and Executive Directors
Board Presidents
Women's Committee Presidents
Auditorium Architects and Acoustical Consultants
"Magic" Performance Tally
List of Works Premiered by the PSO
Original PSO Members (1926)
PSO KinderKonzert Themes (1991-2002)
Milestone Memories
1932 Incorporation Documents
Final Russ Burleigh Concert Program Column
Final Jane Hunter Concert Program Column
PCHA & Merrill Auditorium Histories
Performances
Brochures
Pictures
Conductors
"Magic" Program Covers
"Magic of Christmas"
Through the Decades
1st Decade 1924-1934
2nd Decade 1935-1944
3rd Decade 1945-1954
4th Decade 1955-1964
5th Decade 1965-1974
6th Decade 1975-1984
7th Decade 1985-1994
8th Decade 1995-2004
9th Decade 2005-2014
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PSO Conductors through the years
Arthur F. Kendall, Conductor - Amateur Strand Symphony Orchestra and Portland Orchestral Society (1923-1926)
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Arthur F. Kendall
Charles Raymond Cronham, Conductor - Portland Municipal Orchestra (1927-1932)
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Charles Raymond Cronham
Charles Raymond Cronham, Conductor - Portland Municipal Orchestra (1927-1932)
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Charles Raymond Cronham
Charles A. Warren, Conductor -
Conductor, Portland Symphony Orchestra (1932-1934) (Portland Press Herald photo)
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Charles A. Warren
Charles A. Warren, Conductor -
Conductor, Portland Symphony Orchestra (1932-1934) (Portland Press Herald photo)
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Charles A. Warren
Paul E. Melrose, Conductor - Conductor, Portland Symphony Orchestra (1935-1937) (Portland Press Herald photo)
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Paul E. Melrose
Paul E. Melrose, Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1935-1937)
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Paul E. Melrose
Dr. Russell Ames Cook, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1937-1951)
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Dr. Russell Ames Cook
Dr. Russell Ames Cook, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1937-1951)
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Dr. Russell Ames Cook
Richard Burgin, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1952-1956)
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Richard Burgin
Richard Burgin, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1952-1956)
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Richard Burgin
Rouben Gregorian, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1958-1962)
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Rouben Gregorian
Rouben Gregorian, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1958-1962)
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Rouben Gregorian
Arthur Bennett Lipkin, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1962-1967)
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Arthur Bennett Lipkin
Arthur Bennett Lipkin, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1962-1967)
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Arthur Bennett Lipkin
Paul Vermel, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1967-1975)
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Paul Vermel
Paul Vermel, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1967-1975)
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Paul Vermel
Bruce Hangen, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1976-1986)
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Bruce Hangen
Bruce Hangen, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1976-1986)
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Bruce Hangen
Toshi Shimada, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1986-2006)
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Toshi Shimada
Toshi Shimada, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (1986-2006)
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Toshi Shimada
Robert Moody, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (2008- )
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Robert Moody
Robert Moody, Music Director and Conductor - Portland Symphony Orchestra (2008- )
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Robert Moody