Melia Watras – Past Concerts
Melia Watras: CD Release Celebration
Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
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Selected works
Frances White — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Frances White — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Free
Frequency: Variations
Monday, January 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten
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Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Kaija Saariaho — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Kaija Saariaho — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
$20 ($15 UW affiliate, $10 student/senior)
UW Faculty Concert: Melia Watras with Atar Arad & Flora Cummings, viola – Branches
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Atar Arad
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Ciaconna for viola sola
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections from Books I & II)
Melia Watras — Blue Rose for viola solo
Melia Watras — Sarabanda (The void after the second beat — for Atar)
Melia Watras — Lament for viola solo
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections from Books III & IV)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "V. Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (trans. for viola)
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections from Books I & II)
Melia Watras — Blue Rose for viola solo
Melia Watras — Sarabanda (The void after the second beat — for Atar)
Melia Watras — Lament for viola solo
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections from Books III & IV)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "V. Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (trans. for viola)
$20 ($15 UW affiliate, $10 student/senior)
UW Faculty Concert: Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Wang Lu
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Selected works
Melia Watras — Barking up which tree?
Yiheng Yvonne Wu — Four Poems of Li-Young Lee
Melia Watras — Barking up which tree?
Yiheng Yvonne Wu — Four Poems of Li-Young Lee
$20 ($15 UW affiliate, $10 student/senior)
Quince Institute – Faculty Concert
Saturday, July 15, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Performing Arts Center, Room 268, Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras
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Selected works
Free
UW Faculty Concert: Melia Watras, viola: NewDub
Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Madeline Warner
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Melia Watras
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String Theory I
(for one or more performers)
Breana Tavaglione — Arid, Landscape Study (for viola & electronics; world premiere)
Jonathan Rodriguez — Prohibited Space (for viola & live processing; world premiere)
Sandesh Nagaraj — Revolting Forms (for viola, electronics, & interactive video; world premiere)
Madeline Warner / Melia Watras — String Theory II (for one or more performers; world premiere)
Joël-François Durand — Geister, wieder (for viola solo; world premiere)
Wei Yang — ní nán (for fixed media; world premiere)
Breana Tavaglione — Arid, Landscape Study (for viola & electronics; world premiere)
Jonathan Rodriguez — Prohibited Space (for viola & live processing; world premiere)
Sandesh Nagaraj — Revolting Forms (for viola, electronics, & interactive video; world premiere)
Madeline Warner / Melia Watras — String Theory II (for one or more performers; world premiere)
Joël-François Durand — Geister, wieder (for viola solo; world premiere)
Wei Yang — ní nán (for fixed media; world premiere)
$20 ($15 UW faculty/staff/retiree/UWAA member, $10 student/senior)
UW Guest Artist Recital: Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin – "Pas de violon"
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti,
Melia Watras,
Igor Stravinsky,
John Corigliano, and
Paola Prestini.
Free
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Tacoma Composers
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Robert Hutchinson
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Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Jerry Kracht — Selected works
Sheila Bristow — Selected works
Elise Winkler — Selected works
Kathryn Derksen — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Jerry Kracht — Selected works
Sheila Bristow — Selected works
Elise Winkler — Selected works
Kathryn Derksen — Selected works
Free
UW Symphony: Strings Faculty Showcase
Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sergei Prokofiev
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Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)
$10
UW Faculty Recital: Melia Watras: "Song – An Endless Flight"
Monday, April 11, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
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ko'u inoa
Melia Watras — Hertabuise for narrator and violin (world premiere)
Alessandra Barrett — La Foliage for violin and viola (world premiere)
Melia Watras — 5 Poems of Herbert Woodward Martin for narrator, violin and viola (world premiere)
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti — to be two for violin and viola (world premiere)
Melia Watras — Weeping Pendula for voice and loop pedal (world premiere)
Frances White — As night falls
Melia Watras — Hertabuise for narrator and violin (world premiere)
Alessandra Barrett — La Foliage for violin and viola (world premiere)
Melia Watras — 5 Poems of Herbert Woodward Martin for narrator, violin and viola (world premiere)
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti — to be two for violin and viola (world premiere)
Melia Watras — Weeping Pendula for voice and loop pedal (world premiere)
Frances White — As night falls
$20 ($15 UW faculty/staff/retiree/UWAA member, $10 student/senior)
UW Faculty Recital: Melia Watras – The almond tree duos
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras
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The almond tree duos
(world premiere)
$20 ($15 UW faculty/staff/retiree/UWAA member, $10 student/senior)
Second City Chamber Series: That's Entertainment!
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim brings us music from the stage adapted to the intimacy of a winter “hot chocolate and tea” concert at Lakewold Gardens.
$50
Frequency Performs Music of Melia Watras
Saturday, June 15, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative, invigorating, and intriguing chamber music performed by members of the acclaimed Corigliano Quartet and Decoda.
$15-$20 (students free w/ID)
UW Faculty Recital: Folk – Melia Watras, viola
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras – Folk Style Project (world premiere)
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
$20 ($10 students/seniors)
Frequency at the Royal Room
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Join this Seattle-based modular chamber ensemble as they perform music by Bloch, Klein, Kodály, and Watras.
$15 (FREE for military/students)
Luke Fitzpatrick: Reflections
Friday, June 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Huck Hodge – Depart
Melia Watras – Luminous Points
Yiğit Kolat – DARN. for Violin and Electronics
Charles Corey – Concentric Bagatelles (world premiere)
Melia Watras – Luminous Points
Yiğit Kolat – DARN. for Violin and Electronics
Charles Corey – Concentric Bagatelles (world premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Frequency Ensemble w/ Yura Lee, violin
Sunday, May 27, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ernő Dohnányi’s Serenade, duos by Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, Maurice Ravel, and Melia Watras, and more.
$20 ($10 students/seniors)
'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Arad, Britten, Penderecki, and Watras.
$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: UW Faculty Cello Recital
Thursday, October 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo cello recital including premieres of pieces by Halldór Smárason, Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, and Melia Watras.
$20 ($10 youth/seniors)
Frequency Debut Concert: The Kreutzer Sonata
Sunday, October 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A dynamic new chamber ensemble presents a program of interconnected works by Beethoven, Janáček, and Watras, plus improvisation.
$10-$20
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