SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 - “MUSIC FOR THE SOUL”

AT HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WEST SEATTLE AT 8PM

• Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)- Franz Schubert

• Three Prayers To Mark The Day (World Premiere)- Huntley Beyer
  Alexandra Picard, soprano soloist

• Violin Concerto in A minor (First movement)- Johann Sebastian Bach
  Eden Pawlos, student soloist from Key to Change

• Orchestral Suite No. 4- Johann Sebastian Bach

• Hungarian Dance No. 5- Johannes Brahms

Valentine’s Concert- “English Gardens” at HIGHLINE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER at 7:30pm

• Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis- Ralph Vaughan Williams

• English Dances (Set No. 1)- Malcolm Arnold

• Enigma Variations- Edward Elgar

• Viriditas; The Greening (World Premiere)- Kari Medina

Step into a symphony of innovation and human adaptability as we explore the profound cultural shift brought about by the rise of AI technology. "The Symphony of Artificial Intelligence" takes you on a journey into the deep impact of technology on our lives, much like how humanity has adapted to past innovations from fire to the internet. Join us and special guest Seattle-based band The Dip as we contemplate the evolution of human creativity and adaptability. This concert invites you to explore the endless possibilities of our shared human experience, showcasing AI as the latest innovation that augments our future potential.

Join us on a musical journey through AI culture and the enduring power of the human spirit, as we embrace an uncertain future and explore how AI enhances our ultimate human superpowers: love and creativity. Don’t miss out! Grab your tickets today and be part of a transformative experience that promises to ignite your imagination, provoke profound thought, and inspire your soul.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 - MUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA- “FAMILY CONCERT”

AT HIGHLINE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT 7:30 PM

• Four Dances from Estancia- Alberto Ginastera  

• Verano Porteño (Summer) from Las Estaciones Porteñas- Astor Piazzolla
  Hana Gottesman, violin soloist

• Caribeña (Caribbean)- Miguel del Aguila

• Popular Boleros- TBA
  Jose Iniguez, tenor soloist

• Danza Espanola- Bob Phillips- with students from Highline School District and Key to Change

• Danzón No. 2- Arturo Márquez

Program

Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)- Felix Mendelssohn
Northwest Symphony Orchestra with ChoralSounds Northwest, Seattle Pacific University Choirs and West Side Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
Alexandra Picard, and Lauren Kulesa, soprano soloists, Brendan Tuohy, tenor soloist
Anthony Spain, NWSO Music Director conducts

 Also on the program:

Dvorak Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No..8
Choral music performed by Seattle Pacific University Chamber Singers- Ryan Ellis conducting
Fantasia in D minor "A Psalm for The Voiceless” (World Premiere) by Joshua A Idio- performed by Seattle Pacific University Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Christopher T. F. Hanson.

Program:

Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Where Springs Not Fail- Hanna Benn

Orchestral Suite No. 3- J.S. Bach

Concerto for Cello RV 406- Antonio Vivaldi
Soloist- Carlsen Cello Foundation recipient Carson Ling-Efird

Program

• Symphony No. 1- Johannes Brahms

• Fanfare for a Joyous Occasion - Samuel Jones

• Salut d’Amour- Edward Elgar

• Concerto Opus 3 No. 6 (First Movement)- Antonio Vivaldi
  Soloist Eden Pawlos

• Gabriel’s Oboe- Ennio Morricone
  Linnea Wentworth, oboe soloist

Vita-Pausa-Vita (Life, Pause, Life) is Mateo Messina’s 23rd symphony benefiting kids and families at Seattle Children’s Hospital. As our world endured a global pandemic, every one of us was affected. The quarantines and social distancing shined a bright light on the one thing we likely had not realized we cannot live without: human connection.

Featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anthony Spain

Special Guest: Noah Gundersen

Program

• Danzon No. 2- Arturo Marquez

• Huapango- Jose Pablo Moncayo

• Popular Boleros
  Jose Iniguez, tenor soloist

• Danzon No. 3- Arturo Marquez

  Alejandra Reyes Zamorano, guitar; Sarah Bassingthwaighte, flute

• Libertango- Astor Piazzolla

• Mambo- Christophe Chagnard

Encanto Arts, Northwest Symphony Orchestra and Highline Public Schools Present: A Summer Solstice Symphony Concert and Art Walk* at Highline Memorial Stadium in Burien

Featuring exciting music from Latin America, the Ukrainian National Anthem and tenor, Josez Iniguez.

Concert begins at 7:30pm
To register for the concert and receive a concert program go to:

https://encantoarts.org/events

* The Art Walk is from 2-6pm. Concessions proceeds go to Ukraine Relief Fund.

• Concerto for Violin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eric Rynes soloist

• Symphony No. 7 - Ludwig van Beethoven

• O Magnum Mysterium- Morten Lauridsen (NWSO cello section)

Program

• Ave Maria- Franz Biebl

• Cello Concerto- Second Movement- Antonin Dvorak with Carlsen Cello Foundation recipient Carson Ling-Efird

• Suite from the Art of Flight- Patrick Harlin

• Symphony No. 35 (Haffner)- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This Concert has now been postponed until Saturday, April 30, 2022- Please see April 30 concert for full details

• The Vigor of Hope (Brass Fanfare)- Bruce Stark (Seattle premiere)

• Selections from The Carnival of the Animals- Camille Saint-Saens

• Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1- Edvard Grieg

• Overture to the Barber of Seville- Gioacchino Rossini

• Jig from Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite- with students from H.S.D. and Key to Change

• Concerto Opus 3 No. 6- Antonio Vivaldi
  Soloist: Madison Wooley

• Zampa Overture- Ferdinand Herold

• Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2- George Bizet

• Attending a Concert and Covid Protocols

For the past two years the Northwest Symphony Orchestra has partnered with Washington’s National Park Fund to celebrate “National Parks at Benaroya” Due to Covid it’s not possible this year to gather in person…but we can STILL celebrate music and our national parks with a special event…so we SHALL.

As a thank you, to you, please join us on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 7:00pm for a premiere event, as we come together to celebrate music and the outdoors. Performing popular pieces like Pachelbel’s Canon, in unique outdoor settings, we invite you to enjoy and experience music in refreshing new ways. 

As featured on KOMO 4 and KING 5 television, we will once again be joined by the Musical Mountaineers with a world premiere performance. 

To see this wonderful free event, on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 7pm, click on the event link on our home page. We can’t wait to share this event with you and hope that you will join us.

See you soon…