Summer Recital Series: Nathan Whittaker, cello – J.S. Bach Cello Suites, Volume 1
Suggested donation $18 ($10 seniors/students)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
We're excited to open the Cathedral doors once again to concert audiences! Our second concert of the 2021 Summer Recital Series is on July 21 with cellist Nathan Whittaker.
The concert will take place at 7pm; doors open at 6:30pm.
Summer concerts, approximately 1 hour long with no intermission, are only presented in-person and are not livestreamed. Registration is no longer required and there are no limits on the number of attendees. Masks are required for those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and optional (but recommended) for fully vaccinated people. Social distancing is not required, but there is plenty of room to spread out in the Cathedral if you wish.
Suggested donation for each recital is $18 General Admission / $10 Students & Seniors. We encourage you to purchase tickets in advance to help prevent long entry lines, but tickets will also be sold at the door. $1-$9.99 pay-what-you-can tickets and an option to offer a donation greater than the suggested amount are also available at the ticketing link and the door.
To request a complimentary parishioner ticket or to buy advance tickets with a check or cash, contact Music at St. James Cathedral at musicoffice@stjames-cathedral.org or 206-382-4874.
About Nathan Whittaker
Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a unique and diverse career as a concert soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is the Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a concert series of chamber music on period instruments, and regularly performs with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, El Mundo, Fort Greene Chamber Music Society, The Sebastians, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Recent appearances include the Caramoor Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Festival, Vancouver Bach Festival, Pacific Baroque Festival, Helicon Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, the Boston Early Music Festival, and as a guest lecturer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. He has served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts. He can be heard on recordings by ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as live broadcasts by NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a cello of Mario Gadda from 1957, and a baroque cello of Johann Christian Ficker II from c. 1770.
https://www.nathanhwhittaker.com/