Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Scheherazade
$27 / $22 / $15 / $10
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade, Op. 35
Carl Maria von Weber — Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major Op. 74 J. 118
Ludwig van Beethoven — Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
Ben Lulich, clarinet
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 74 in E-flat major
Moncayo – Huapango
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
A pre-concert lecture will precede each evening concert beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Benjamin Lulich is Principal Clarinet of the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. Recognized as an exceptionally gifted artist, he has held positions in Orange County’s Pacific Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Colorado Music Festival and Festival Mozaic, and has performed frequently with The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Pasadena Symphony, IRIS Orchestra and many other ensembles. He has performed as guest principal with the Philadelphia Orchestra and acting principal with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Additionally, Lulich is Principal Clarinet of the Sunriver Music Festival and has performed with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra on numerous films and records albums, including Water for Elephants, The Tourist, Monsters University, Godzilla, and the Oscar-winning score for Life of Pi. In 2013 he performed as Principal Clarinet for Yamaha’s 125th Anniversary Concert, which featured Elton John and many other performers; the concert was broadcast worldwide.
An avid chamber music and new music performer, Lulich has been a guest artist for concerts throughout the United States and abroad. He was a member of the Second Instrumental Unit, a contemporary music ensemble based in New York City, where he took part in a concert honoring Milton Babbitt at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. As a recitalist and soloist, he has performed at the International ClarinetFest and was featured as a soloist with Pacific Symphony, Sunriver Music Festival, and Seattle Symphony.
The recipient of many awards and prizes, Lulich studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale School of Music, Pacific Music Festival and Music Academy of the West. His teachers include Richard Hawkins, Franklin Cohen, David Shifrin, Fred Ormand and Laura DeLuca. Lulich has also been adjunct faculty at California State University Fullerton and has given masterclasses and coachings throughout the United States. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mr. Lulich is a Backun Clarinet Artist and performs on MoBa Clarinets.