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SMCO 2015-2016 Season Tickets
As a Season Subscriber, you earn access to special behind-the-scenes events such as SMCO rehearsals and meet-the-artist opportunities. The admission price of the four performances is discounted when you purchase a Season Subscription.
The Seventh Season
All Performances at First Free Methodist Church
Saturday, September 19, 2015, 8:00 PM
Epic Stories
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Stravinsky: Orpheus
Saint-Saëns: L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Dvořák: Selections from Legends, Op. 59
Fantastic depictions of great storytelling abound on SMCO's season premiere. Saint-Saëns' Assassination of the Duke of Guise of 1908, often called the first film score, joins Beethoven's epic Coriolan and Stravinsky's haunting Orpheus, possibly the most beautiful of his ballet oeuvre. Dvořák's Legends are sure to sweep up the imagination of the listener with their fairytale sound and evocative rhythms, though their stories remain a secret.
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Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8:00 PM
Inspirations
Glass: Suite from The Hours
Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures
Many things inspire us as we move through our lives, from the people we form relationships with to our own unique experiences of the world around us. SMCO explores the varied inspirations of three composers: literature and film, a musical role model, and timeless works of visual art. A bit of holiday music is hidden among these musical gems, putting listeners in the mood of the season.
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Saturday, February 27, 2016, 8:00 PM
World Sounds
Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit
Kodaly: Hungarian Rondo
Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies
World Premiere: International Composition Competition
World Premiere: Local Composers Competition
Piazzolla: Oblivion, Libertango
The winning works of SMCO's second International Composition Competition for Young Composers and the first Local Composers Competition are given their world premieres, mixing in a spectacular melting pot of vibrant music from around the world.
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Saturday, May 21, 2016, 8:00 PM
Season Finale
Mozart: Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Carter: Two Controversies and a Conversation
Cristina Valdes, piano
Matthew Kocmieroski, percussion
Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre
Maria Männistö, soprano
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 "Military"
While Mozart and Haydn infuse beautiful symphonic and operatic music with militaristic fervor, Carter contemplates the inner game of conversation in this double concerto for piano and percussion and Ligeti pushes the limits of the human voice in this selection of three arias from his opera The Grand Macabre. SMCO explores both contrasting compositional goals and the use of percussion in the Classical era and the modern day in this fiery Season Finale. The ensemble is joined by three celebrated artists whose contemporary performances have been revered in Seattle and around the world.
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LocationFirst Free Methodist Church (View)
3200 Third Ave W
Seattle, WA 98119
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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