Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra: Rhythms of Nature III
Free (donations welcome)
John Cage — Living Room Music
Alan Hovhaness — Mysterious Horse Before the Gate, Op. 205 (for trombone & percussion quartet)
Alan Hovhaness — Koke No Niwa ("Moss Garden"), Op. 181
Stacy Garrop — Solitude of Stars (arr. for for soprano sax & piano)
Traditional — Selected works (Okinawan music TBA)
In celebration of Ocean and Earth Month on Whidbey Island, the musicians of Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra invite you to their third annual "Rhythms of Nature" program. Conceived in 2022 to present and explore a vast array of diverse and eclectic chamber music, these programs mostly center on the percussion family. Audiences have come to expect—the unexpected. Interspersed within the musical program will be special guest, Mary Elizabeth Himes, affectionately known as "A Poet on Whidbey," and the OKK (Okinawa Kenjin Kai) Taiko ensemble from Oak Harbor fusing traditional Okinawan music, dance, chanting, and taiko drumming.
About Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra formed as an expansion of the Saratoga Chamber Players founded by Whidbey Island's legendary violinist and arts supporter, Michael Nutt. Previously known as Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, the name is derived from the beautiful Saratoga Passage that flanks the east side of Whidbey Island and the stand of trees known as the Saratoga Woods. In 2007, Legh W. Burns, Music Director Emeritus, began a regular concert series performing throughout the island for Whidbey audiences. Dr. Anna Edwards has led the orchestra as Music Director since 2015, and has brought national attention to the ensemble for its innovative programming championing women, BIPOC and underrepresented composers and hosting the highly esteemed Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held each summer.
TEL: (360) 929-3045
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