symphony tacoma anniversary season

SYMPHONY TACOMA ANNIVERSARY SEASON

CLASSICS ISat, Oct. 23 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductorCharlie Albright, piano

Patrice Rushen: Color ExpressShostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”

OPENING NIGHT. Charlie Albright returns to headline our season opener that features works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Patrice Rushen’s Color Express is dedicated to those who suffered hardship and loss due to COVID-19.

CLASSICS IISat, Nov. 20 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductorMary Jensen, flute

Bologne: Symphony No. 2Mozart: Andante & Rondo for Flute & OrchestraFauré: Fantasie for Flute & Chamber Orchestra

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin

MELODIC REVERIE. Strings and woodwinds are spotlighted in this collection of European classics, featuring Mary Jensen, Symphony Tacoma’s principal flute.

CLASSICS IIISat, Feb. 26 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductorBella Hristova, violin

Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau)David Ludwig: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

CLASSICAL INFLUENCES FROM BOHEMIA. Join us on a journey starting with the Moldau River and ending with classic folk melodies by Mahler. Also featured on this concert is Bulgarian native Bella Hristova playing her husband David Ludwig’s Violin Concerto that he wrote for her.

CLASSICS IV Sat, Mar. 26 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductor Pallavi Mahidhara, piano Symphony Tacoma Voices Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 David Ludwig: The Bleeding Pines Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra “Choral Fantasy”

LUDWIG AND BEETHOVEN. This celebration of piano and chorus features two Beethoven favorites and the world premiere of David Ludwig’s The Bleeding Pines.

CLASSICS VSat, Apr. 30 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductorAnthony McGill, clarinet

Vivian Fung: PrayerRichard Danielpour: From the MountaintopSchumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”

FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP TO THE RIVER. The works comprising this concert pay tribute to our collective sentiment through onerous times. Inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., From the Mountaintop was written for Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic.

CLASSICS VISat, May 14 | 7:30 pm Sarah Ioannides, conductorNatasha Paremski, piano

Coleridge-Taylor: The BamboulaSibelius: Symphony No. 5Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

STUNNING DIVERSITY. A delightful array of contrasting styles: from the “rhapsodic dance” of The Bamboula to the romanticism of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 and the breathtaking complexity of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Natasha Paremski.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH Fri, Dec. 17 | 7:30 pm St. Charles Borromeo ChurchSarah Ioannides, conductorSymphony Tacoma Voices

Handel’s beloved classic−and a reprise of Symphony Tacoma’s first-ever performance in 1946!

SYMPHONY TACOMA VOICESSPRING CONCERTSat, Mar. 5 | 7:30 pm Christ Episcopal ChurchGeoffrey Boers, conductorGuest artists TBA

An evening of choral song, video and poetry to celebrate reconnecting with our world around us.

ETERNAL LIGHT & MOZART’S REQUIEMSat, Jun. 4 | 7:30 pm Univ. Place Presbyterian ChurchSarah Ioannides, conductorSymphony Tacoma Voices

Eternal Light 2.0 (Community Youth Commission)

Mozart: Requiem

WORLD PREMIERE!

HOLIDAY FAVORITESSun, Dec. 5 | 2:30 pm Geoffrey Boers, conductorSymphony Tacoma VoicesGuest artists TBA

Our annual collage of seasonal delights for the whole family!

C L A S S I C S C O N C E R T S H O L I D A Y C O N C E R T S

S E A S O N A D D - O N S

WORLD PREMIERE!

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