Seattle Modern Orchestra: Songs of Echoes
$25 ($20 Folio members)
Tom Baker — Fifteen Moments - From The Time of Rivers
Toru Takemitsu — From Far Beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog
George Crumb — Eleven Echoes of Autumn
Angelique Poteat – From Subterranea for flute, bass clarinet, and percussion
Tom Baker – Fifteen Moments from The Time of Rivers for bass flute, bass clarinet, contrabass, and percussion
Toru Takemitsu – From Far Beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog for violin and piano
George Crumb – Eleven Echoes of Autumn for violin, alto flute, cello and piano
Seattle Modern Orchestra presents an evening of enchanted music by two Seattle composers, Angelique Poteat and Tom Baker. The program will also feature two monumental contemporary pieces inspired by poetry, George Crumb's Eleven Echoes of Autumn, and Toru Takemitsu's From Far Beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog. The evening includes a reading of poems by Federico Garcia Lorca (Crumb) and Makoto Ooka (Takemitsu).
Complimentary wine reception will follow the concert.
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/