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 e-Newsletter October 2014
In This Issue
Upcoming MOR Events

SATURDAY October 11, 2014
Sparks of Glory: In Sleep the World Is Yours
Plestcheef Auditorium
Seattle Art Museum
2:00 p.m.

THURSDAY November 6, 2014
Concert Preview Talk
Northeast Branch
Seattle Public Library
1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY November 9, 2014
November Concert:
Transfigured Night
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Benaroya Hall
4:00 p.m.

Save the Date

SUNDAY April 26, 2015

A Little Light Music 

MOR Annual Fundraiser

 

 

MONDAY May 18, 2015

MOR San Francisco Debut Concert 

Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco 

 

Spotlight on our Sponsors

MOR gratefully thanks some of our most generous supporters:
 
Perkins Coie LLP, loyal and generous donors of invaluable legal counsel
 
Classical KING FM, for their in-kind support
 
Grand Hyatt Hotel, gracious host of our guest artists

Encore Media Group, for their in-kind media sponsorship
Artistic Director's Message

 

Dear Friends,

This month we embark on our 17th season, one of the most daring and provocative that we have ever created.  My hope is that you'll join us for many of the programs, and also consider purchasing a season subscription. I'll be giving a special concert preview talk on November 6, free for all season ticket holders.  I'd love to have you join.  
 
Our first Sparks of Glory concert of the season takes place on Saturday afternoon, October 11 at the Seattle Art Museum.  The musical works on the program span a broad range of sounds and styles, but they share something essential in common:  the composers responded through their music to forces that transformed their lives and their world.  2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, a conflict that ended the world as many knew it and ushered in a frenzied creative turmoil in all of the arts. SAM's collection includes pioneering works that reflect the radical artistic innovation that emerged in WWI's wake. In this concert-with-commentary, I'll draw on these art works to illustrate how the period's new musical directions responded to the same upheaval. As always, our Sparks of Glory concerts are free to the public.  

I very much look forward to seeing you in the weeks ahead.  


Sincerely,

Mina          

Founder & Artistic Director, Music of Remembrance
Experience MOR's Riveting 2014-15 Season - Subscribe Today!

 Reserve your seats now to experience Music of Remembrance's daring seventeenth season!

 

Full-season subscribers receive an exclusive invitation to the Concert Preview Talk with MOR's Artistic Director Mina Miller on November 6th!  

 

 
November Concert: Transfigured Night
Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Benaroya Hall


   New dances by Spectrum Dance Theater's acclaimed choreographer Donald Byrd evoke the mystical and mysterious in Arnold Schoenberg's early romantic masterpiece Verklaerte Nacht.




March Concert: The Golem 
   Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. 
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall 
Benaroya Hall

A program of Jewish legends featuring music to
The Dybbuk. German guest conductor Guenter Buchwald leads MOR artists in Betty Olivero's mesmerizing klezmer-infused score, accompanied by a complete screening of the classic 1920 silent film The Golem.

May Concert: After Life
Monday, May 11, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. 
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall 
Benaroya Hall
 

Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein meet again - and argue about art and life - in After Life, a bold new MOR-commissioned opera by Tom Cipullo. Featuring guest artists mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook, soprano Ava Pine and baritone Morgan Smith. 

 

Subscribers save with a 10% reduction that translates to a cost of just $36 per performance.

 

If you are 30 years of age or under, you can also take advantage of our "30 under 30" deal and purchase your ticket for only $30.

 

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APPLY NOW: David Tonkonogui Memorial Award - Applications Due October 15th!

In 2005, Music of Remembrance established the David Tonkonogui Memorial Award in memory of our beloved friend and inspiring colleague, cellist David Tonkonogui. Through this youth musician's award, we recognize the musical and spiritual values which David Tonkonogui expressed through his music and his life. We welcome the nomination of Seattle-area youth musicians who can demonstrate an interest in performing music related to or inspired by the Holocaust. The honor includes a cash award of $500 to support continuing musical studies, and an invitation to perform at a Music of Remembrance concert.

Apply by October 15th to be considered!
 
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