Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Friday, July 8, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
Picnic & Percussion: Make Music Day Seattle
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Block Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Make Music Day with a picnic followed by the Seattle premiere of composer Dean Rosenthal's "Stones/Water/Time/Breath."
Free
Out of this World: Music of stars, spheres, and the spirit
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Bozza, Lehar, Ponce-Heifetz, Liszt-Iverson, and Josef Strauss, as well as a world-premiere arrangement of a song cycle by Northwest composer John Muehleisen.
$5-$20 freewill donation
Discrete Infinity
Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Vivier – Samarkand (1981) – Seattle premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco with Seattle Pro Musica: Life Passages
Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Young Women's Chorus, the touring ensemble of the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco, joins the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$10-$20
Luke Fitzpatrick: Violin & Electronics
Friday, June 10, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works include Anthèmes 2 by Pierre Boulez and Frises by Kaija Saariaho, as well as newly commissioned works by Doug Niemela, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, and Jeff Bowen.
$5-$15
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Friday, June 10, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Cascadian Chorale: Shakespeare & Friends
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Shakespeare settings by living composers, settings of Shakespeare-era poets, and music of Shakespeare’s time.
$12-$17 (under 18 free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Bach Choir presents Swift as a Shadow: Shakespeare in Song
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of music for choir a cappella and with piano featuring settings of text by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, in honor of the 400th anniversary of his death.
$15-$18
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Vernon, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and the world premiere of two new works written for period instruments.
$20 suggested donation, 12 & under free
Cascadian Chorale: Shakespeare & Friends
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Shakespeare settings by living composers, settings of Shakespeare-era poets, and music of Shakespeare’s time.
$12-$17 (under 18 free)
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and the world premiere of two new works written for period instruments.
$25 suggested donation, 12 & under free
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra presents An Apocalyptic Radiance: Mahler's 'Titan'
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabrieli – Canzonas for Brass
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
$20-$30 (age 16 & under free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Friday, June 3, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
UW Chamber Singers present Two Stars Falling: Music of Love, Life, Mystery
Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Abbie Betinis – From Behind the Caravan
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
$10
James Aston Composition Recital
Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
James Aston, a composition student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Town Music: Joshua Roman, Arnaud Sussman, Karen Gomyo & Kyle Armbrust: Britten’s Second String Quartet
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Additional programming TBA
Additional programming TBA
$10-$25