The Oregon East Symphony is an orchestra based in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. It has been described as "the best small-town symphony orchestra in North America", and "the most remotely situated full symphony orchestra on the planet", and is one of Oregon's few full symphony orchestras.Its official nickname is "The Best Damn Redneck Orchestra in the World". Highlights of the orchestra's repertoire include ongoing cycles of the orchestral works of Beethoven and Mahler, as well as major works by Elgar, Mozart, Hindemith, Rachmaninoff and Dvořák. The orchestra has also presented world-premieres of works by composers including Emily Doolittle, John McKinnon, Leandro Espinosa, Margaret Mayer and the film-composer Christopher Thomas.
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