The Sound Ensemble: Resistance
TBD
- Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
Leanna Primiani — Shadowbanks (world premiere)
"Resistance" is a celebration of the courange and stregth of those who have suffered at the hands of oppression. Honoring in particular the fortitude of women, African Americans, the poor and the people of Ukraine, the music explores the experiences of these communities.
This concert will feature two world premieres. The first by Oleg Boyko, written during the Russian invasion, is a concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra, featuring Mark Wilson on guitar. The second is Shadowbanks by Leanne Primiani, a tone poem depicting the forces that caused the financial collapse of 2008.
25% of ticket sales goes to support those suffering in Ukraine.
About Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
Mark Hilliard Wilson is an active performer, teacher, and director of the Seattle Guitar Orchestra, which he founded in 1999. As cathedral guitarist at Seattle's St. James Cathedral, he has performed there weekly since 2006. Wilson has written or arranged more than 200 works, and avidly explores new venues for the performance of classical music while addressing contemporary issues through concert programming. Music has always been everything to Wilson, from the barrel organs he heard in his childhood in Holland to the symphony orchestras in Washington, DC and country bands in Weiser, Idaho. He continues to study and embrace the wonder of new places and the creativity of the wonderful artists of every stripe in the world.
https://markhilliardwilson.com/