Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Town Music: Every New Beginning
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collaboration with members and alumni of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, alongside professional mentor artists, conducted by Joshua Roman. Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and Gregg Kallor.
$10-$20
SYSO: Past and Present, conducted by Joshua Roman
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and the world premiere of a new composition by the jazz-influenced composer Gregg Kallor.
$5-$20
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Cursive Presents: As It Fell Upon A Day
Thursday, June 8, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique program combining flute, clarinet, viola, voice, and piano, featuring works by Copland, Stravinsky, Takemitsu, Matyas Seiber, Netty Simons, and Anteo Fabris.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thursday, June 8, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Mystic Clarinet with guest artist Carol Robinson
Saturday, June 3, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
William O. “Bill” Smith – Rites for solo clarinet and tape (1998)
Giacinto Scelsi – Ko-Lho for flute and clarinet (1966)
Giacinto Scelsi – Kya for clarinet and 7 instruments (1959) – Seattle premiere
Jeremy Jolley – Archipel… en résonnant à Venise… for solo clarinet, 4 instrumental groups and fixed media (2017) – world premiere
Giacinto Scelsi – Ko-Lho for flute and clarinet (1966)
Giacinto Scelsi – Kya for clarinet and 7 instruments (1959) – Seattle premiere
Jeremy Jolley – Archipel… en résonnant à Venise… for solo clarinet, 4 instrumental groups and fixed media (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
lily [bloom in my darkness]: an electroacoustic opera
Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An electroacoustic "opera" for voice, live electronic processing and sensors, violas, saxophone, electric harp, piano, choreography, and projected imagery.
$5-$15
Seattle Pacific University: Symphony of Psalms
Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere performance of Symphony of Psalms composed by SPU Emeritus Professor Dr. Eric Hanson in commemoration of SPU’s 125th Celebration.
Free (Free)
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, & Alumni Bands: Home
Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
$10
Music of Remembrance: Ceija
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere of a striking multimedia work by rising young composer Mary Kouyoumdjian; works by Osvaldo Golijov paired with new choreography from the innovative Olivier Wevers; and evocative songs by Korngold.
$30-$45
OSSCS: Organ Symphony
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
$10-$25, youth free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SPARK.1
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO partners with local DJs, producers, and visual artists for SPARK, a new performance series that takes the classical music genre far outside the realm of the expected.
$25
Sound of Late: Magic With Everyday Objects
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of New York composer Missy Mazzoli, including her transformative Magic with Everyday Objects.
$10
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Four Horns
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in D minor, RV 127
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
$20/$15
Symphony Tacoma: Mountain and Sea
Saturday, May 13, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Grieg – Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt
Daniel Ott – Fire Mountain (world premiere)
Debussy – La Mer
Daniel Ott – Fire Mountain (world premiere)
Debussy – La Mer
$19-$80
Angelo Rondello, piano: Music of Our Sister Cities
Thursday, May 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by sister-city composers Fernando Sulpizi (Italy), Fumio Uno (Japan), Szilárd Kovács (Hungary), and Knut Vaage (Norway).
$42 (students $20)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Bach, Edward
Sunday, May 7, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mozart – Don Giovanni, overture
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
$15-$20 (children free)