Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Odyssey
$18 ($15 senior/military; ages 17 & under free)
- Ryan Farris, guest conductor
Marie Jaëll — Les jours pluvieux ("Rainy Days") (orch. Ryan Farris)
Gustav Holst — St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Béla Bartók — Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
A never-before-heard orchestration of Marie Jaëlle's Les jours pluvieux ("Rainy Days") provides contrast with moments of quiet brooding and lyrical beauty. Gustav's Holst's St. Paul's Suite for strings weaves together traditional jaunty tunes from across the British Isles, while Béla Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances closes out the program in a wild celebration for the entire orchestra.
Performance will take place in Theater 3 of Bainbridge Cinemas.
Guests under 18 may attend symphony events at no cost thanks to Wycklund Dental and the Youth in Music Initiative.
About Ryan Farris, guest conductor
Ryan Dakota Farris is an up-and-coming conductor and performer in the Pacific Northwest community. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Washington where he is the conductor of the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras and assistant conductor of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra. Ryan has served as cover conductor for professional orchestras across the country, including the Auburn Symphony in Washington and the Boulder Philharmonic in Colorado. He has served as an assistant conductor for Colorado MahlerFest, Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, and works a sectional conductor for Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus. Ryan was a proud student of the late maestro Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School and Music Festival in Maine for five summers. He has also studied with many notable conductors including Ludovic Morlot, David Rahbee, Nicholas Carthy, Donald Schleicher, Kensho Watanabe, and Tiffany Lu.
Ryan has served as principal cellist with the Boulder Opera Company, Seattle Philharmonic Strings, and the University of Washington Symphony. He has appeared as a featured soloist with the South Puget Sound College Orchestra, and regularly performs in chamber music groups across the region. Before moving to Seattle, he performed regularly with some of Colorado's best orchestras, including the Boulder Philharmonic, Fort Collins Symphony, and Colorado MahlerFest. Ryan also composes his own music, performs on viola da gamba with the UW Baroque Ensemble, and busts out the traditional Irish fiddle with acclaimed Seattle-based Celtic group Cavort.