Pacific Northwest Ballet offered all sorts of pleasures this past season, but none more than its last mixed bill which opened Thursday night at McCaw Hall. The program, which runs through June 7, is a deft coupling of works new to PNB’s repertory and a standard bearer of its reputation. Jerome Robbins’ “Dances at a…

The blurbs about this concert all blazed “Rachmaninov!” and of course anything by him is a draw, but the major interest of the Seattle Symphony concert Thursday night at Benaroya Hall was the premiere of David Stock’s Cello Concerto with Joshua Roman as soloist. Both have connections to the orchestra and Seattle. Stock was the…

The Seattle Symphony’s New Chamber Series was created with one goal in mind: spotlight the talents and interests of musicians in the orchestra. Large, enthusiastic audiences turned out for a trombone recital, a performance by the Serious Quartet, and a varied recital this past Sunday featuring string players Elisa Barston (violin), Mara Gearman (viola), and…

For those of a certain age, Herb Gardner’s comedy, “A Thousand Clowns,” which just opened at the Intiman Theatre, will seem like a period piece, an exotic view into the early 1960’s before they became the 1960s as they are usually regarded. For others, much older, the play will bring back memories of an era…

Tuesday marked the end of a two week residency for the Marian Anderson String Quartet.  The residency began in October, with the ensemble mentoring string students in Seattle schools.  In the final week, the group continued to work with students, but also closed out the residency with a performance at the University of Washington’s Meany…

There is only one more day for aspiring reality t.v. hosts to submit their application videos for Seattle Opera’s “Confessions” contest.  Videos were trickling in according to one Seattle Opera staff person but picked up late last week when the Seattle Opera opened up a casting call booth before the final “Figaro.” People will be…