Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
[CANCELLED] Sanctuary in the City: The Elizabeth Project
Monday, March 4, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs of the heart written by four exceptional Baroque women composers – Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Campagna, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Françoise-Charlotte Ménétou – plus several modern-day premieres.
Free
Philharmonia Northwest: East Meets West – Chang & Rimsky-Korsakov
Sunday, March 3, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Gateways (new commission)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Seattle Opera: 'Odyssey' – A Youth Opera for Families
Sunday, March 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the lines between heroism and recklessness, pride and hubris, perseverance and obstinacy in this new adaptation for all ages.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)
Linear Intersections: Brian Schappals, clarinet (UW MM Recital)
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Nikola Resanovic – alt.music.ballistix
Brian Schappals – Brake
Michael Lowenstern (arr. Brian Schappals) – Stomp
Artie Shaw (arr. Brian Schappals) – Concerto for Clarinet
Nikola Resanovic – alt.music.ballistix
Brian Schappals – Brake
Michael Lowenstern (arr. Brian Schappals) – Stomp
Artie Shaw (arr. Brian Schappals) – Concerto for Clarinet
Free
Seattle Opera: 'Odyssey' – A Youth Opera for Families
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the lines between heroism and recklessness, pride and hubris, perseverance and obstinacy in this new adaptation for all ages.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)
Seattle Opera: 'Odyssey' – A Youth Opera for Families
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the lines between heroism and recklessness, pride and hubris, perseverance and obstinacy in this new adaptation for all ages.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)
Seattle Opera: 'Odyssey' – A Youth Opera for Families
Friday, March 1, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the lines between heroism and recklessness, pride and hubris, perseverance and obstinacy in this new adaptation for all ages.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)
Music of Today DXARTS: Until Spring
Thursday, February 28, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Morton Subotnick – A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur (8-channel tape)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Frequency: Sonata
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata
Rebecca Clarke – Viola Sonata
Richard Karpen – World premiere
Rebecca Clarke – Viola Sonata
Richard Karpen – World premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)
The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness
Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Kirkland Choral Society: Carmina Burana
Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
$25 / $20 / Free 12 & under
The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Kirkland Choral Society: Carmina Burana
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
$25 / $20 / Free 12 & under
Piano Drop
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
50 years ago, an upright piano was dropped from a helicopter near Duvall, Washington. Now, 16 composers and performers have created new works for this unique instrument... or what remains of it!
Free
The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Cornish Presents: Kin of the Moon – A New Phase
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
$15 / $10 / $5 / Cornish faculty/students free
Seattle Symphony: Side-by-Side with the Ballard Civic Orchestra
Friday, February 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Jovino Santos Neto – New work for strings and cajon (premiere)
José Pablo Moncayo – Tierra de temporal
Joaquín Turina – La oración del torero, Op. 34
José Pablo Moncayo – Huapango
José Pablo Moncayo – Tierra de temporal
Joaquín Turina – La oración del torero, Op. 34
José Pablo Moncayo – Huapango
Free (Free (RSVP requested))
[CANCELLED] Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: 1001 – Scheherazade
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Leanna Primiani – 1001 (world premiere)
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
Leanna Primiani – 1001 (world premiere)
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
CANCELLED
Mostly Nordic: Pēteris Vasks – A Composer Portrait
Sunday, February 10, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Vasks' lyricism, influenced by nature and Latvian folk music, will be expressed through music for flute, string quartet, contrabass, and vocal ensemble.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Seattle Symphony: Silkroad Ensemble
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Chen Yi – Introduction, Andante and Allegro (world premiere)
Edward Perez – Latina 6/8 Suite
Kinan Azmeh – Clarinet Concerto (world premiere)
Vijay Iyer – City of Sand
Kinan Azmeh – The Wedding
Edward Perez – Latina 6/8 Suite
Kinan Azmeh – Clarinet Concerto (world premiere)
Vijay Iyer – City of Sand
Kinan Azmeh – The Wedding
$22-$122