New music – Upcoming Concerts
Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra: Motown & a World Premiere!
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Ralph Vaughan Williams — "III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils" from The Wasps
Arnold Schoenberg — Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
James Lee III — A Converging Excursion (world premiere)
Jim McMillen — A Motown Medley (arr. Jim McMillen)
Ralph Vaughan Williams — "III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils" from The Wasps
Arnold Schoenberg — Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
James Lee III — A Converging Excursion (world premiere)
Jim McMillen — A Motown Medley (arr. Jim McMillen)
Free (donations accepted)
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Thursday, June 30, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Bedřich Smetana,
Z. Randall Stroope,
Adolphus Hailstork,
César Franck,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Douglas E. Wagner,
Liu Chia-chang,
Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller,
Eric Whitacre,
Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Traditional,
Ruth Morris Gray,
Li Jinguang,
Giovanni Battista Martini,
Johannes Brahms,
Johann Adolph Hasse,
Franz Joseph Haydn, and
Aaron Copland.
$20-$150
Charles Yang x Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at MÔTÔ Spirits!
Thursday, June 30, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Moto Spirits Distillery, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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The Lark Ascending
Gregg August — Variations On A Theme By Pérotin
Charles Yang — Loopy
Charles Yang — Streets of Berlin
Gregg August — Variations On A Theme By Pérotin
Charles Yang — Loopy
Charles Yang — Streets of Berlin
$25 ($20 for Supermusers)
Eclectic Series: 32 BRIGHT CLOUDS Beethoven Conversations Around the World
Friday, July 1, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, 1 Water St., Brooklyn, NY, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
("I. Largo; Allegro")
Talia Amar — Into the Maelstrom (world premiere)
Artur Akshelyan — Let me be a Scarlet Flame… (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" ("I. Allegro")
Carolina Noguera-Palau — De Adoración y Espanto ("Of Adoration and Fear") (world premiere)
Bongani Ndodana-Breen — Isiko: An African Ritual for Ancestral Intercession
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” ("I. Allegro")
Talia Amar — Into the Maelstrom (world premiere)
Artur Akshelyan — Let me be a Scarlet Flame… (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" ("I. Allegro")
Carolina Noguera-Palau — De Adoración y Espanto ("Of Adoration and Fear") (world premiere)
Bongani Ndodana-Breen — Isiko: An African Ritual for Ancestral Intercession
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” ("I. Allegro")
$35
Lineage: Poems of Margaret Walker
Friday, July 1, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC, United States
Edward W. Hardy
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BORN FREE
(world premiere)
Free (RSVP required)
HASKELL SMALL, PIANO, RETURNS TO SOLOX, PIANO, 7th Appearance at Milo
Saturday, July 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Private home in Wood Acres / Glen Echo Heights, Bethesda, MD, USA
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Piano Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Haskell Small — Etude for Two Hands
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C major, Op. 24, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C major, Op. 56, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3
Franz Schubert — Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899, Op. 90, No. 3 (with right hand alone)
Franz Schubert — Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899, Op. 90, No. 4
Haskell Small — Etude for Two Hands
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C major, Op. 24, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C major, Op. 56, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3
Franz Schubert — Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899, Op. 90, No. 3 (with right hand alone)
Franz Schubert — Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899, Op. 90, No. 4
$5 to reserve, $20+ at event
CMNW: English Expressions
Sunday, July 3, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Luigi Boccherini
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Flute Quintet No. 2 in G major, G. 438
Alistair Coleman — Broadacre City for flute quintet (world premiere)
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Alistair Coleman — Broadacre City for flute quintet (world premiere)
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: English Expressions
Monday, July 4, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Luigi Boccherini
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Flute Quintet No. 2 in G major, G. 438
Alistair Coleman — Broadacre City for flute quintet (world premiere)
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Alistair Coleman — Broadacre City for flute quintet (world premiere)
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Adam Tendler: INHERITANCES
Sunday, July 10, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Program includes works by
Devonté Hynes,
Nico Muhly,
Laurie Anderson,
inti figgis-vizueta,
Pamela Z,
Ted Hearne,
Angélica Negrón,
Christopher Cerrone,
Marcos Balter,
Missy Mazzoli,
Darian Donovan Thomas,
Sarah Kirkland Snider,
Scott Wollschleger,
Mary Prescott,
Timo Andres, and
John Glover.
$20 (students $15)
CMNW New@Night: American Triptych
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Portland Center Stage at The Armory, Portland, OR, United States
Chris Rogerson
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Partita for Solo Violin
Alistair Coleman — Moonshot: A Triptych for String Quartet
David Ludwig — Swan Song
Alistair Coleman — Moonshot: A Triptych for String Quartet
David Ludwig — Swan Song
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
American Mavericks: Piano Works by 20th & 21st c Black American Composers
Friday, July 15, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Julius Eastman
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Selected works
George Walker — Selected works
Regina Harris Baiocchi — Azuretta
Undine Smith Moore — Selected works
Jonathan Berger — Selected works
George Walker — Selected works
Regina Harris Baiocchi — Azuretta
Undine Smith Moore — Selected works
Jonathan Berger — Selected works
$20
CMNW: Eastern Inspirations
Sunday, July 17, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Reena Esmail
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Darshan
("I. Bihag")
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Free Pre-Concert Recital – Joyce Yang, piano
Monday, July 18, 2022 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Free
CMNW: Eastern Inspirations
Monday, July 18, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Reena Esmail
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Darshan
("I. Bihag")
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW New@Night: Andy Akiho 'Seven Pillars' with Sandbox Percussion
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR, United States
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Free Pre-Concert Recital – Sean Osborn, clarinet & Matthew Lipman, viola
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecca Clarke
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Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale
Jessie Montgomery — Rhapsody No. 2 (trans. by the composer)
Jessie Montgomery — Rhapsody No. 2 (trans. by the composer)
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Family Concert 2022
Friday, July 22, 2022 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$15
CMNW: Dawn Upshaw & Brentano Quartet – 'Dido Reimagined'
Saturday, July 23, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Henry Purcell
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Selected works
Matthew Locke — Selected works
John Dowland — Selected works
Thomas Tomkins — Selected works
William Byrd — Selected works
Robert Johnson — Selected works
Melinda Wagner — Dido Reimagined
Matthew Locke — Selected works
John Dowland — Selected works
Thomas Tomkins — Selected works
William Byrd — Selected works
Robert Johnson — Selected works
Melinda Wagner — Dido Reimagined
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: Sinta Saxophone Quartet – American Voices
Sunday, July 24, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, OR, United States
György Ligeti
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Six Bagatelles
(arr. for saxophone quartet)
Kristin Kuster — Red Pine
John Mackey — Unquiet Spirits
Mark O'Connor — Appalachia Waltz (arr. Dan Graser)
Chris Rogerson — Meditation for Violin and Saxophone Quartet (world premiere)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Alistair Coleman for piano & saxophone quartet)
Kristin Kuster — Red Pine
John Mackey — Unquiet Spirits
Mark O'Connor — Appalachia Waltz (arr. Dan Graser)
Chris Rogerson — Meditation for Violin and Saxophone Quartet (world premiere)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Alistair Coleman for piano & saxophone quartet)
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Goodyear, Dvorák
Monday, July 25, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Stewart Goodyear — Octet (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, B. 56
Stewart Goodyear — Octet (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, B. 56
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
CMNW: Sinta Saxophone Quartet – American Voices
Monday, July 25, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
György Ligeti
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Six Bagatelles
(arr. for saxophone quartet)
Kristin Kuster — Red Pine
John Mackey — Unquiet Spirits
Mark O'Connor — Appalachia Waltz (arr. Dan Graser)
Chris Rogerson — Meditation for Violin and Saxophone Quartet (world premiere)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Alistair Coleman for piano & saxophone quartet)
Kristin Kuster — Red Pine
John Mackey — Unquiet Spirits
Mark O'Connor — Appalachia Waltz (arr. Dan Graser)
Chris Rogerson — Meditation for Violin and Saxophone Quartet (world premiere)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Alistair Coleman for piano & saxophone quartet)
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW New@Night: 'Terroir' (A Sense of Place)
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Portland Center Stage at The Armory, Portland, OR, United States
Eleanor Alberga
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No-Man's-Land Lullaby
(for violin & piano)
Vijay Iyer — Song for Flint (for solo viola)
Dana Wilson — Hungarian Folk Songs ("V. Porondos Viz Martján" ("On the River Bank"))
David Schiff — Chamber Concerto No. 2: Vineyard Rhythms (selections)
Vijay Iyer — Song for Flint (for solo viola)
Dana Wilson — Hungarian Folk Songs ("V. Porondos Viz Martján" ("On the River Bank"))
David Schiff — Chamber Concerto No. 2: Vineyard Rhythms (selections)
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Vancouver Bach Festival: Resounding Hildegard – Echoes of the Abbess in Present Day
Thursday, July 28, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Program includes works by
Hildegard von Bingen,
Benton Roark,
Jonathan Wild,
Nicola Vicentino,
Dorothy Chang,
Orlande de Lassus,
Curtis Andrews,
Pérotin, and
Tova Kardonne.
$18-$75 CAD ($10 CAD student rush; indigenous free); see event description for details
CMNW: Seasonal Rhythms
Thursday, July 28, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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The Seasons, Op. 37a
(selections)
David Schiff — Chamber Concerto No. 2: Vineyard Rhythms (world premiere)
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”)
David Schiff — Chamber Concerto No. 2: Vineyard Rhythms (world premiere)
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”)
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: Shades of Impressionism
Saturday, July 30, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Claude Debussy
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Images for piano
Fang Man — Partridge Sky (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson — Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
César Franck — Piano Quintet in F minor
Fang Man — Partridge Sky (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson — Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
César Franck — Piano Quintet in F minor
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society: Grieg For Four
Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg
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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Elfrida Andrée — Selected works (for string quartet)
Steven Luksan — String Quartet (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg — String Quartet No. 2 in F major, EG 117 ("I. Sostenuto – Allegro vivace e grazioso" & "II. Allegro scherzando")
Elfrida Andrée — Selected works (for string quartet)
Steven Luksan — String Quartet (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg — String Quartet No. 2 in F major, EG 117 ("I. Sostenuto – Allegro vivace e grazioso" & "II. Allegro scherzando")
$25 ($10 child/student)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society: Grieg For Four
Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Tacoma, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg
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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Elfrida Andrée — Selected works (for string quartet)
Steven Luksan — String Quartet (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg — String Quartet No. 2 in F major, EG 117 ("I. Sostenuto – Allegro vivace e grazioso" & "II. Allegro scherzando")
Elfrida Andrée — Selected works (for string quartet)
Steven Luksan — String Quartet (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg — String Quartet No. 2 in F major, EG 117 ("I. Sostenuto – Allegro vivace e grazioso" & "II. Allegro scherzando")
$25 ($10 child/student)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society: Flute Fantasy
Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Øistein Sommerfeldt
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Hildring i speil, Op. 48
(for flute, soprano, & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
$18 ($12 CAM Member)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society: Flute Fantasy
Saturday, February 18, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
Øistein Sommerfeldt
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Hildring i speil, Op. 48
(for flute, soprano, & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
$35 ($25 Nordic Northwest Members, $5 Arts for All)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society: Flute Fantasy
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Øistein Sommerfeldt
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Hildring i speil, Op. 48
(for flute, soprano, & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for soprano & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Selected works
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
$25 ($10 student/child)
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$349
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sunday, February 26, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$349
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Friday, March 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$349
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$349
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$299
Seattle Opera: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Saturday, March 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Silver
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
(world premiere)
$35-$349