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• Posted The Force of Four Guitars: LAGQ @ Benaroya to Seattlest
  The LA Guitar Quartet are, from left to right, Scott Tennant, John Dearman, William Tanengiser, and Matt Greif. The multiplier effect can create some rather extraordinary sounds in a musical ensemble--the string section of an orchestra, for example, or a battery of snare drums in a marching band. On Tuesday night at Benaroya Hall, the extraordinary sound was that of four guitars. The acclaimed Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) presented an eclectic program for...
• Posted The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Visits Benaroya Hall to Seattlest
  On Monday night, Benaroya Hall served as a guest house for the English orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and their current director, 25-year-old German violin virtuoso Julia Fischer. The program was beautifully balanced with two English works from the last century serving as bookends, Benjamin Britten’s Variations for String Orchestra on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 and William Walton’s Sonata for Strings, while the heart of the program,...
• Posted Dr. Anthony Spain on Prodigies, Valentine's & NWSO to Seattlest
  In anticipation of their upcoming concert on the eve of Valentine’s Day (8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13, Highline Performing Arts Center. Tix $14/$10. Highline S.D. students can get in free), we sat down with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra's (NWSO) Dr. Anthony Spain, a conductor with a clear vision for the ensemble that he directs and its social purpose in the Burien area. Dr. Anthony Spain, conductor, NW Symphony Orchestra In Dr. Spain’s words, “Our mission...
• Posted Get Out Tonight: John Nauman @ BAM to Seattlest
  A suggestion for a cultural outing tonight, assuming that the Eastside is convenient or alluring: John Nauman's piano recital, the second installment of the Bellevue Philharmonic Steinway Series. This Juilliard graduate will present a program that reads like a music history timeline: the Baroque is represented by Scarlatti, the Classical Era by Haydn; Liszt embodies the Romantic period, Scriabin is the bridge to the 20th century, and an original composition by Nauman completes the...
• Posted The New Year Brings Chinese Music to Seattle to Seattlest
  Photo of deserted structure, likely part of the future Seattle Chinese Gardens near South Seattle C.C., by Seattlest Flickr group user SlightlyNorth. In the spirit of cultural sharing and collaborative willingness, Warren Chang, the Founder and Music Director of the Chinese Arts and Music Association, has created a theme this season of presenting Chinese traditional music at Western-oriented musical institutions in the Puget Sound region. On Friday, January 16th (tomorrow) at 6:00 p.m., in...