Jennifer Higdon – Past Concerts

Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.

Benjamin Krause – Notes From Inside
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie
Jennifer Higdon – Southern Harmony
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.

Joseph Turrin – Scarecrow Overture
David Biedenbender – Unquiet Hours
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento, Op. 42
David Gillingham – New Century Dawn
Paul Creston – Celebration Overture, Op. 61
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Jennifer Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Alex Tedrow – Terrain Unknown

George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet

George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet

Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide

Jennifer Higdon – Celebration Fanfare
Camille Saint-Saëns – Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Jennifer Higdon – blue cathedral
Huntley Beyer – Circumference (world premiere),
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”

Joan Tower – Wings
Jennifer Higdon – Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Hilary Tann – Like Lightnings
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp minor

A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

Ryan Farris – Across the Channel (world premiere) Gerald Kechley – Little Flower
Jennifer Higdon – Song for Flute
Brian Schappals – Ave generosa (world premiere)
Sandesh Nagaraj – Unfreedom
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater

A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

This performance has been cancelled.

Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture (Scottish Opera Version)
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto

Music by Anton Arensky, Frank Bridge, Dmitri Shostakovich, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Jennifer Higdon.