Kirkland Choral Society & Philharmonia Northwest: Sing Love, Shout Joy!
$25 ($20 senior/student; ages 12 & under free w/adult)
- Soren Hamm, soprano saxophone
- Brennan Michaels, conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Norman Dello Joio — A Jubilant Song
Traditional — Namolokama Lā (arr. Jordan Sramek, David Burk, & Mark Dietrich)
Traditional — Peace and Joy (arr. Jordan Sramek & The Rose Ensemble)
Sarah Quartel — Sing, my Child
Dan Forrest / Traditional — Joy to the World
Richard Blackford — Canticle of Winter
Andris Sējāns — Seven O Antiphons ("VII. O Emmanuel")
Eric Whitacre — Sing Gently
Adolphus Hailstork — Shout for Joy
Ruth Moody — One Voice
Gary Barlow / Andrew Lloyd Webber — Sing
Please note: This concert will no longer take place at Bastyr University Chapel. The previously scheduled December 7 performance of this program has also been cancelled.
About Soren Hamm, soprano saxophone
Heard on the popular radio programs Performance Today and Northwest Focus Live, saxophonist Soren Hamm teaches on the faculties of Seattle Pacific University and Pierce College Puyallup. He is the only person to win both the Solo and (with the Equus Saxophone Quartet) Chamber Ensemble divisions of Seattle’s Frances Walton Competition, and was a winner of the Northwest MTNA Competitions on multiple occasions. He has performed with some of the Puget Sound’s pre-eminent ensembles, including the Northwest Sinfonietta, Seattle Modern Orchestra, and Opus 7 Choir; in 2023, he made his Benaroya Hall debut as soloist with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra on Ibert’s Concertino da Camera.
Soren is an avid promoter of new music for saxophone. His work with composers including Dai Fujikura, Marilyn Shrude, and Seattle’s John Muehleisen, among many others, has resulted in dozens of premieres, as well as performances at the Bowling Green New Music Festival, Ball State New Music Festival, and the New Music Gathering. Soren is a founding member of Onomatopoeia, the world's first flute/saxophone/horn trio, and helped commission the first original repertoire for this combination of instruments.
Soren holds degrees from Bowling Green State University (MM) and the University of Oregon (BM), graduating from the latter with the distinction of Outstanding Undergraduate Performer in Woodwinds; he also completed Music Education studies at Western Washington University. His teachers include John Sampen, Idit Shner, and Fred Winkler.
https://sites.google.com/view/sorenhamm/homeAbout Brennan Michaels, conductor
Dr. Brennan Michaels is conductor of the Concert Choir at Northwest University. He also serves as Director of Music and Worship at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, where he conducts multiple choral and instrumental ensembles and oversees a robust K-12 youth choral program. Before relocating to Washington, Dr. Michaels was Director of Choirs at Live Oak Classical School in Texas and Sartell High School in Minnesota. From 2012-2015, he served as Artistic Director of the Minneapolis chamber choir From Age to Age. Dr. Michaels received his D.M.A. in choral conducting from Michigan State University, his M.M. from Baylor University, and his B.M. from Concordia College.