Author Archives: Wesley Dyring
Native Lands Project Potlatch Symphony Performance
The Native Lands Project started with the desire to build cultural understanding and respect through music between the Seattle Symphony and tribal nations in the Puget Sound region. This jointly created composition between the Seattle Symphony and Native artists was … Continue reading
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Tagged First Nations, Giteck, Indian Music, Indigenous, Native Americans, Native Lands, Potlach, Seattle Symphony
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Sad news: percussionist Ron Johnson
From Seattle Symphony President and CEO Simon Woods March 3, 2015 Dear Symphony Family, I am so sorry to share the news that our dear friend Ron Johnson passed away this morning after a long and courageous battle with cancer. … Continue reading
And the Grammy goes to…UW Music faculty and alumni
Submitted by Joanne De Pue on February 9, 2015 – 9:22am music.washington.edu/news/2015/02/09/and-grammy-goes-touw-music-faculty-and-alumni Senior artist-in-residence Stephen Stubbs won a 2015 Grammy for Best Opera Recording. UW Music faculty artist Stephen Stubbs was awarded the Grammy for best opera recording and affiliate … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Opera, Symphony
Tagged Become Ocean, Grammy, Pacific MusicWorks, Seattle Symphony, Stephen Stubbs
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Seattle Symphony Celebrates “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” Grammy
Seattle Symphony’s Recording of John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean is First-Ever Recording by the Orchestra to Receive a Grammy Award February 8, 2015 It was announced earlier today that the Seattle Symphony recording of Become Ocean by John Luther Adams … Continue reading
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Tagged Become Ocean, Grammy, John Luther Adams, Seattle Symphony
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Mike McCready with Seattle Symphony Previewed on Evening Magazine
Tonight’s Sonic Evolution concert, featuring special guest Mike McCready with the iconic rock group Mad Season, was featured yesterday on KING5’s Evening Magazine. You can view it here, starting at 23:17. After last season’s Sonic Evolution concert in 2014, a YouTube video of … Continue reading
Posted in Arrangements, Fretted Instruments, Orchestration, Rock, Symphony
Tagged Mad Season, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Sonic Evolution, Soundgarden
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Seattle Symphony In the News: Dec. 31 “Best of 2014 Edition”
From Rosalie Contreras | Vice President of Communications | SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCEMENTS As 2014 comes to a close, we’re featured in a record number of “best of 2014” lists, and covered in numerous publications for our six Grammy nominations and our Sonic Evolution news. This month … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of 2014, Press Coverage, Seattle Symphony
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Seattle Symphony Receives Six Grammy Nominations
Seattle Symphony press release–December 5, 2014 Seattle Symphony Media’s Recording of Works by Henri Dutilleux Receives Nominations for: Best Orchestral Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo by Xavier Phillips Best Engineered Performance Seattle Symphony Commission and Performance of Become Ocean by John Luther Adams … Continue reading
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Music May Not Be the Universal Language We Thought…
Often we hear the thought expressed that music is a universal language. While it is true that music in some form exists universally, different cultures can have very different perceptions of what music is and its role in life. I … Continue reading
Posted in Arrangements, Composing, Viola, World Music
Tagged Chile, Indigenous, Mapuche, Viola, World Music
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Seattle Symphony In the News: October 15, 2014
from You You Xia at Seattle Symphony ANNOUNCEMENTS We are thrilled to let you know that recordings on Seattle Symphony Media have received wonderful coverage in major national and international media outlets this month. Releases appeared as a full-page collector … Continue reading
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Dvo?ák’s Trip to the New World
This past week in the Seattle Symphony we played Dvo?ák’s New World Symphony as the final week of a three-week mini Dvo?ák festival. As we performed our concert this evening, I could not help remembering the time that we did the New World Symphony … Continue reading
Posted in Arrangements, Symphony, Viola
Tagged Czech, Dvorak, Iowa, Nebraska, New World
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