PSU Percussion Presents
DRUMMING
MAY 31, 2026 6PM
Lincoln Recital Hall, PSU School of Music & Theater
2025/26 Season
Bang It!
The Oregon Symphony’s Percussion Festival
Percussion takes center stage this spring with music by Andy Akiho, Danny Elfman, Steve Reich, and more! Plus, experience the West Coast premiere of Brittany Green’s TESTIFY!, feel the power of Drum Tao, and engage with rhythm through drum circles, masterclasses, and special community performances.
A festival to highlight the heartbeat of Portland.
April 1, 2026
Drum Tao
Experience the power and grace of world-renowned Japanese percussion group, Drum Tao.
May 30 & 31, 2026
Percussion & Rhythm
In this exciting program, Composer-in-Residence Andy Akiho presents a work that celebrates percussion and rhythm alongside the Oregon Symphony percussionists.
June 4, 6 & 7, 2026
Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto
Respighi, beloved magician of orchestral colors, pays tribute to the “Eternal City” in his richly imagined tone poem. Plus, Colin Currie raises the roof in the Concerto composed for him.
With Performances By
Classical Up Close presents
Oregon Symphony Orchestra Percussionists at Montavilla
APRIL 24, 2026 7PM
Montavilla Church, 9204 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97216
Portland Taiko and the Oregon Symphony Present
“People of the Drum”
JUNE 7, 2026 11AM
Main Street outside the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
More info coming soon!