Seattle Modern Orchestra: Anahita Abbasi – World Premiere [LIVE]
$10
Marcos Balter — Vision Mantra for violin viola and cello
Sarah Hennies — Growing Block
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Shades of Silence
Mikhail Shmidt, violin
Jordan Voelker, viola
Ha-Yang Kim, cello
Abbey Blackwell, bass
Jérémy Jolley, electric guitar
Cristina Valdés, piano
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Marcos Balter – Vision Mantra for violin, viola, and cello (2009)
Sarah Hennies – Growing Block for 4 to 10 musicians (2019)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Shades of Silence for violin, viola, cello, and piano (2017)
Anahita Abbasi – Situation VI – Happenings for piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and bass (2021) [world premiere]
Our final concert of the season highlights up-and-coming Iranian composer Anahita Abbasi, whose music has been played by prominent ensembles such as Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. SMO will premiere her new work, Situation VI – Happenings, a reflection on the challenges of the past year in which the musicians are “faced with seven sound sculptures (in this case happenings) with different qualities and sonorities.” The program continues with Sarah Hennies' work Growing Block, which illustrates the concept of growing block theory through the ordering of musical events, Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Shades of Silence, a somber and delicately textured piece for violin, viola, cello, and piano, and Marcos Balter’s shimmering Vision Mantra, inspired by mosaic ceiling patterns.
The livestream will take place at 7:30pm Pacific. Broadcasting live from Town Hall, Seattle, WA.
Your receipt will include the link and passcode to our Crowdcast Digital Stage for this performance.
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About Seattle Modern Orchestra
Founded in 2010, Seattle Modern Orchestra (SMO) is the only large ensemble in the Pacific Northwest solely dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Led by co-artistic directors Julia Tai and Jérémy Jolley, SMO commissions and premieres new works from an international lineup of composers, in addition to presenting important pieces from the contemporary repertoire that are rarely if ever heard by Seattle audiences. The ensemble "operates at that exciting cusp between old and new, between tradition and innovation" (Vanguard Seattle) curating new sounds and experiences for concert goers in the region.
SMO provides audiences with performances of the best in contemporary chamber and orchestral music, and develops radio talks, lectures, and other forms of outreach in an accessible and inviting format all designed to expand the listener’s appreciation and awareness of the music of today.
http://www.seattlemodernorchestra.org/