Auburn Symphony: Mountains – From the Urals to the Cascades (Chamber Concert)
$25 ($10 student)
- Christina Siemens, piano
- Emilie Choi, violin
- Brian Wharton, cello
- Matthew Kocmieroski, percussion
- Phil Hanson, percussion
- Rob Tucker, percussion
George Crumb — Dream Sequence (Images II)
Alan Hovhaness — Spirit Cat
Lou Harrison — Varied Trio for Violin, Piano, and Percussion
Welcome back to chamber concerts with this evocative program. Percussionists will shine in this small group alongside violin, cello, and piano. Hear a tour de force arrangement of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 and three pieces by American composers. Alan Hovhaness even lived in Seattle.
About Emilie Choi, violin
Violinist Emilie Choi is an avid chamber and orchestral musician based in Seattle. She currently holds the Assistant Concertmaster position at the Pacific Northwest Ballet and Concertmaster positions with the Auburn Symphony Orchestra and Seattle Collaborative Orchestra. Emilie has appeared as concertmaster with several orchestras in Washington. She has soloed with the Hong Kong Symphonia and the Northwest Symphony Orchestra. Other professional work includes performances with Seattle Opera, Paramount Theatre, and the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio.
About Phil Hanson, percussion
Phil Hanson is the founding timpanist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and has been with them for 31 years. He is the founding timpanist with Auburn Symphony under Stewart Kershaw. In a long career he has performed with the Seattle Symphony and Opera, as well as the Tacoma Symphony, Opera, and Ballet. He has also performed for more than a decade with the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon. In addition, he has a long list of freelance work to his credit.