Seattle Modern Orchestra: Earshot Jazz Festival
$10-$23
Earle Brown — Oh K
Wayne Horvitz — Vagabond
Darius Jones — LawNOrder
George Lewis — Artificial Life
Tyshawn Sorey — In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams
Anthony Braxton – Composition No. 56 (1976)
Earle Brown – Oh, K (1992)
Wayne Horvitz – Vagabond: Constructions for Chamber Orchestra and Improvisers (2019) [commission/world premiere]
Darius Jones – LawNOrder (2018) [new version for SMO]
George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
Tyshawn Sorey – In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams (2018)
Earshot Jazz presents an exceptional meeting of local jazz and classical artists exploring the freedom and complexity of the two genres. This all-star collaboration includes Darius Jones, and Wayne Horvitz leading SMO musicians in the premiere of his new work, Vagabond. Expand your ears and mind with innovators who merge chamber music with improvisation, scored and experimental jazz, and open form composition.
Advance tickets – $18 (senior (60+) $16, Earshot member $16, student $10, military $10)
Day of show tickets – $23 (senior (60+) $21, Earshot member $21, student $10, military $10)
About Seattle Modern Orchestra
Founded in 2010, Seattle Modern Orchestra (SMO) is the only large ensemble in the Pacific Northwest solely dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Led by co-artistic directors Julia Tai and Jérémy Jolley, SMO commissions and premieres new works from an international lineup of composers, in addition to presenting important pieces from the contemporary repertoire that are rarely if ever heard by Seattle audiences. The ensemble "operates at that exciting cusp between old and new, between tradition and innovation" (Vanguard Seattle) curating new sounds and experiences for concert goers in the region.
SMO provides audiences with performances of the best in contemporary chamber and orchestral music, and develops radio talks, lectures, and other forms of outreach in an accessible and inviting format all designed to expand the listener’s appreciation and awareness of the music of today.
http://www.seattlemodernorchestra.org/