The Sounds of Civilization

Columbia River Symphony presents a unique concert that depicts the Industrial Era of human history through "The Sounds of Civilization".

The music portrays the beauty and the unknown nature of unexplored  regions of the world at a time when the mandate for expansion dominated  this new era of human history. How does a civilization make music?  Listen to the sounds of trains like a drum rumbling along the tracks,  the clacking of hammers on a nail, the bleating of livestock, and the  crashing of goods in the market. Combined together it is a symphony that  only a civilization could produce; the evolving music of life,  livelihoods, and travel and trade. Listen intently to appreciate each  sound, and in turn, you can hear the music of civilizations such as;  America, Spain, Egypt, Russia, Kongo, Brazil and more.