Seattle Festival Orchestra: Ephemeral Bloom

• Eric Schindler, cello
• Bobby Collins, conductor

Ephemeral Bloom is a new work by composer Yifeng Yvonne Yuan, inspired by the fleeting life and death of a magnolia flower at midnight. In just one night, the buds awake with the arrival of the spring breeze, and after a gentle drizzle, they vanish without a trace. Yvonne draws inspiration from the sound of nature and the ritualistic practice of humans before language was invented. Seattle Festival Orchestra presents their final concert of the season opening with Ephemeral Bloom, followed by Seattle youth soloist Eric Schindler playing Elgar's challenging Cello Concerto and Johannes Brahm's enigmatic Symphony No 3. The orchestra will be led by music director and conductor Bobby Collins.

SCO will also offer a special Family Friendly performance of this program on Saturday, May 18th. More information: https://www.livemusicproject.org/events/81418/seattle-festival-orchestra-ephemeral-bloom-family-concert

About Seattle Festival Orchestra

Seattle Festival Orchestra is an all-volunteer community orchestra that presents concerts to delight and engage a 21st-century audience. With diverse programming, SFO creates space for its audience to experience the catharsis of the wide range of emotions available in orchestra music, to feel with our musicians the joy, sorrow, wonder, and ecstasy of our art.

About Eric Schindler, cello

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1So4NzAgbsehpgp317OZeg

About Bobby Collins, conductor

Bobby Collins has conducted a variety of ensembles including symphony, chamber, and pit orchestras, as well as contemporary music ensembles ranging from beginning to professional. He currently serves as Music Director for both Seattle Festival Orchestra and The Sound Ensemble, and Assistant Conductor for Lake Union Civic Orchestra. He has conducted, in performance, groups such as Skagit Symphony, Saratoga Orchestra and Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra.