Category Archives: Symphony
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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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
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Tagged Czech, Dvorak, Iowa, Nebraska, New World
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