PHOTOS: Salem Philharmonia performs at Capitol

The Salem Philharmonia Orchestra performs on the Capitol Mall on Saturday, July 30 in 103 degree heat to celebrate the Oregon State Parks 100th year. They played Sousa, Tchaikovsky, and several scores from the Star Wars movies. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)

Oregon’s state parks got a musical birthday celebration Saturday as the Salem Philharmonia Orchestra performed at a special centennial event.

Temperatures Saturday peaked at 103 degrees in Salem, but that didn’t stop a crowd from gathering on the Capitol Mall in the late morning to listen to a selection of John Philip Sousa, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Star Wars melodies.

Emily Rodgers, member of Salem Philharmonia Orchestra and cello teacher channels her inner Yo- Yo…

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