Tag: News
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With the first official weekend of Icebreaker V over, no one can accuse the Seattle Chamber Players of being timid or short on vision. SCP’s Icebreaker festivals have become important staples for Seattle’s new music scene. Each festival has gone beyond the one before. Two years ago, the emphasis was on American music and SCP…
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The Seattle Symphony musicians and management have reached a tentative agreement on a multi-year contract, paving the way for the next phase of the orchestra’s future.
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life as we know it on dvd If you went to the Seattle Philharmonic concert this past weekend you learned two lessons. First, parents should keep their young children at home. Second, among community orchestras, the Seattle Phil is the best I have heard so far this year. They are a group of musicians capable…
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The Everett Symphony canceled the remainder of its season for budget reasons. This is bad for a number of reasons, but I am especially disappointed that we won’t be able to hear Mara Gearman play the Walton Viola Concerto now. what is the movie the boy who cried werewolf And, it now appears, a federal…
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Update : Management issued a statement on the musicians’ unanimous rejection of the latest contract proposal late yesterday. The press release hits the points management has been making in recent days, and specifically, the need for a long-term plan that ensures the financial viability of the orchestra. Management also says they will go back to…
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Leslie Jackson Chihuly’s “State of the Symphony” remarks from yesterday’s SSO presser at the Fairmount. State of The Symphony By Leslie Jackson Chihuly, Board Chair Thank you for taking the time to hear about the current state of the Seattle Symphony. There is much talk about the performing arts in our community these days, focusing…
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In Verdi’s three most popular operas – La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Il Trovatore – the heroine suffers a tragic fate. In Traviata, Violetta loses love, gets sick, and dies just after one final encounter with her beau. Gilda, the heroine in Rigoletto, decides to sacrifice her own life to spare that of the Duke’s –…
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Update : Communications staff forwarded answers to me yesterday evening. tomorrow, when the war began movie music Update 2: I’ll be listening by iPhone (thank you Apple and Dan) and posting later today. The Seattle Symphony issued a media advisory this afternoon, announci ng that Leslie Jackson Chihuly (Seattle Symphony Board Chair) will hold a…
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The Seattle Symphony musicians aren’t the only ones contemplating a strike. Out in Ohio, the musicians have terminated their month-to-month agreement with management and may go on strike. The situation is similar to the one shaping up in Seattle. The musicians, in response, released their own statement — their first on the matter — noting…
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Is the Seattle Symphony heading toward a civic calamity? The changing economics of the arts industry has left many orchestras on the brink of catastrophe. The Philadelphia Orchestra is the highest profile example. A large deficit, no permanent music director, and general disdain for the musicians is jeopardizing the future of this Big Five orchestra.…