The temperature rose as a buzzing crowd filled Benaroya Hall’s Nordstrom Recital Hall on July 24. The muggy atmosphere in the typically-breezy auditorium was deliberate for the penultimate evening of the Seattle Chamber Music Society‘s Summer Festival. The whirring air … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
This week’s featured concerts: Jul. 30 — Head to the grizzled Blue Moon Tavern to cheer on a new crop of divas as they audition to perform in this year’s Opera on Tap concerts. The group of professional singers is … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Jul. 22 — Seattle composers John Teske and Nat Evans debut new works at “New Music From the Deep North”, a concert hosted by Wayward Music Series. The event features performances by cellist Karl Knapp and percussionist … Continue reading
When the sun comes out in Seattle, it’s time for chamber music! Washington State is blessed with a bounty of annual summer chamber music festivals and events, giving concertgoers plenty of options during the months of July and August. While … Continue reading
As he tells it, Lawrence Dillon began his career as a composer at the tender age of seven, when he fell in love with his piano teacher and began to write songs to bring to his weekly lessons. Though a … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Jul. 15 — Seattle Chamber Music Society‘s Summer Festival presents music by three great B’s: Beethoven, Britten, and Brahms. Hear chamber works for strings, clarinet, and piano performed by top-notch musicians from around the county. Jul. 17 … Continue reading
The glorious Seattle summer has finally arrived, and with it comes a treasure trove of light-hearted and fun classical concerts. Experience the joy of live music outdoors at one of several concerts in local parks, or cool off with some … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Jul. 8 — Each year, the Seattle Chamber Music Society commissions a new work for performance at their annual summer festival. North Carolina-based composer Lawrence Dillon is the featured composer this year. Hear his new septet Sanctuary (written for French … Continue reading
An eager sense of anticipation filled Benaroya Hall on June 20 as audience members gathered to hear the world premiere performance of John Luther Adams’ newest work for orchestra, Become Ocean. The crowd was buzzing with questions. How exactly would … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Jul. 5 — The three-week Bellingham Festival of Music opens with the West Coast premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Dreamsongs, featuring the Bellingham Festival Orchestra and Joshua Roman, former principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony. Roman … Continue reading