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“Blueprint”
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Glass House String Quartet
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane (version with chorus)
Édouard Lalo: Deux aubades for Dectet
Maurice Ravel: Suite from Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Maurice Ravel: Three Poems of Stéphane Mallarmé
Lili Boulanger, orch. Larson: Sous bois (Undergrowth)
Lili Boulanger, orch. Larson: Hymne au Soleil (Hymn to the Sun)
World premiere of version for orchestra and chorus
Melissa Plagemann, Mezzo-soprano
Emerald Ensemble
Dr. Gary D. Cannon, Artistic Director
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
Geoffrey Larson, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
String Quartet No. 14 in G major
Traditional, arr. Danish String Quartet:
Sekstur from Vendsyyel (Peat Dance)
The Dromer
Caroline Shaw:
Entr'acte
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges:
Sinfonia No. 2 (Overture to L'amant anonyme)
Glass House String Quartet
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Still: Out of the Silence
Still: Serenade
Mustonen: Nonetto II for Strings
Primiani: No Hiding Place (World Premiere)
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite (Original Version)
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Additional selections by Antonio Vivaldi, Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Francesco Durante, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Ingrid Matthews, solo baroque violin
Eleanor Legault, leader and solo baroque violin
Bologne: Overture to L'Amant anonyme
Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in C major “The Bear”
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Greg Copeland, host and narrator
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Explore the City of Light in the late eighteenth century through the music and written words of three great composers.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Clarice Assad: Bohemian Queen: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings (SMCO Co-commission)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Reza Vali
Folk Songs Set No. 8 and Set No. 10
Shoorafkand, Calligraphy No. 20
Kian Ravaei
Family Photos for String Quartet
Janna Baty, mezzo soprano
Hamid Taghavi, santur
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Chailley: Improvisation a deux for Violin and Viola
Roman: go: even further (World Premiere, Site-Specific Work)
Montgomery: Strum (Original String Quartet Version)
Paganini: Largo and Allegro from Duet No. 1 for Violin and Bassoon
Francaix: Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quintet
Allion Salvador, violin
Vanessa Moss, violin
Gerald Liu, viola
Roxanna Patterson, viola
Lauren McShane, cello
Moe Weisner, bass
Michael Quigley, bassoon
Igor Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
Randall Woolf: Faith is the Evidence (World Premiere, SMCO Commission)
Astor Piazzolla, orch. Desyatnikov: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Carlos Simon: Elegy: A Cry From the Grave
Presented FREE / pay what you choose
Four evenings of aerial thrills and chills, set to frightful orchestral masterworks.
Music of Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov, and more
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
Bologne: Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8 No. 2
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Caitlin Kelley, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
100 years after Coco Chanel sold her first bottle of No.5, SMCO explores the world of the fledgling couture industry in Parisian salons, including works by Stravinsky, Milhaud, Tailleferre, and Martinů. Pre- and post-concert jazz sets feature Jeremy Bacon and Kim Maguire.
Mozart: Overture to Lucio Silla
Mozart: Missa Brevis in B flat
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Garcia: Domine Jesu
Mozart: Quaerite primum regnum Dei
Mozart: God is Our Refuge
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major “Jupiter”
Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Jacob Winkler, chorus master
Chávez: Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonía India”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) Suite No.1
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Jason Nam, piano
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.
A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.
A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.
Explore the famous love triangle of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms through their unforgettable chamber music works and their own letters. Pianist Annie Chang-Center and cellist Erika Pierson perform works by each of the three composers and award-winning journalist John Sharify reads from their letters and poetry.
Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3
SMCO String Quartet
Featuring an exhibition of sculpture by Henry Jock Walker, Kyle Johns, Sara Coffin, Gabriel John Poucher, and Sara Robison
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Anna Clyne: Color Field (West Coast Premiere)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Ervin Luka Sešek, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.
Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites 1 and 2
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.
Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites 1 and 2
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Siamak Aghaei and Colin Jacobsen: Ascending Bird
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
Sufjan Stevens arr. Michael Atkinson: Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Nathan Chan, cello
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp
Montgomery: Starburst
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Shaw: Entr’acte
Beethoven (arr. Lieberman): String Quartet No. 4 in C minor
Schubert: Rondo in A major
Allion Salvador, leader and solo violin
Lyrical string trios of Dvorák and Kodály are performed by SMCO artists in a beautiful home in Sammamish, WA. Enjoy a hosted beverage at the event!
Dvorák: Terzetto
Kodály: Serenade
Dvorák: Drobnosti
Ligeti: Molto vivace from Concert Românesc
Janáček: Suite for Strings
Esmail: Teen Murti
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Edward Zhang, piano
Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Landmark string quintets of the Romantic era are performed by SMCO artists in a casual living room setting. Enjoy a hosted beverage at the event!
Onslow: String Quintet No. 4
Puccini: Chrysanthemums
Dvorák: String Quintet No. 2
Violinist Denise Dillenbeck and cellist Nathan Chan join SMCO artists for an evening of epic chamber music in a casual setting.
Brahms: String Sextet No.2 in G major, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
