INTONATIONS: Songs from the Violins of Hope

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Mar 19, 2023 - 5:00 pm

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle
200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Guest Artists: Sasha Cooke, Joel Myers, Kylie Shea Lewallen, Donald Byrd (Spectrum Dance Theater) and Zoe Lonsinger

Award-winning mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke joins us in:

INTONATIONS: SONGS FROM THE VIOLINS OF HOPE

This unforgettable song cycle was inspired by the collection of lovingly restored instruments that were owned and played by Jews before and during the Holocaust. Through Jake Heggie’s music and Gene Scheer’s lyrics, the songs relate the extraordinary voyages of the violins and their owners.

Also featuring solo violinist Mikhail Shmidt.

SPECTRUM DANCE THEATER
THE DYBBUK SUITE

Donald Byrd’s brilliant choreography brings a new dimension to Joel Engel’s music for the iconic Yiddish play, based on a timeless folk legend that resonates in fresh ways for our world today. Featuring Spectrum Dance Theater dancers Kylie Shea Lewallen and Joel Myers who premiered the piece in 2010.

March 19, 2023 | 5:00 pm