<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Akira Ifukube. With Percussion Studies Chair Bonnie Whiting, marimba.</p>
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<p><strong>Ludwig van Beethoven </strong>(1770-1828): Fidelio overture, op.72c</p>
<p><strong>Akira Ifukube </strong>(1914-2006): Lauda concertata, for marimba and orchestra<br />Bonnie Whiting, marimba</p>

<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in "With Love, from Scotland," a program of works by Thea Musgrave, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Felix Mendelssohn. With faculty guests Carrie Shaw, soprano, and Frederick Reece, narrator. </p>
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<h4><i>With Love, from Scotland</i></h4>
<p><i><br /></i><em>Loch Ness, A Postcard from Scotland: </em><strong>Thea Musgrave</strong> (b. 1928)</p>

<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony and combined UW Choirs in a program of works by Haydn, Schumann, and Ravel. Centerpiece of the program is "The Haydn Experience II,” an  “imaginary symphony" of music by Joseph Haydn, designed by David A. Rahbee. </p>
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<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of music by Jessie Montgomery, Cécile Chaminade, Francis Poulenc, and Dmitri Shostakovich. With faculty guest Donna Shin, flute. </p>
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<p><i></i><strong>Jessie Montgomery:</strong> Hymn for Everyone</p>
<p><strong>Cécile Chaminade:</strong> Flute Concertino in D major, op.107</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Pianist Craig Sheppard is joined by Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Noah Geller, viola; and Efe Baltacigil, cello, in performing Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet #1 in C minor, Opus 15; and Piano Quartet #2 in G minor, Opus 45.</p>
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<p><strong>Gabriel FAURÉ</strong> (1845-1924) </p>

<p><span>Violist/composer Melia Watras and writer Sean Harvey unveil their latest collaboration, </span><i>Broken Bell</i><span>, a mashup of a concert and a play. The program consists of Harvey’s theater piece, interwoven with world premieres of compositions by Watras and music by Alan Hovhaness. Joining Watras onstage are actors James Schilling (Dacha Theater) and Amy Thone (UW faculty), Seattle Symphony members Elisa Barston (violin) and Eric Han (cello), Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim and UW viola student Flora Cummings.

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Artist-in-residence Tekla Cunningham presents "Bach in Motion," a recital combining music for solo baroque violin with the choreography of Anna Mansbridge. This collaboration between the School of Music and the newly minted Seattle Bach Festival includes music by Telemann, de Visèe, Merula, and a newly commissioned work by Melia Watras, as well as Bach’s iconic Caisson as embodied by dancers Tshedzom <span>Tingkhye</span> and Alejandro Frederickson in new choreography by Mansbridge. </p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">The renowned trumpeter and newly appointed UW professor of music joins with composer/drummer <span>Qasim Naqvi in </span>presenting the world premiere of <em>Talk Show,</em> a renegade experiment in music, theatre, and performance. With <span>theatre direction by Chi-Wang Yang and video design by Jeff Larson—newly appointed faculty at the UW School of Drama. </span></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Pianist Cristina Valdés performs Charles Ives’ monumental Concord Sonata and Arnold Schoenberg’s Three Pieces Op. 11 and his Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 in observance of the 150th birthday of these two iconic composers. With Rachel Reyes, flute. </p>
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<p>Stage director Kelly Kitchens and music director Andrew Romanick lead UW Voice students in performing excerpts from Benjamin Britten’s <em>Turn of the Screw</em> and Engelbert Humperdinck’s <em>Hansel and Gretel.</em> With members of the UW Symphony (Ryan D. Farris, conductor).</p>