Join Danielle Kartes as she kicks off her You Were Always There book tour in Tacoma, Washington. This evening is all about hope, joy, laughter, and good food! You'll laugh and cry with Danielle as she shares her journey, talks about the book, and imparts advice for loving the life you have right now in > Continue Reading
Sarah Ioannides, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet Vivian Fung: Prayer Richard Danielpour: From the Mountaintop Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP TO THE RIVER. The works comprising this concert pay tribute to our collective sentiment through onerous times. Vivian Fung’s Prayer is a deeply personal commentary on the extraordinary conditions she faced during the > Continue Reading
Sarah Ioannides, conductor Pallavi Mahidhara, piano Symphony Tacoma Voices (Geoffrey Boers, director) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 WORLD PREMIERE David Ludwig: 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. > Continue Reading
Sarah Ioannides, conductor Bella 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. Smetana’s Vltava is a love letter to his homeland, depicting the flow of the > Continue Reading
The TACOMA CONCERT BAND, conducted by maestro Gerard Morris, is thrilled to announce a new season of live concerts at Tacoma’s historic Pantages Theater! “Holiday Harmony” will be presented on Saturday evening, December 11 2021, at 7:30 p.m. After more than a year without live music, we are back, with a concert that will feature > Continue Reading
Geoffrey Boers, conductor Symphony Tacoma Voices Guest artists TBA Symphony Tacoma’s annual collage of seasonal delights for the whole family.
Sarah Ioannides, conductor Mary Jensen, flute Bologne: Symphony No. 2 Mozart: Andante & Rondo for Flute & Orchestra Fauré: Fantasie for Flute & Chamber Orchestra Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin MELODIC REVERIE. Strings and woodwinds are spotlighted in this collection of European classics. A contemporary of Mozart, Bologne is known as the first classical composer > Continue Reading
Sarah Ioannides, conductor Charlie Albright, piano Patrice Rushen: Color Express Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: 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. Shostakovich’s Piano > Continue Reading
Ravel: La Valse Boulanger: D’un Matin de Printemps Boulanger: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue | An American in Paris On the centennial of the Roaring Twenties, Symphony Tacoma celebrates the French and American musical influences of the decade. Ravel’s La Valse is a tribute to the Viennese waltz. The Boulanger sisters, > Continue Reading
Smetana: Vltava “The Moldau” David Ludwig: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “Titan” Guest artist: Bella Hristova, violin The works that make up this concert share influences from Bohemia. Smetana’s “The Moldau” is one of seven symphonic poems that pay tribute to the famous Eastern European river. David Ludwig wrote his Violin Concerto for his > Continue Reading
