Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Free (Free will offering)
Rainier Chorale Masterworks Concert
Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kent United Methodist Church, Kent, WA, United States
Program includes a newly-commissioned work by critically acclaimed composer David C. Dickau.
$18/$16/$10
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elsa Barraine – Symphony No. 2
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$20-$30
Wayward Music Series: Concert Imaginaire
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere performance of Chippewa Songs, a cycle with Native American lyrics composed for and dedicated to the North Dakota Water Protectors; Slogan, which examines the true meaning behind political slogan; and more.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Art for Arts' Sake
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the endless mutability of great art via electrifying collaborations with Museum of Glass, Dale Chihuly, and Spectrum Dance Theater.
$21.50-$36.50
sound|counterpoint: …with violin accompaniment
Saturday, March 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Duphly and Mondonville, a newly commissioned work by local composer Adam Haws, and an illuminating contrast of monumental works by father and son, Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
$25 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
Philharmonia Northwest: An Afternoon of P.D.Q. Bach
Saturday, March 25, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
P.D.Q. Bach – Eine Kleine NICHTmusik
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
$20-$30
Bach to the Future: Zegers' Piano Phasing for 30 pianos
Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Classic Pianos, Bellevue, WA, United States
Kristoffer Zegers – Piano Phasing for 30 pianos (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Thursday, March 16, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s 'Symphonie Fantastique'
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Ash – Collide-o-Scope (world premiere)
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
$17-$54
Sound of Late: 2000 Moving Parts
Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.
$10
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster
Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: Warp and Weft: Music of the Fabric of Life
Friday, March 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sweet Honey in the Rock (arr.) – Breaths
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
$10
Mark Tse Conducts Bernstein, Varèse, Sondheim & More
Sunday, February 26, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Free
Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston
Thursday, February 23, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for cello and guitar.
$15
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Sunday, February 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melanie Voytovich
Saturday, February 18, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of new work with premiers by Bradley Hawkins and Ella Mahler/Melanie Voytovich.
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Saturday, February 18, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)