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A Weekend of World Premieres With Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra

Dana Wen — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:54:07 +0000

On Saturday, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra wraps all the excitement and genre-mixing of contemporary classical music in a single program featuring five pieces by composers from around the world.

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

Dana Wen — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:39:21 +0000

This June, Seattle's ending the concert season with a bang, in the form of a month-long flurry of world premiere performances. Celebrate another year of local classical music with brand-new works by talented composers from near and far.

Composers Nat Evans and Leaha Villarreal Bring New Sounds to Wallingford’s Chapel

Dana Wen — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:30:12 +0000

On March 29, new music blends with video art, literature, and drama at Wallingford’s Chapel Performance Space. Hosted by contemporary music collective The Box is Empty, this multimedia event features world premieres by two composers, local favorite Nat Evans and New York-based Leaha Maria Villarreal. Both are known for compositions that blend live acoustic music … Continue reading →

Classical and Contemporary Converge at the Seattle Symphony

Dana Wen — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:24:53 +0000

This weekend, members of the New York-based International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) are in town for a series of concerts with the Seattle Symphony. Thursday evening's performance kicked off the festivities with Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and an unusual world premiere.

Seattle Symphony Presents Keyboard Fireworks, a Beloved Classic, and a World Premiere

Dana Wen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:33:29 +0000

Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot shows off his conducting chops tonight in a creative program featuring Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, a world premiere by Nico Muhly, and a performance of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 by Marc-André Hamelin.