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Concert Season 2001-2002The Art of Making ArtThe Chorale’s 20-voice chamber choir, Cascadian Singers, kicks off our 38th season with a peek into the world of creating and performing great choral music, set in one of the Eastside’s most intriguing new performance venues. This unique performance includes a live dress rehearsal for the public and a hosted pre- and post-concert reception to meet the Director, fellow audience and ensemble members. Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 7:30 pm Seattle Turns 150: Sesquicentennial ConcertWith the Seattle Choral Company This special celebratory performance in Benaroya Hall features sections of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony and the world premiere of William Hawley’s Seattle, a commissioned work based on the famous 1854 Treaty Oration of Chief Seattle. This exciting collaboration in the Northwest’s premiere concert hall is sure to thrill audience and singers alike. Sunday, November 4, 2001 at 7:00 pm
O For A Muse Of Fire!Music of the Poets Saturday, February 23, 2002 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 3:00 pm Sense and SensibilityMusic of the Senses Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 24, 2002 at 3:00 pm Color the World with Musicfund-raising dinner dance and auction
Sunday, April 21, 2002 4:30 to 8:00 pm Brahms and BarberMusic of the Spirit Saturday, June 1, 2002 at 7:30 pm |
Great
poetry has inspired the world’s musicians for eons, from Ancient Greece to the
current day. Now the Cascadian Singers transform timeless verses, bringing new
expression to the works of Shakespeare, George Herbert, William Blake and
others. Hear these deathless words in sublime settings composed by Ralph Vaughan
Williams, John Tavener, and Cascadian composer-in-residence
Our
season continues with the full Chorale performing a diverting survey of music
about the five senses. Through the veil of choral sound we explore new
impressions of color, the pleasures of food, and the nature and idea of “taste.”
Encounter the scintillating “blue” of Stanford’s Blue Bird, the arousing
“aroma” of Chilcott’s Fragments from his dish, and the gentle stillness
of Delius’ Two Aquarelles as we plumb music’s ability to communicate and
elevate experience. The evening will culminate in the world premiere of the
latest Cascadian Commission -- a sensuous new work written by
Mark
your calendar now for our seventh annual celebration, featuring auctioneer Larry
Taylor and the upbeat stylings of the Harley Brumbaugh Sextet! Bring your
friends to share the fun of a silent auction, delicious dinner, toe-tapping
dance music, exciting live auction, humor, and the good spirits that come from
supporting a worthwhile cause. Proceeds from this event make it possible for the
Cascadian Chorale to pursue its exciting season of dramatic performances and
youth partnerships. 
Our
season concludes with Brahms’ stirring Ein Deutsches Requiem paired with
American composer Samuel Barber's luminous works Agnus Dei and his rarely
performed gem, Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The Chorale will once again be
joined by the Cascadian Orchestra to rediscover the essence of life through
music of the spirit.