Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Music of Remembrance: Gaman – to persevere
Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard – Gaman (2018 – world premiere)
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
$45 ($30 for under 30)
Wayward Music Series: Sonic Lighthouse
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind device invented by Jimmy Johnson that spins a highly focused beam of sound around a horizontal plane that is sure to thrill audience members.
$10 ($5-$15 suggested donation at the door)
Eastside Symphony: Bernstein, Taylor, Rachmaninoff
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Jeffrey Taylor – Conjunction (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Jeffrey Taylor – Conjunction (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
$12 ($9 seniors/youth, FREE 12 & under)
Saltwater Music Series: Flute Dialogues
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
LA-based Silver Edges Duo play music for flute by Muczynski, Luksan, Ginastera, and Cazares.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Simple Gifts Community Concert
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
A culminating celebration concert featuring a world premiere composed in collaboration with Alexandra Gardner and LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness in Seattle.
Free
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 3
Sunday, May 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)
Sound of Late: Rituals
Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
$15
Pacific Lutheran University: Sacraments of the Heart
Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
New music by Jeffrey Moidel, and songs by Richard Strauss and Henri Duparc.
Free
Jason McGill et al: Solo/Duo/Trio
Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jason McGill and collaborators Andrew Olmstead and Tom Scully present a night of new works and improvisation.
$5-$15 donation
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 2
Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 1
Friday, May 11, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)
NOCCO: Lost Sisterhood, Found Landscapes
Sunday, April 29, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$25 / $15
NOCCO: Lost Sisterhood, Found Landscapes
Saturday, April 28, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$25 / $15 / under 18 free
Cappella Romana: Venice in the East
Friday, April 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating music for voice from Crete, the Ionian Islands, and Cyprus.
$24-$49
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, April 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring four newly-commissioned works by four eclectic composers, written for a unique ensemble of violin, viola, sax, clarinet, acoustic/electric guitar, piano, and percussion.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Art Song Society: Elemental
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Wolf, Hall, Crawford Seeger, Copland, Armbrust, Luksan, Björk, Hahn, Vaughan Williams, and Quilter, including 10 world premieres.
$30 ($20 students / young adults / seniors)
Vashon Island Chorale: Legacy – Imprinting a Past for a Future
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by Giselle Wyers commissioned by the choir, along with diverse musical acts celebrating the theme of legacy.
$20 ($15 seniors, $5 students)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187
Earth Day Tribute with the Ecco Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by Apziazu, Cage, Cardew, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, DeLio, Fauré, Lilly, Lucier, Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Vaughan Williams, Wilson, and the premiere of H2O by Seattle composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte.
$20-$25
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187