May 2 marks the world premiere of Gulli Björnsson’s ljósíd (light), performed by members of the Seattle Symphony, featuring JIJI on electroacoustic guitar & electronics with visuals by Björnsson. This performance is part of the SSO’s Octave 9 series. https://www.seattlesymphony.org/en/concerttickets/calendar/2024-2025/24octave5
Conductor and composer Tan Dun conducts the Seattle Symphony in a program featuring two of his works on May 15-16. The first is Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women, inspired by the remote Chinese language Nüshu, which women use to pass down knowledge of their own unique traditions, mother to daughter. Sound River delves […]
Eugene Opera will present Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters on May 30-31. Dark Sisters follows one woman’s dangerous attempt to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints). The production features a four-piece chamber orchestra conducted by Andrew Bisantz https://eugeneopera.org/upcoming-productions/dark-sisters/
