Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Dvořák Cello Concerto
Saturday, April 16, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anatoli Liadov – The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
$21-$124 (age 8-18 free)
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra Pops: Symphonic Django!
Saturday, April 16, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
TSO performs the music of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, joined by guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson, jazz violinist Ben Powell, and a gypsy jazz troupe that will include former Northwest Sinfonietta conductor Christophe Chagnard.
$19-$80
Seattle Symphony: Dvořák Cello Concerto
Thursday, April 14, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anatoli Liadov – The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
$21-$124 (age 8-18 free)
Music Northwest: Piano Brilliance
Sunday, April 10, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Piano music of the 21st century by African, American, and Russian composers – a one-of-a-kind concert, heard nowhere else on the planet.
$16-$18 (students 25 and under free w/reservation)
Musica Electronica
Saturday, April 9, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luciano Berio – Differences (1959)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
$20 ($10 student/senior)
14/48: BoomBox
Saturday, April 2, 2016 @ 10:00pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
1 theme, 12 composers, 24 hours to write. Go!
$14-$20
14/48: BoomBox
Saturday, April 2, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
1 theme, 12 composers, 24 hours to write. Go!
$14-$20
Viola and Vixens: A Celebration of Female Composers in honor of Women's History Month
Thursday, March 31, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the world premiere of a new work by renowned composer and Seattle native Angelique Poteat, plus works by Libby Larsen, Jennifer Higdon, and Rebecca Clarke.
Free
[POSTPONED] Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Let’s Get Emotional
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brendan McMullen – Unworkable Devices (world premiere)
Lili Boulanger – D’un Soir Triste & D’un Matin de Printemps
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2
Lili Boulanger – D’un Soir Triste & D’un Matin de Printemps
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2
$20 ($10 student/senior; 18 & under free)
NWSO: Poteat, Benn, Beyer, Medina & more
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Angelique Poteat – Spring Grove
Hanna Benn – TBA (world premiere)
Huntley Beyer – Guardian Angel
Kari Medina – TBA (world premiere)
Joseph Canteloube – Songs of the Auvergne (selections)
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
Hanna Benn – TBA (world premiere)
Huntley Beyer – Guardian Angel
Kari Medina – TBA (world premiere)
Joseph Canteloube – Songs of the Auvergne (selections)
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Empowering Silenced Voices with Chorosynthesis Singers
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative choral works, featuring regional, U.S., and world premieres highlighting voices that have been silenced throughout history by exploring topics such as child abuse, terrorism, war, non-heteronormative love, natural disaster, women’s rights, and civil disobedience.
$7-$20
Talman Welle Concert
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9
Cyril Scott – Lento
Cyril Scott – Summerland: Four Little Pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 54 Nos. 1-4
Cyril Scott – Introduction and Fugue, Op. 75 No. 5
Cyril Scott – Lento
Cyril Scott – Summerland: Four Little Pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 54 Nos. 1-4
Cyril Scott – Introduction and Fugue, Op. 75 No. 5
Free
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
Universal Language Project presents: SCRAPE
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Founders Theater at Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Chin – Obamatorio
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
$15-$25
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
Universal Language Project presents: SCRAPE
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Chin – Obamatorio
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
$15-$25
UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music dealing with suffering and redemption, including the world premiere of Robert Kyr's The Rose Led Us To Our Eyes and Arvo Pärt’s ground-breaking Passio.
$10
Inverted Space Ensemble: Long Piece Fest 2.2: asleep, forest, melody, path
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A 60-minute piece using sounds gathered in Seattle, mixing piano, violin, electric guitar, and saxophone with melodies superimposed with and separated from these field recordings.
$5-$15 suggested donation
David A. Jaffe: The Space Between Us
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David A. Jaffe – The Space Between Us
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 9
David A. Jaffe – Cluck Old Hen Variations
David A. Jaffe – Impossible Animals
Rebecca Clarke – Poem
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 9
David A. Jaffe – Cluck Old Hen Variations
David A. Jaffe – Impossible Animals
Rebecca Clarke – Poem
$15 online, sliding scale at the door
Graphic Scores: New Commissions – II
Friday, March 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Common Area Maintenance, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space has commissioned four new graphic scores as visual art and instruction for performance. Works by Luke Fitzpatrick, Ania Stachurska, Jacob Sundstrom, and Kevin Baldwin will be premiered.
Donations welcome