SMO @ The Royal Room
$20 at the door ($15 in advance)
- Eric Rynes, violin
- Pamela Liu, violin
- Alessandra Barrett, viola
- Ha-Yang Kim, cello
- Stephen Olsen, piano
Vijay Iyer — Mutations (IV, VI, and VII for string quartet, piano, and electronics; 2005)
Ha-Yang Kim — Lens (for cello and pedals; 2006)
Iannis Xenakis — Mikka (1971)
Iannis Xenakis — Mikka «S» (1975)
Iannis Xenakis — Akéa (1986)
Seattle Modern Orchestra celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Greek composer Iannis Xenakis with his iconic Akéa for piano and string quartet, and Mikka «S» for solo violin, alongside the Seattle premiere of celebrated composer Henry Threadgill’s Sixfivetwo and works by Vijay Iyer and local composer Ha-Yang Kim.
Sixfivetwo was commissioned for "Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire," a project of the Kronos Performing Arts Association. The score and parts are available for free online at kronosquartet.org.
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/About Eric Rynes, violin
About Pamela Liu, violin
Pamela Liu, violinist, has been in demand as a performer and pedagogue since returning to the Northwest twelve years ago. She received her Bachelors in Violin Performance at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and was a member of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan, before attending the University of Washington where she received a master’s degree in Violin Performance.
A devoted mentor to young musicians, Ms. Liu coaches and teaches with Edmonds College, The Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Musicworks Northwest. As an active performer, Ms. Liu appears regularly on the Music at the Museum series with the Cascadia Art Museum, as a section member of the Yakima Symphony, and in the violin-guitar duo, Tutti Dolce, with husband Chris Liu.
https://www.edmonds.edu/programs/humanities/music/faculty/pamela-liu.html