 Orchestral Works by Tomas Svoboda , released by Albany Records in July 2003 , was recorded under the artistic direction of James DePreist and contains three works by Czech @-@ American composer Tomáš Svoboda : Overture of the Season , Op. 89 ; Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra , Op. 148 ; and Symphony No. 1 ( of Nature ) , Op. 20 . Svoboda has been regarded as Oregon 's " most prolific and performed " classical composer . Following his education at the Prague Conservatory ( 1954 – 1962 ) , the Academy of Music in Prague ( 1962 – 1964 ) and the University of Southern California ( 1966 – 1969 ) , Svoboda taught composition and music theory at Portland State University for more than 25 years . 
