Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
The Esoterics: CŌNSŌLŌ | The reimagined requiem | The balm for sorrow
Friday, October 5, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Eric Barnum, Anna-Karin Klockar, Ily Matthew Maniano, Sarah Rimkus, and Dale Trombore.
$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
Sanctuary in the City: James Dargan, baritone
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Bach's Lunch: James Dargan, baritone
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal concert celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Whatcom Symphony presents Rhythm & Beauty
Sunday, September 30, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Scott Henderson – Cascadiana
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
$15-$54
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program A
Saturday, September 29, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
$37-$189
Westerlies Fest: Student Workshop Ensembles & The Westerlies
Sunday, September 23, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student workshop ensembles premiere newly created original compositions alongside The Westerlies.
Free (Free (RSVP Required))
Bill at 92: Clarinet Works of William O. Smith
Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of music for clarinet by William O. Smith, including three world premieres.
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program A
Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
$30-$182
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program A
Friday, September 21, 2018 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
$37-$189
Wayward Music Series: The Living (Part 2) – Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 13, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Howard Skempton – Images
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
$5-$15 donation
American Voices: Gershwin, Porter, Dayton, Beach
Saturday, September 8, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Three Preludes (arr. Alan Arnold)
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
$10-$20 suggested donation
Saltwater Music Series: Nordic Voyages
Saturday, August 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Sandburg Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Free (Free)
Summer Parks Concerts: Magnuson Park
Sunday, August 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Magnuson Park Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Free (Free)
Summer Parks Concerts: Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
Friday, August 3, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Free (Free)
Summer Parks Concerts: Kubota Garden
Thursday, August 2, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Kubota Garden, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Free (Free)
SCMS Summer Festival: Howard, Rachmaninoff, Brahms
Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Newton Howard – 1:33...At least
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Gradus – for Fux, Tesla, and Milo the Wrestler
Saturday, July 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
In the 17th year of this piano composition in perpetual progress, Gradus is played with an ear to the quiet (and sometimes not-so-quiet) sounds of the environment.
$5-$15 donation
Bellingham Festival of Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aaron Jay Kernis, Ravel
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Aaron Jay Kernis – Symphony No. 4 "Chromelodeon” (West Coast premiere) Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Ravel – Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
Aaron Jay Kernis – Symphony No. 4 "Chromelodeon” (West Coast premiere) Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Ravel – Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
$49 ($35 WWU faculty/staff)
New Music on the Rock: Earth Music – Raising Our Elemental Awareness
Saturday, June 23, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Two concerts and a composers' forum, featuring works by Spencer Arias, Sarah Bassingthwaite, Janice Giteck, Jerry Mader, Jacob Mashak, Nicholas Toombs, and Angelique Poteat.
$20-$35
Wayward Music Series: Kin of the Moon & Renee Baker
Saturday, June 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kin of the Moon premieres Renee Baker's new work Tyaga: Divine Life Suite.
$5-$15 donation