Seattle Pro Musica: A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with the Auburn Symphony Orchestra
$52 prime, $42 general ($37 senior/youth; students free w/ ID)
At the door: +$5
- Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano
- Damien Geter, baritone
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi — Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae
"All souls…all nations…all identities…"
Walt Whitman's lyrics are a stirring embrace of all of humanity. Combined with the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, A Sea Symphony uses the vastness and power of the sea as a backdrop for our search for meaning. Written for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, A Sea Symphony will fill you with a sense of awe and wonder in the face of a boundless universe. Seattle Pro Musica is delighted to present this work in collaboration with Auburn Symphony Orchestra and their conductor, Wesley Schulz.
SPM will open the concert with Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae by Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. This haunting work draws on folk song, news reporting, and the Requiem Mass to recount the ill-fated 1994 journey of the MS Estonia.
Seattle Pro Musica is a Resident Ensemble of St. James Cathedral.
This performance will receive 2 in-person performances:
- Saturday, May 4, 8pm at St. James Cathedral in Seattle
- Sunday, May 5, 2:30pm at Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center
Seattle Pro Music will also premiere an online stream of this performance starting Saturday, May 11 at 7:30pm Pacific, available for 30 days. More information: https://www.seattlepromusica.org/sea-symphony