Symphony Tacoma – Past Concerts
Symphony Tacoma: Eternal Light & Mozart's Requiem
Saturday, June 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
University Place Presbyterian Church, University Place, WA, United States
Symphony Tacoma reprises Eternal Light, a community youth commission encompassing music, lyrics, drawings, & poetry inspired by W.A. Mozart’s Requiem – in this program that finishes with the Requiem itself.
$30 ($48 reserved)
Symphony Tacoma: Classics VI
Saturday, May 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – The Bamboula, Op. 75
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Classics V
Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Vivian Fung – Prayer
Richard Danielpour – From the Mountaintop
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Richard Danielpour – From the Mountaintop
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Classics IV
Saturday, March 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
David Ludwig – The Bleeding Pines (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
David Ludwig – The Bleeding Pines (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Classics III
Saturday, February 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Bedřich Smetana – Vltava (The Moldau)
David Ludwig – Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan"
David Ludwig – Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan"
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Handel’s Messiah
Friday, December 17, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel’s beloved classic—and a reprise of Symphony Tacoma’s first-ever performance in 1946! This holiday classic oratorio is performed by the talented orchestra & vocalists of Symphony Tacoma Voices.
$30 ($48 reserved)
Symphony Tacoma: Classics II
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Classics I
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Patrice Rushen – Color Express
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
$24-$83
Unbreakable: Symphony Tacoma Diamond Anniversary Gala
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate Symphony Tacoma’s 75th Anniversary season! The party features live & silent auctions; food & wine; & performances by Symphony Tacoma musicians.
$200 ($175 subscribers)
Original Works by Pacific Northwest Composers
Saturday, July 17, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Selections of 6 world premieres by Pacific Northwest composers, performed by Symphony Tacoma musicians & conductors from the Cascade Conducting masterclass.
Free
'Tacoma Method': Three Arias Performed by Hai-Ting Chinn
Saturday, May 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn sings 3 arias from Tacoma Method, a new opera by Gregory Youtz centered around the expulsion of Tacoma's Chinese population in the late 1800s.
Free
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Saxophone Fusion
Saturday, May 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Selections from saxophonist James Carter's 2019 performance with Symphony Tacoma, including Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde & Puerto Rico native Roberto Sierra’s Caribbean Rhapsody.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Kitty's Big Adventure
Sunday, May 9, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Past performance of Tacoma composer Deborah J. Anderson’s Kitty’s Big Adventure, accompanied by illustrations by Erika Ray that have been colored by local children.
Free
Symphony Tacoma Interludes: Woodwinds – From Danzi to Piazzolla
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Symphony Tacoma’s woodwind quintet travels through time & place with this selection of works by Franz Danzi, Ferenc Farkas, Nicole Buetti, Paquito-D’Rivera, & Astor Piazzolla.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Revival of Tan Dun’s Water Passion
Saturday, April 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online event
East meets West; symphony meets electronica; & J.S. Bach meets water percussion in this 2016 performance of Tan Dun's Water Passion After St. Matthew.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Percussion – To the Max!
Saturday, March 27, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Symphony Tacoma’s percussion quartet performs original arrangements of Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, & a composition by the orchestra's own Matt Drumm.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: From the Back Row – Live Chat with the Low Brass Section [LIVE]
Saturday, March 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online event
PLU Professor Dr. Gregory Youtz leads a discussion with Symphony Tacoma trombone & tuba players who share the intricacies of their instruments & the different genres of music they play.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Fiddler on the Hoof
Sunday, March 7, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Online event
Join the Symphony Tacoma musicians for Western-themed music featuring Aaron Copland’s "Hoe-down", Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell Overture, & more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
Free
Symphony Tacoma Horn Quartet: That's a "Wrap"
Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online event
Join the Symphony Tacoma Horn Quartet for a showcase of the many moods of the French horn, from majestic to melancholy. Includes selections by Carl Maria von Weber, Nikolai Tcherepnin, & PLU professor Gina Gillie.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online event
Relive the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet with excerpts from Prokofiev’s score alongside all new visuals, curated by Maestra Sarah, Gabe McPherson, & Timothy Little.
Free (Free)
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