{"id":728,"date":"2008-02-01T08:10:35","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T16:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/02\/01\/cheap-seats-the-oso\/"},"modified":"2008-02-01T08:10:35","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T16:10:35","slug":"cheap-seats-the-oso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/02\/01\/cheap-seats-the-oso\/","title":{"rendered":"cheap seats @ the oso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for generous support from Symphony sponsor Wells Fargo, now through February 8th, the Oregon Symphony <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html\">will be offering all seats for the remainder of the season at either $20 or $50 each<\/a> (except for the Eartha Kitt concert).  There&#8217;s lots of great stuff to grab tickets for, here are some of my picks:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html#080202\">weekend&#8217;s concert<\/a> featuring the hyper-kinetic <em>Chamber Symphony<\/em> by John Adams.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html#080302\">Inside the Score<\/a> looks at Shostakovich&#8217;s monumental Fifth Symphony (Mar. 2nd).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html#080412\">Mozart&#8217;s <em>Clarinet Concerto<\/em><\/a>, Bartok&#8217;s <em>Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste<\/em>, and Strauss&#8217; <em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em> (Apr. 12-14).<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html#080419\">Sentimental Journey<\/a> with Norman Leyden (Apr. 19-21).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsymphony.org\/jointheaudience\/0708promo.html#080419\">Mahler&#8217;s Symphony No. 9<\/a> (Apr. 26-28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--adsensestart--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for generous support from Symphony sponsor Wells Fargo, now through February 8th, the Oregon Symphony will be offering all seats for the remainder of the season at either $20 or $50 each (except for the Eartha Kitt concert). 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