Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra

Dance Silhouettes: Music of Chávez, Chopin, Falla, and Kodály

January 29, 2023

Description

Winner of the Platinum Prize at the 2022 Canadian International Music Competition and Gold Medalist at the 2020 Aloha International Piano Competition, the young pianist Jason Nam showcases a prodigious talent beyond his years. He joins SMCO for Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a virtuosic work that overflows with powerful romantic melody and alludes to the mazurka dance of the composer’s native Poland. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra also performs Carlos Chávez’s fiery Sinfonía India, inspired by the traditional music of the Native American tribes of northern Mexico. The dance traditions of Spain and Hungary then take center stage in music of Falla's Three-Cornered Hat and Kodály's Dances of Galánta.

Singing Strings

June 25, 2023

Description

In Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, lute songs of the Renaissance are transformed into dramatic music for the modern string orchestra. Dvořák’s famous Serenade brings his trademark Czech lyricism to the string ensemble, creating lush textures and dazzling virtuosity. The brilliance of one of history’s greatest Renaissance men, the Classical era composer and revolutionary colonel Joseph Bologne, shines in his tuneful ninth violin concerto. 

https://www.smcomusic.org/events/2023/singing-strings