Northwest Sinfonietta

mar 14 | 7:30pm rialto theater, tacoma
mar 15 | 2pm pioneer park pavilion, puyallup

Sky & stone

Yaniv Attar conductor

Angelique Poteat Pebble Conglomerate (World Premiere)
Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Northwest Sinfonietta brings the wonders of the great outdoors inside the concert hall with Sky & Stone. This innovative and collaborative program opens with a newly commissioned piece by NWS clarinetist Angelique Poteat inspired by the famous Chuckanut Formation near Bellingham, Washington. Next we transform the hall into the bogs and frozen tundra of the Arctic with Rautavaara's concerto for birdsong and orchestra, Cantus Arcticus. Beethoven's pastoral Symphony No. 6 concludes the concert with its bubbling brook, thunder storm and joyful country gathering. Northwest Sinfonietta is partnering with Tacoma Tree Foundation, Tahoma Bird Alliance, NW Geological Society, Spaceworks Tacoma and Tacoma Youth Symphony for this performance.

mar 14 | 2:30pm rialto theater, tacoma

take a hike! (with beethoven) - free family concert

Rebekah O’Brien conductor

Come Take a Hike! with Beethoven and Northwest Sinfonietta at the beautiful Rialto Theater in downtown Tacoma on March 14. Led by conductor Rebekah O'Brien, orchestra and audience will explore nature through Beethoven's Pastoral symphony, full of bubbling brooks, chirping birds and even a surprise summer storm. Designed for adventurers of all ages (0-99), this concert welcomes every response to the music.

This concert runs approximately 60 minutes, and is FREE to the community with support from Tacoma Creates and many other funders. We will be joined at the concert by our friends at Tacoma Youth Symphony Association and other partners, including Tacoma Tree Foundation and Tahoma Bird Alliance.

May 16 | 7:30pm asia pacific cultural center, tacoma
may 17 | 2pm pioneer park pavilion, puyallup

butterfly fantasy

Mei-Ann Chen conductor
Melissa White violin

Che-Yi Lee Dancing Strings
Chen/He Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Ravel Mother Goose (complete)

Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen joins us for this phenomenal East meets West program. Following Che-Yi Lee's dynamic and virtuosic Dancing Strings, violinist Melissa White brings us the beloved Butterfly Lovers' Concerto, a tale of love, longing and transformation. Ravel's Mother Goose closes our season, with magical spinning wheels, pagodas, princesses and enchanted gardens. This program includes a mini Taiwan Festival with food and activities provided by Asia Pacific Cultural Center.