Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Contemporary Classical Guitarist Zane Forshee at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse
Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Ronald Pearl – Four at III (west coast premiere)
John Dowland – Fantasy
Judah Adashi – my heart comes undone (for electric guitar and loop pedal)
Isaac Albeniz – Mallorca
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro
Ingram Marshall – Soe-pa (for amplified classical guitar, loop, and delay)
Ronald Pearl – My Name is Red (west coast premiere)
John Dowland – Fantasy
Judah Adashi – my heart comes undone (for electric guitar and loop pedal)
Isaac Albeniz – Mallorca
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro
Ingram Marshall – Soe-pa (for amplified classical guitar, loop, and delay)
Ronald Pearl – My Name is Red (west coast premiere)
$10
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$30-$180
Trumpet Meditations: Music & musicians from the Norwegian arctic
Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ketil Hvoslef – Perpetuum Trompetuum
Torstein Aagard-Nilsen – Tunes from Millhouse Road
Rolf Wallin – Elegi, for Erna
Rolf Wallin – Concert Piece
Norwegian folk tune
Ketil Vea – Lyrisk Suite
Alexander Aarøen Pedersen – Meditation for trumpet
Wolfgang Plagge – Sonata for trumpet and piano
Torstein Aagard-Nilsen – Tunes from Millhouse Road
Rolf Wallin – Elegi, for Erna
Rolf Wallin – Concert Piece
Norwegian folk tune
Ketil Vea – Lyrisk Suite
Alexander Aarøen Pedersen – Meditation for trumpet
Wolfgang Plagge – Sonata for trumpet and piano
Free ($10 suggested donation)
Peter Nelson-King: The Magpie's Shadow
Thursday, March 22, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Nelson-King – The Magpie's Shadow (2017/18) (world premiere)
Hans Erich Apostel – Kubiniana, Op. 13 (1947)
Ernest Bloch – Five Sketches in Sepia (1923)
Fulvio Caldini – Iblis Suite, Op. 3a (1981)
Hans Erich Apostel – Kubiniana, Op. 13 (1947)
Ernest Bloch – Five Sketches in Sepia (1923)
Fulvio Caldini – Iblis Suite, Op. 3a (1981)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Thursday, March 22, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$30-$180
ensemble proton bern: West Coast Tour
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Dominique Schafer – Neues Werk (2018)
Hanspeter Kyburz – Réseaux (2003 / revised 2012)
Donald J. Stewart – …vebländeti [reflexion]… (2018)
Andreas Eduardo Frank – samouraï progressive (2016)
Hanspeter Kyburz – Réseaux (2003 / revised 2012)
Donald J. Stewart – …vebländeti [reflexion]… (2018)
Andreas Eduardo Frank – samouraï progressive (2016)
Ticket pricing TBA
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Hanson's Romantic Symphony
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast (“My Homeland”): VI – Blanik
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Brendan McMullen – New Work TBA (world premiere)
Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast (“My Homeland”): VI – Blanik
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Brendan McMullen – New Work TBA (world premiere)
$32
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$37-$187
Saltwater Music Series: Une Soirée Parisienne
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Liz Frazer and Steven Luksan perform French mélodies for piano and soprano by some of the under-represented masters of Romanticism: Reynaldo Hahn, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Fauré, Amy Beach, and more.
Free
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Friday, March 16, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$37-$187
PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal: Director's Choice
Thursday, March 15, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
In-depth interviews with choreographers, stagers, designers, dancers, and other artists during the hour preceding dress rehearsal reveal the creative process involved in the development of a ballet.
$30
UW Degree Recital: Nathan Lloyd, horn
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cherubini – Horn Sonata No. 1
Ligeti – Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Ziegenhagel – Three Memories for solo horn (world premiere)
Glière – Horn Concerto
Ligeti – Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Ziegenhagel – Three Memories for solo horn (world premiere)
Glière – Horn Concerto
Free (Free)
Seattle Pro Musica Presents: Sounds & Sweet Airs
Sunday, March 11, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Choral settings of poetry and prose by the Bard of Avon – including world premieres from Northwest composers Jessica French, Don Skirvin, and Giselle Wyers.
$12-$38
PNB Friday Preview: Director's Choice
Friday, March 9, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
The Phelps Center, Studio C, Seattle, WA, United States
An hour-long studio rehearsal hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB artistic staff, featuring Company dancers in excerpts from upcoming ballets.
$15
On the Boards presents Evan Flory-Barnes: On Loving the Muse and Family
Sunday, March 4, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes creates a multi-part performance that references and remixes the tradition of historic late night variety shows.
$23 / $21 / $12
Sound of Late: Book of the Dark
Saturday, March 3, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ruth Crawford Seeger – Diaphonic Suite No. 1
Alexander Miller – Short Stanzas
Arvo Pärt – Summa
Adriana Verdié – Confluencia
Alan Shockley – Book of the Dark (world premiere)
Alexander Miller – Short Stanzas
Arvo Pärt – Summa
Adriana Verdié – Confluencia
Alan Shockley – Book of the Dark (world premiere)
$15 ($5 students)
Cappella Romana presents: The Tudor Choir
Friday, March 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tavener – Western Wind Mass
Muhly – New work (world premiere)
Muhly – New work (world premiere)
$24-$49
On the Boards presents Evan Flory-Barnes: On Loving the Muse and Family
Thursday, March 1, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes creates a multi-part performance that references and remixes the tradition of historic late night variety shows.
$23 / $21 / $12
Symphony Tacoma: Elgar & Sibelius
Sunday, February 25, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuelsson – “The Eros Effect & Solidarity” from The Love Triology (US premiere)
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
$19-$82