Seattle Festival Orchestra: Rising Stars
$20 ($15 senior, $5 ages 5-18; ages 4 & under free)
- Marley Erickson, violin
- Bobby Collins, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven — Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72
Alexander Borodin — Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Pradhymun Pradeep — Phoenicia
The Seattle Festival Orchestra's fall concert showcases two talented young musicians; composer Pradhyumn Pradeep and his work Phoenicia, which depicts all the experiences and nostalgia associated with a hometown, whether pleasant or not; and twenty-year-old violinist Marley Erickson from Whidbey Island, grand prize winner of numerous international competitions and veteran of venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Benaroya. Erickson will play the Brahms Violin Concerto. Completing the concert program is Alexander Borodin's Symphony No. 2 with its dramatic opening motif and passionate embrace of Slavic folk sources.
Seattle Festival Orchestra will also perform it's "Rising Stars" program on Saturday, November 4 at First United Methodist Church in Seattle. The November 4 performance will be a family concert, and will feature an shortened program.
About Seattle Festival Orchestra
Seattle Festival Orchestra is an all-volunteer community orchestra that presents concerts to delight and engage a 21st-century audience. With diverse programming, SFO creates space for its audience to experience the catharsis of the wide range of emotions available in orchestra music, to feel with our musicians the joy, sorrow, wonder, and ecstasy of our art.
http://www.seattlefestivalorchestra.org/About Marley Erickson, violin
About Bobby Collins, conductor
Bobby Collins has conducted a variety of ensembles including symphony, chamber, and pit orchestras, as well as contemporary music ensembles ranging from beginning to professional. He currently serves as Music Director for both Seattle Festival Orchestra and The Sound Ensemble, and Assistant Conductor for Lake Union Civic Orchestra. He has conducted, in performance, groups such as Skagit Symphony, Saratoga Orchestra and Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra.
https://bobbycollins.org/