Seattle Modern Orchestra: Anahita Abbasi – World Premiere [LIVE]
$10
Marcos Balter — Vision Mantra for violin viola and cello
Sarah Hennies — Growing Block
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Shades of Silence
Mikhail Shmidt, violin
Jordan Voelker, viola
Ha-Yang Kim, cello
Abbey Blackwell, bass
Jérémy Jolley, electric guitar
Cristina Valdés, piano
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Marcos Balter – Vision Mantra for violin, viola, and cello (2009)
Sarah Hennies – Growing Block for 4 to 10 musicians (2019)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Shades of Silence for violin, viola, cello, and piano (2017)
Anahita Abbasi – Situation VI – Happenings for piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and bass (2021) [world premiere]
Our final concert of the season highlights up-and-coming Iranian composer Anahita Abbasi, whose music has been played by prominent ensembles such as Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. SMO will premiere her new work, Situation VI – Happenings, a reflection on the challenges of the past year in which the musicians are “faced with seven sound sculptures (in this case happenings) with different qualities and sonorities.” The program continues with Sarah Hennies' work Growing Block, which illustrates the concept of growing block theory through the ordering of musical events, Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Shades of Silence, a somber and delicately textured piece for violin, viola, cello, and piano, and Marcos Balter’s shimmering Vision Mantra, inspired by mosaic ceiling patterns.
The livestream will take place at 7:30pm Pacific. Broadcasting live from Town Hall, Seattle, WA.
Your receipt will include the link and passcode to our Crowdcast Digital Stage for this performance.
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