Seattle Modern Orchestra w/ UW Symphony & Choirs: Britten's War Requiem
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Kim Giordano, soprano
Brendan Tuohy, tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, baritone
Geoffre Boers, conductor
Benjamin Britten – War Requiem, Op. 66
Seattle Modern Orchestra will join Geoffrey Boers who will lead the combined UW Symphony Orchestra and UW Choirs in a performance of Benjamin Britten’s rarely performed War Requiem, Op. 66. Members of the Seattle Girls’ Choir and Seattle Chamber Singers will also be performing.
Join them for a pre-concert talk in Meany West Lobby at 6:30pm with UW Choral Conducting alumnus Gary Cannon.
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/