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Alicia Waite plays the french horn with the Oregon Symphony Brass Quintet during a concert at Dilley Elementary.

(LC- Laura Frazier/The Forest Grove Leader)

The wind and brass sections of the Oregon Symphony will perform a free community concert for all ages - to kick off the 2017 season - Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 pm at the Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main St. in historic downtown Hillsboro.

The one-hour performance will be conducted by Norman Huynh.



Founded as the Portland Symphony in 1896, this makes today's Oregon Symphony the oldest orchestra in the West and one of only six major orchestras established in America before 1900. The group will perform pieces by John Williams, Mozart, Strauss and Stravinsky with other familiar pieces from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Star Wars.

Community members are invited to begin the New Year on an inspiring note with some of the country's most acclaimed musicians for one night only in Downtown Hillsboro. NOTE: This concert will take place at a different time than the other concerts in the series (7 pm vs. 7:30 pm) and will also take place on a Thursday.



The Walters Cultural Arts Center is located two blocks off the MAX Blue line in downtown Hillsboro. For more information, call 503-615-3485 or visit the website at www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/walters.

-- Information from the City of Hillsboro