Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Concert 1 – Dissociation
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Forum at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Kaley Lane Eaton – Dissociation, or Self-Portrait (world premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Online: $15 | In-person: $25 ($15 senior, $10 student)
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
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.
Online: from $12.99 | In-person: $24-$134
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brand-new works for strings, woodwinds, trumpet, voice, piano, & percussion, including 2 premieres by this year's COW Ensemble.
Free
Roulette: Bob Bellerue – 'Radioactive Desire'
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Experience a multidimensional sound world in this public premiere of Bob Bellerue's Radioactive Desire, a work for 6 improvising chamber musicians whose sounds are fed into a menagerie of unusual speaker systems.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD
ROCO In Concert: A Stitch in Time
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Hilary Purrington – Threshold (world premiere)
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-what-you-can)
Wayward Music Series: Garrett Fisher/GraceAnn Cummings: Blueprints for Solo Piano
Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist GraceAnn Cummings premieres Garrett Fisher’s Blueprints for Solo Piano, a technically demanding set of works based on Fisher’s unique collaborative approach to music-making.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD
DXARTS Fall Concert: Real & Imagined Soundworlds – with Guest Artist Jeff Rice
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Nature recordist/sound designer Jeff Rice’s sound portraits frame an evening of Ambisonic sound by DXARTS composers & associated researchers, drawing the listener through known & unknown soundscapes.
Free
Center for New Music: Del Sol String Quartet | Composer Incubator
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
3 stunning new works by Adeliia Faizullina, Marguerite Brown, & deVon Russell Gray, performed by the Del Sol String Quartet.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$15)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
$35 ($24 youth/seniors)
Composers Concordance: Woodwind Motion
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert event pairing new music for woodwind quintet with an array of contemporary dance choreographies. Featuring the Sylvan Winds; choreographer Max Pollak; & an NYC premiere for composer Stanley Babin.
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $15-$20)
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Monday, November 1, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Michael Lee – Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (world premiere)
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Free
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Ticket price TBA
Roulette: Charmaine Lee with Joanna Mattrey & Lester St. Louis
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
NYC-based Australian vocalist/composer Charmaine Lee debuts new solo work followed by first time collaboration with violist Joanna Mattrey & cellist Lester St. Louis.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Opening Night – Eternal Beauty
Monday, October 25, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Steven Richards – Tribute for String Orchestra, “In Memory of Alan Lund” (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák – Two Waltzes, Op. 54
Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzon in echo duodecimi toni à 10, Ch. 180
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ, Hob. XX:1
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Antonín Dvořák – Two Waltzes, Op. 54
Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzon in echo duodecimi toni à 10, Ch. 180
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ, Hob. XX:1
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
$27 ($22 senior, $15 student, $10 ages 12 & under)
Port Townsend Symphony: PNW Premiere by Blauth
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Brenno Blauth – Concertino for oboe & strings (PNW premiere)
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Free (Free (reservations encouraged))
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Bruce Stark – The Vigor of Hope (brass fanfare) (Seattle premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Emerald City Music: What You Are To Me
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
$55 ($44 ETV member)