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UW School of Music and Pacific MusicWorks Partner to Present Handel’s Semele

Michelle Scharlock — Mon, 19 May 2014 01:20:32 +0000

“Okay, we GET IT,” my friend whispered to me during Friday’s performance of Semele by Pacific Music Works. She was referring to what felt like the 90,000th time we had heard the words “If I persist in gazing” from the aria “Myself I Shall Adore.” Quickly shushed by a cranky old man sitting next to … Continue reading →

What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For May

Dana Wen — Sat, 10 May 2014 14:55:42 +0000

Though May is already in full swing, there are still plenty of options for classical music fans looking for live music. This month's offerings run the gamut from opera and chamber music to modern dance and ballet.

What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks for October

Dana Wen — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:22:52 +0000

Just as the blustery, wet weather is making us want to scuttle to the nearest concert hall, the October calendar looks like it's filling up with an impressive list of appearances by some of classical music's biggest names. The coming month is also burgeoning with performances by local artists and ensembles as well.

At Pacific MusicWorks, a Greek God Turned Frustrated Stalker

Philippa Kiraly — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:24:22 +0000

Handel's cantata Apollo e Dafne is an opera in miniature, with emotions as sharply delineated as you’d find in Puccini’s Tosca but in a fraction of the time.

Note to Pacific MusicWorks & SDP: Bring Back “Wayward Sisters”

Philippa Kiraly — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:54:22 +0000

The music was glorious. From the Medici wedding came the “Ballo del gran duca” by Cavalieri, performed by all the singers who joined with the dancers who wove around and between them, swirling with flowing arms. The dancers, Elizabeth Cooper, Alexandra Dickson, and Ellie Sandstrom, brought finely trained bodies to the choreography, which was more timeless in style.

Pacific Musicworks Lets “Glorious Music” of the Monteverdi Vespers Sing

Philippa Kiraly — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:14:35 +0000

Right from the start, the performance’s high caliber became obvious, with Daniels’ clarion tenor ringing out, the high cornettos sounding like velvet and the pure sound of the two sopranos hanging in the air.