Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:45pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Thursday, January 9, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Carols & Classics
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Christmas favorites and a Christmas sing-along, including the world premiere of a composition of Evergreen Community Orchestra bass player Chris Hartzog.
Free (Free)
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Federal Way Youth Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, & more
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johann Strauss Jr., Christmas songs, and a world premiere by Armenian composer Jirayr Shahrimanyan. Also featuring guest soloist Gayane Grigoryan in Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter."
$15+
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Neil Welch – No house on fire, no.
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Mosaic Art Ensemble
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interdisciplinary group of musicians, actors, and dancers presents an evening of collaborative performance based around a series of new solo musical works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
$20 / $15 / free
Michi Hirata North Beiju Celebration
Sunday, November 10, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – "Allegro moderato" from Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (US premiere of orchestration by Hidemaro Konoye)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (US premiere of orchestration by Hidemaro Konoye)
$25-$40
Seattle Composers' Salon: New works by Garrett Fisher
Saturday, November 9, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works by Garrett Fisher for solo piano.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Satchel Henneman – Life is No Way to Treat an Animal, Pt. 3
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Tom Baker – Resonate
Dayna Hanson – Mimus Polyglottos
Gregg Belisle-Chi – Fear and Trembling
Dayna Hanson – Mimus Polyglottos
Gregg Belisle-Chi – Fear and Trembling
$5-$15 suggested donation
Cappella Romana: Kastalsky Requiem
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Never performed during the Soviet era, this richly scored requiem for large a cappella choir receives its Northwest premiere led by guest conductor Steven Fox.
$32-$52
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PNB turns to local talent with a triple bill of new works by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. Featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Emmanuel Witzthum, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
$37-$190
Music of Remembrance Presents 'Passage; Confronting Intolerance'
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Passage
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
$55 ($30 under 30, $5 Teentix)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Norwegian Odyssé
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi – Barnet som blev osynligt ("The child who became invisible") for soprano, percussion and electronics (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
$30 / $25 / $10