Seattle Festival Orchestra: Our Place in This World (Family Concert)
$20 ($15 senior, $5 ages 5-18; ages 5 & under free)
- Bhavani Kotha, oboe
- Bobby Collins, conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Franz Joseph Haydn — Oboe Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIg:C1
Journey into the rainforest with the Seattle Festival Orchestra and explore themes of fate, magic and mimicry at their winter concert, "Our Place in This World." The Saturday, March 9th performance is a special family friendly show that is shorter in duration and geared to maximize the enjoyment of younger audience members while providing a fulfilling musical program for the whole family. Kid noises and dancing are welcome.
Music Director Bobby Collins continues this year's theme of featuring new music and young soloists, with Parrot in the Rainforest by Korean composer SiHyun Uhm, and Seattle soloist Bhavani Kotha playing Hadyn's Oboe Concerto. Completing the program is Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony of which the composer said, "Ought it not to express all those things for which words cannot be found but which nevertheless arise in the heart and cry out for expression."
Seattle Festival Orchestra will also perform it's "Our Place in this World" program on Sunday, March 10 at Town Hall Seattle. The March 10 performance will not be a family concert, and will feature an extended 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 Bhavani Kotha, oboe
Oboist Bhavani Kotha was a winner of the 2019 National Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition and the National Federation of Music Clubs Carolyn Nelson Double Reed Award. Based in Seattle, WA, she has performed with the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Eugene Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Boise Baroque Orchestra, The Sound Ensemble, North Corner Chamber Orchestra (NOCCO), and Seattle Modern Orchestra. She was also featured on Classical King FM Northwest Focus Live and Musical Chairs Seattle radio broadcasts. Her debut album, Bhavani's Oboe, was released in 2019. Bhavani balances a busy freelance performance schedule with teaching and fundraising for Mary's Place.
https://www.bkoboe.com/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/