<p><span>David Alexander Rahbee conducts the University of Washington Symphony and winners of the UW Concerto Competition—Kai-En Cheng, violin; Rachel Reyes, flute; and Ella Kalinichenko, piano—in a program including winning concerto excerpts, a UW student composition by graduate student Yonatan Ron, Silvestre Revueltas's Sensemayá, and Overture to <em>Le roi d'Ys, </em>by<em> </em>Éduard Lalo. </span><span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<blockquote><span>Making his Seattle Opera debut in the role of King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, internationally acclaimed bass and recent GRAMMY winner Morris Robinson visits the University of Washington to share his story as a professional opera singer and his insights into the challenges of performing Wagner in the 21st century.</span></blockquote>
<h3>Note: This interview is presented in collaboration with Seattle Opera for students enrolled in MUSIC 185. The event is open to the public.</h3>
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<div>The faculty cellist performs the complete cycle of all six of J. S. Bach's Cello Suites in celebration of 300 years since they were composed.</div>
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<p>In preparation for UW Choirs’ Summer 2024 tour of <span>Czechia, Austria and Hungary</span>, the Chamber Singers (Geoffrey Boers) and University Chorale (Giselle Wyers, director) present “Wonderful World,” featuring works spanning the globe and the diverse styles of the American Songbook. <span> </span><span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<blockquote><span><span>Ethnomusicologist Gabriel Solis, Divisional Dean of the Arts at the University of Washington, presents "Revisiting the Heterogeneous Sound Ideal: Timbre and Narratives of Global Music History," the first talk in the School of Music's 2022 THEME lecture series. </span></span></blockquote>
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<p>The Chamber Singers (Geoffrey Boers) and University Chorale (Giselle Wyers) present their Autumn Quarter concert.</p>
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<h3><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XCoqDPywyq-C0RwOzlPAw7SqCsVkt-tRIYJ…; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download the program as a PDF</a></h3>
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<p>Seattle Opera's inaugural Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Naomi André, traces the trajectory of operas that touch on the Black experience in this talk co-sponsored by the School of Music and Seattle Opera. Dr. André is the author of Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (2018). </p>
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<p><span>Seattle Modern Orchestra (SMO) completes its third annual residency at the UW with a 70th birthday celebration of UW Composition Professor and School of Music Director Joël-François Durand. SMO presents an evening <span>of world premieres, conducted by UW alum Julia Tai, with works written in tribute to Durand by</span> his former students Byron Au Yong, Jeff Bowen, Yiğit Kolat, Eric Flesher, and Ryan Hare, plus a world premiere by graduate student composer Yonatan Ron. </span></p>

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<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of music by Jessie Montgomery (Robert Stahly, conductor), Cécile Chaminade, Francis Poulenc, and Dmitri Shostakovich. With faculty guest Donna Shin, flute. </p>
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<p>Acclaimed new music group the Mivos Quartet, dubbed by the Chicago Reader“ one of America’s most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles,” performs premieres by UW faculty composers Joël-François Durand and Huck Hodge and works by Ambrose Akinmusire and Chikako Morishita in this guest artist performance.</p>
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