Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: #What2022SoundsLike
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cutting-edge piano duo HOCKET & SSO musicians present works by 7 composers that imagine a hopeful future emerging from the pandemic.
Ticket price TBD
The Sound Ensemble: FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE – A cultural exchange concert
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Collaboration between The Sound Ensemble & composers from both Sweden & the western United States, featuring world premieres from Marie Samuelsson & PNW composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte.
Ticket price TBA
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Saturday, February 5, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Sibelius One Untuxed
Friday, February 4, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Thursday, February 3, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Ticket price TBD
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, Anthony McGill, & Aizuri Quartet
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute & String Quartet, Op. 80
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Flentrop Organ Concert
Friday, January 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program of organ compositions inspired by the Magnificat & the Te Deum laudamus. Works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Nicolas de Grigny, Rachel Laurin, & David Hurd, plus a world premiere from Rebecca Groom Te Velde.
$20 ($15 senior)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Thursday, January 6, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Works for solo violin by Rhiannon Giddens, Maya Miro Johnson, Angelica Negron, Tyshawn Sorey, Conrad Tao, Tomeka Reid, Olivia Davis, & more, each reflecting on America's cultural tapestry & the current state of its society.
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Saint Mark's Music Series: The Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
This dramatic telling of the Nativity story features costumes, visual art, & special instrumental accompaniment to reflect upon the Nativity of Christ. Hymns, carols, & choir anthems range from medieval chant to 21st-c. world premieres.
Free (Free)
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Sunday, December 12, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Saturday, December 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne
Saturday, December 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
German ensemble Formation Solenne presents a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, & other instruments, including the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette on the Toilet".
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$25)
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
Cappella Romana: Benedict Sheehan – Divine Liturgy in English
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/guest conductor Benedict Sheehan leads Cappella Romana in the world premiere of his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Featuring baritone Michael Hawes & Grammy-winning basso profundo Glenn Miller.
$30-$50
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
Celebrity Series of Boston: Conrad Tao, piano
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Online: $18-$20 | In person: $10 obstructed view
The “O” Antiphons Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols
Sunday, November 28, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Saint Mark's presents this free, annual liturgy of music & pageantry celebrating the beginning of Advent. A newly commissioned anthem by Dr. Zanaida Robles will premiere alongside traditional hymns.
Free (Free)
UVic Wind Symphony: (RE)PLAY
Friday, November 26, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Program featuring compositions that reimagine a tune, place, or concept. Featuring a world premiere by UVic student Liam Catarina, with works by Satoshi Yagisawa, John Mackey, Jennifer Jolley, & more.
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Ticket price TBD
92Y: Berta Rojas, guitar, plays Presti, Anido, & more
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Berta Rojas returns to 92Y with a program of music written by or composed in honor of pioneering guitarists Ida Presti & María Luisa Anido. Includes the NY premiere of Sérgio Assad's Anido's Portrait.
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45