Seattle Symphony: Lauri Porra's Cabins & Hideouts

• Lauri Porra, electric bass

Bassist-composer Lauri Porra’s Cabins & Hideouts is a meditative work that takes listeners to the forest, lake and summer cottage. Described as a combination of concert and sound bath, the work includes the sounds of nature (finch and Kuika birdsong) paired with orchestral instruments. Cabins & Hideouts is his attempt to capture the atmosphere experienced at a cabin, in the middle of the woods, and depict a day-long arc from morning to night and to the next sunrise into a soundscape that could be shared in concert settings.

Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance.

About Seattle Symphony

Recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR), the Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives, and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, and two Emmy Awards, and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle.

About Lauri Porra, electric bass

Lauri Porra, a Finnish composer and musician, has deep roots in classical and rock music. An award-winning artist, Porra has considerable experience of different contemporary, popular and ethnic styles of music and a long and successful track record of international collaborations. To date, Lauri has released five critically acclaimed instrumental albums. Alongside composition work for orchestras, films and other media, Porra is the bassist in the renowned Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Lauri´s music has been performed by the Finnish Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera among many others. Lauri works as artistic director of Vantaa Orchestra and Unelmien Heinola festival.