The Mountain That Loved a Bird

Downtown

When

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026

Cost: Starting at $13.00

Where

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

1037 Southwest Broadway
Portland, OR, 97205

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.

Su-Han Yang, Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor

Oregon Symphony 

Caroline Shaw The Mountain That Loved a Bird