Seattle Modern Orchestra: Norwegian Odyssé
$30 / $25 / $10
Lasse Thoresen — Hagen
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi — Barnet som blev osynligt
Knut Vaage — Odyssé
Knut Vaage — Svev
Laura Loge, soprano
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi – Barnet som blev osynligt ("The child who became invisible") for soprano, percussion and electronics (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
Join Seattle Modern Orchestra in a concert featuring living composers from Norway. From Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi's mystic sounds to Lasse Thoresen's meditation on hagen ("garden"); Knut Vaage's epic Odyssé, a re-composing of Grieg Op. 54; to the kaleidoscopic piano trio SVEV; this concert offers a vast array of Norwegian contemporary music. We will be joined by the renowned Valen Trio from Norway, soprano Laura Loge, composer Knut Vaage, and conductor Julia Tai. The concert is in collaboration with Northwest Edvard Grieg Society and Music Exchange International.
Tickets: $30 ($25 Nordic Museum/Grieg Society members, $10 student; use “child” option to secure student price)
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/