Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Bach Choir presents Swift as a Shadow: Shakespeare in Song
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of music for choir a cappella and with piano featuring settings of text by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, in honor of the 400th anniversary of his death.
$15-$18
Cascadian Chorale: Shakespeare & Friends
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Shakespeare settings by living composers, settings of Shakespeare-era poets, and music of Shakespeare’s time.
$12-$17 (under 18 free)
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and the world premiere of two new works written for period instruments.
$25 suggested donation, 12 & under free
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra presents An Apocalyptic Radiance: Mahler's 'Titan'
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabrieli – Canzonas for Brass
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
$20-$30 (age 16 & under free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Friday, June 3, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
James Aston Composition Recital
Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
James Aston, a composition student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
UW Chamber Singers present Two Stars Falling: Music of Love, Life, Mystery
Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Abbie Betinis – From Behind the Caravan
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
$10
Town Music: Joshua Roman, Arnaud Sussman, Karen Gomyo & Kyle Armbrust: Britten’s Second String Quartet
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Additional programming TBA
Additional programming TBA
$10-$25
Out of Darkness – An Opera of Survival
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A two-act opera and portrait of survival that conveys the vastness of the scope of the Holocaust through emotionally rich depictions of those caught in its grasp.
$30-$45
OSSCS: Devil May Care
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
$10-$25, youth free
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Kirkland Choral Society presents Luminous: The Music of Ola Gjeilo
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Featuring our world premiere performance of Glory, plus many Gjeilo favorites.
$15-$20 (age 12 & under free)
Eastside Symphony Spring Concert: Taylor, Bruch, Dvořák
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Jeff Taylor – Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra (world premiere)
Bruch – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
Bruch – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
$9-$12 (age 12 & under free)
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Friday, May 20, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Jonathan Shames Piano Recital
Thursday, May 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Prélude, “La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune”
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Seattle Symphony: Sonic Evolution: This is Indie!
Friday, May 13, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind evening. Indie filmmaker Bill Morrison joins forces with the famed Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon and virtuoso pianist and multimedia artist Tomoko Mukaiyama, followed by an intoxicating blend of Classical artistry and indie-pop charm and a unique mix of blues, hip-hop, and electronica.
$25-$52
[CANCELLED] Brooke Richey Composition/Mezzo Soprano Recital
Friday, May 13, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brooke Richey, a composition/mezzo soprano vocal student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital.
Free (Free)