Event Details

A Sea Symphony
by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with Auburn Symphony Orchestra

Hosting Ensemble: Seattle Pro Musica
Event Type: Concert
Ticket Prices: Advance: $52 prime, $42 general ($37 senior/youth; students free w/ ID) At the door: +$5
Event Dates:
Saturday, May 4, 2024May 4, 2024, 8:00pm at St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA

Description

“All souls…all nations…all identities…”

Walt Whitman’s lyrics are a stirring embrace of all of humanity. Combined with the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, A Sea Symphony uses the vastness and power of the sea as a backdrop for our search for meaning. Written for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, A Sea Symphony will fill you with a sense of awe and wonder in the face of a boundless universe. Seattle Pro Musica is delighted to present this work in collaboration with Auburn Symphony Orchestra and their conductor, Wesley Schulz.

SPM will open the concert with Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae by Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. This haunting work draws on folk song, news reporting, and the Requiem Mass to recount the ill-fated 1994 journey of the MS Estonia.

Seattle Pro Musica is a Resident Ensemble of St. James Cathedral.

A Sea Symphony
A Sea Symphony

Ensemble Photos

Seattle Pro Musica. Seattle Pro Musica, 2019. Photo by Danielle Barnum.
Seattle Pro Musica. Seattle Pro Musica, 2019. Photo by Danielle Barnum.