Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Chailley: Improvisation a deux for Violin and Viola
Roman: go: even further (World Premiere, Site-Specific Work)
Montgomery: Strum (Original String Quartet Version)
Paganini: Largo and Allegro from Duet No. 1 for Violin and Bassoon
Francaix: Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quintet

Allion Salvador, violin
Vanessa Moss, violin
Gerald Liu, viola
Roxanna Patterson, viola
Lauren McShane, cello
Moe Weisner, bass
Michael Quigley, bassoon

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Igor Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
Randall Woolf: Faith is the Evidence (World Premiere, SMCO Commission)
Astor Piazzolla, orch. Desyatnikov: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)

Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Carlos Simon: Elegy: A Cry From the Grave

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Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
Bologne: Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8 No. 2
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22

Caitlin Kelley, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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100 years after Coco Chanel sold her first bottle of No.5, SMCO explores the world of the fledgling couture industry in Parisian salons, including works by Stravinsky, Milhaud, Tailleferre, and Martinů. Pre- and post-concert jazz sets feature Jeremy Bacon and Kim Maguire.

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Chávez: Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonía India”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) Suite No.1
Kodály: Dances of Galánta

Jason Nam, piano
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.

A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.

A showcase of acclaimed Pacific Northwest singer-songwriters with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, presented with a live aerial spectacular by Emerald City Trapeze Arts.

Explore the famous love triangle of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms through their unforgettable chamber music works and their own letters. Pianist Annie Chang-Center and cellist Erika Pierson perform works by each of the three composers and award-winning journalist John Sharify reads from their letters and poetry.

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Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3

SMCO String Quartet

Featuring an exhibition of sculpture by Henry Jock Walker, Kyle Johns, Sara Coffin, Gabriel John Poucher, and Sara Robison

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Anna Clyne: Color Field (West Coast Premiere)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor

Ervin Luka Sešek, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.

Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites 1 and 2
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane

Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.

Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites 1 and 2
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane

Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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Siamak Aghaei and Colin Jacobsen: Ascending Bird
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
Sufjan Stevens arr. Michael Atkinson: Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1

Nathan Chan, cello
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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SMCO is joined by world-class aerial artists of Emerald City Trapeze Arts in an unforgettable evening of music and circus.

Johann Strauss, Jr.: Roses from the South
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz
Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen
Carlos Gardel: Por una Cabeza
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane

Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp

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Montgomery: Starburst
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Shaw: Entr’acte
Beethoven (arr. Lieberman): String Quartet No. 4 in C minor
Schubert: Rondo in A major

Allion Salvador, leader and solo violin

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Lyrical string trios of Dvorák and Kodály are performed by SMCO artists in a beautiful home in Sammamish, WA. Enjoy a hosted beverage at the event!

Dvorák: Terzetto
Kodály: Serenade
Dvorák: Drobnosti

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Ligeti: Molto vivace from Concert Românesc
Janáček: Suite for Strings
Esmail: Teen Murti
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor

Edward Zhang, piano
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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Landmark string quintets of the Romantic era are performed by SMCO artists in a casual living room setting. Enjoy a hosted beverage at the event!

Onslow: String Quintet No. 4
Puccini: Chrysanthemums
Dvorák: String Quintet No. 2

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Violinist Denise Dillenbeck and cellist Nathan Chan join SMCO artists for an evening of epic chamber music in a casual setting.

Brahms: String Sextet No.2 in G major, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

A Casual living room performance at a private Seattle residence.

Pacific Sound Woodwind Quintet

Satie: Sonatine Bureaucratique
Poulenc: Novelette
Schickele: A Year In the Catskills
Morris: Melting Pot II. Sweet (World Premiere)
Agay: Five Easy Dances
Coleman: Umoja

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Lili Boulanger: Psalm XXIV "La terre appartient à l'Éternel"
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Gabriel Prokofiev: Terra Incognita Suite (World Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Heiliger Dankgesang from String Quartet No. 15 (arr. Larson)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Credo from Mass in C major, K. 317 "Coronation Mass"

Northwest Boychoir
Men of Seattle Symphony Chorale

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Mary Riles, cello
Sheila Weidendorf, piano

Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Hovhaness: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 255
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58

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Manuel de Falla: Suite from El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)
Music of Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, and Jason Everett

Fareed Haque, guitar/sitar
Trey Gunn, Warr guitar
Radhika Iyer, electric violin
Jason Everett, guitar and fretless bass

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Manuel de Falla: Suite from El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)
Music of Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, and Jason Everett

Fareed Haque, guitar/sitar
Trey Gunn, Warr guitar
Radhika Iyer, electric violin
Jason Everett, guitar and fretless bass

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Orchestral Series

Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture
Jennifer Higdon: Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon: Blues for Black Hoodies
      Michael 'The Wanz' Wansley, vocals
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
      Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin
Geoffrey Larson, conductor

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The next season of SMCO’s casual Secret Chamber Music Series begins with string quintets of Mozart and Brahms.

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