The Mountain That Loved a Bird

Su-Han Yang, Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor
Pam Mahon, Narrator
Dance West
Pacific Youth Choir

GRIEG Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46
MUSSORGSKY (ARR. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV) Night on Bald Mountain
BRITTEN Welcome Ode, Op. 95
Caroline SHAW (Story by Alice MCLERRAN) The Mountain That Loved a Bird
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
John WILLIAMS Flying Theme from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Alice McLerran’s classic children’s book The Mountain that Loved a Bird tells a heartwarming story of unlikely friendship between a barren mountain and a visiting bird named Joy. Experience Portland-based composer Caroline Shaw’s musical interpretation of the story as the book is narrated live in this celebration of friendship that teaches us the transformative power of kindness and care.