Tilikum Chamber Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season:
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Ross as TCO’s New Music Director.
Pacific Northwest based conductor and violist Sam Ross is a champion of contemporary music and music by underrepresented composers. As of 2025, he serves as the music director of the Grande Ronde Symphony in La Grande, and the Tilikum Chamber Orchestra in Portland, OR, alongside being the Youth Orchestra Director with the Oregon East Symphony. In concert, he has conducted the Orchestra Now, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony of Portland, and the Bard College Community Orchestra; and has regularly worked with the University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra and the Bard Conservatory Orchestra.
This season, our concerts will be performed at Lakeridge High School, 1235 Overlook Drive, Lake Oswego, OR
Join us for our October concert:
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
Tilikum Chamber Orchestra Concert:
“Looking to the Future and the Past”
with Sam Ross, Conductor
Lakeridge High School Performing Arts Center
1235 Overlook Dr, Lake Oswego, OR
Program:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Heinrich Biber: Battalia
- Manar Hashmi: Ponderosa Congress (World Premiere)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major op.21
Tickets available at www.tilikumchamberorchestra.com/concerts/ or at the door.
This concert has been made possible by generous donations from audience members,
as well as grants from the Oregon Arts Commission, Clackamas County Cultural Coalition, Wells Fargo Bank, and the Autzen Foundation.
For more information, contact us at info@tilikumchamberorchestra.com
The Tilikum Chamber Orchestra is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization whose existence is devoted to the performance of the chamber orchestra literature. Our group is 100% administered by our board and other volunteers, so each dollar donated is directly used to bring music to the stage. Your contribution is appreciated. To donate, go to https://www.tilikumchamberorchestra.com/donate/
Your TCO Board of Directors:
- Phyllis Louke, President
- Gary Zaganiacz, Treasurer
- Dorianne Paul, Secretary
- Cathy Ross, Librarian
- Dan Crane
- Harry Gilbert
- Sue McDowell
- Rachel Thoroughman
- Nita Van Pelt
Thank you to our Corporate, Community Organization, and Individual Donors:
- Oregon Arts Commission
- The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
- Oregon Cultural Trust
- Intel Corporation
- Daimler
- Wells Fargo Bank
- The Autzen Foundation
- Paypal Giving Fund
- Fred Meyer Community Giving
- AmazonSmile Foundation
- Network for Good
- Betty Booher
- David Bracket
- Dan Crane
- Rob & Nancy Downie
- Bruce & Kristen Downs
- Chris Dungan
- Aurelia Erickson
- Ellen Frost
- Pamela J. Hall
- Elizabeth and Jeffrey Hornick
- Katherine Huntington
- Don Jenkins
- Joseph and Andrea Jones
- C. Brion Kidder
- Harry Gilbert & Randy Nerwick
- Laura Gordon
- Pamela J. Hall
- Barbara How-Storie
- Don Jenkins
- Karen Karger
- Brion Kidder
- Kathy Huntington
- David Knaub
- Phyllis & Sam Louke
- Kathy & Scott McMullin
- Kristin Parker
- Wanda L. Parrott
- Mark and Dorianne Paul
- Blake Ray
- Pam and Lane Ritchie
- Daniel Robinson
- Cathy Ross
- James and Rebecca Schlessinger
- Donna Schmidt
- Kippe Spear
- Amy & Don Sticksel
- Barbara How-Storie
- Laura Struble
- Rachel and Steve Thoroughman
- Martha Uhey
- Steve Urion
- Nita Van Pelt
- Janice Wilson
- Gary & Karen Zaganiacz
Members
COVID-19 Protocols for Audience:
Masks are optional. Vaccinations are recommended but not required. Distancing is recommended. Thank you for your help in helping us create a safer in-person concert experience.
This policy is subject to change and ticket holders will be contacted with updates. For more information, contact us at info@tilikumchamberorchestra.com