2011
Reading Sessions
- June 20, 2011: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2. Geoffrey Larson - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 21, 2011: Still Afro-American Symphony (No. 1), Gershwin Cuban Overture. Joseph P. White - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 23, 2011: Bruckner Symphony No. 8. Huw Edwards - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 28, 2011: Nielsen Symphony No. 4. Wesley Schulz - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 30, 2011: Strauss Aus Italien, Barber Medea's Dance of Vengeance. Stephen Radcliffe - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 17, 2011. Benaroya Hall
Alexander Prior, 2011 Principal Conductor
Prior Horizons: An American Crescendo for Four Soloists and Orchestra
Sviridov The Snowstorm
Mahler Symphony No. 3
2010
Reading Sessions
- June 15, 2010. Prokofiev Scythian Suite, Op. 20. Alexander Prior - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 22/23, 2010: Duruflé Requiem Op. 9. Gary Cannon - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 24, 2010: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances. Roupen Shakarian - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 29, 2010: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. Michael Miropolsky - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 30, 2010: Students of Shostakovich "Tribute to the Teacher". Alexei Girsh - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 18, 2010. Meany Hall
Dr. Eric Hanson, 2010 Principal Conductor
David Lamb Lebe hoch, Gustav!
Strauss Death and Transfiguration
Mahler Symphony No. 7
2009
Reading Sessions
- June 15, 2009. Movie Music Workshop. Mann Robin Hood: Men in Tights + another classic score from a Hollywood favorite. Hummie Mann - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 16, 2009. Copland Dance Symphony, Copland Suite from The Red Pony. Adam Stern - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 17, 2009. Janáček Sinfonietta. Paul-Elliott Cobbs - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 24/25, 2009. Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky. Gary Cannon - conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 30, 2009. Bruckner Symphony 9. Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 19, 2009. Meany Hall
Darko Butorac, 2009 Principal Conductor
Wagner Siegfried's Funeral March
Strauss Dance of Seven Veils
Mahler Symphony No. 6
2008
Reading Sessions
- June 16, 2008. Sibelius: Symphony No. 7. Stephen Paulson, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 18, 2008. Mahler: Symphony No. 5. Brett Mitchell, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 24, 2008. Mahler: Symphony No. 1. Darko Butorac, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 26, 2008. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1. Alexei Girsh, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Masterclass
- June 17, 2008. Masterclass for Woodwinds. Stephen Paulson, principal bassoon, San Francisco Symphony. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 20, 2008. Meany Hall
Dr. Eric Hanson, 2008 Principal Conductor
Wagner: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold
Wagner: Final Destruction and Redemption from Die Götterdämmerung
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Catherine Haight soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
2007
Reading Sessions
- June 11, 2007. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1 and 2. Adam Stern, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 13, 2007. Debussy: La Mer & de Falla: The Three Cornered Hat. Christophe Chagnard, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 19, 2007. Strauss: Alpine Symphony. David Waltman, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 21, 2007. Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony. Geoffrey Simon, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 22, 2007. Shorecrest PAC.
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Ellington: Harlem
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Kathryn Weld mezzo-soprano
Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G - Concert - September 9, 2007. Benaroya Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Ellington: Harlem
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
Jay Gottlieb piano solo
Thomas Bloch ondes Martenot solo
2006
Reading Sessions
- June 12, 2006. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11. Alexei Girsh, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 21/22, 2006. Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Anthony Spain, conductor; Gary D. Cannon, chorusmaster. Shorecrest Performing Arts Center/Eckstein Middle School.
Maria Mannisto soprano
Gary D. Cannon tenor - June 27, 2006. Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 28, 2006. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration). David Upham, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Masterclass
- July 16, 2006. Masterclass for Strings. Hahn-Bin violin. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 18, 2006. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Hahn-Bin violin
Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba suite
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Kathryn Weld mezzo-soprano
Stephen Rumph tenor
2005
Reading Sessions
- June 15, 2005. Mahler: Symphony No. 9. Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 20, 2005. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10. Michael Miropolsky, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 22, 2005. Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2. Adam Stern, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 28, 2005. Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas, Stoyanovich: He Dog. Elizabeth Stoyanovich, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 19, 2005. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Gary Cannon, chorusmaster
Copland: El Salon Mexico
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard.
Ann Basinski soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection".
Ann Basinski soprano
Kathryn Weld mezzo-soprano
2004
Reading Sessions
- June 15, 2004. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4. Alexei Girsh, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 22, 2004. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Christian Knapp, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 24, 2004. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 - "Pastoral". Jim Truher, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 28, 2004. Hindemith: Mathis der Maler. David MacKenzie, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 20, 2004. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3
Lei Weng piano
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
2003
Reading Sessions
- June 17, 2003. Stravinsky: Petrouchka. Joseph White, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 20 - 21, 2003. Mahler: Symphony No. 10. (Derek Cooke ed.) Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor. Beegle Hall, SPU.
- June 20, 2003. Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 - "The Divine Poem". Troy Peters, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
- June 24, 2003. Honegger: Symphony No. 3, Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem. Adam Stern, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.
Concerts
- July 22, 2003. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
2002
Reading Sessions
- June 11th, 2002. Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde. John Welsh, conductor. Eckstein Middle School.
- June 14th/15th, 2002. Bruckner: Te Deum. Lynn Hall, conductor. Lannigan Gym, Holy Rosary Church.
- June 18th, 2002. Nielsen: Symphony No. 4. David Waltman, conductor. Lannigan Gym, Holy Rosary Church.
- June 20th, 2002. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra. David Seamon, conductor. Eckstein Middle School.
- June 24th, 2002. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12. Alexei Girsh, conductor. Eckstein Middle School.
Concerts
- July 14, 2002. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Gary Cannon, chorusmaster
Barney Blough, assistant conductor
Walton: Portsmouth Point Overture
Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Victoria Gydov soprano
Diane Radabaugh contralto
Les Green tenor
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Delphine Gillot soprano
2001
Reading Sessions
- June 11, 2001 - Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite. Janos Sandor, conductor.
- June 16/17, 2001 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied. George Shangrow, conductor.
Gary Cannon, chorusmaster - June 20, 2001. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Christophe Chagnard, conductor.
- June 26, 2001. Strauss: Don Quixote. Roupen Shakarian, conductor.
Mariel Bailey solo violin
Bruce Bailey solo cello
Concerts
- April 14, 2001. Meany Hall
Eric Hanson - conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Catherine Haight soprano
Carmen Leon mezzo-soprano - July 15, 2001. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Ravel: La Valse
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, Joseph Crnko, director
Diane Radabaugh alto
2000
Reading Sessions
- June 13, 2000. Bruckner: Symphony No. 7. Christophe Chagnard, conductor.
- June 19, 2000. Mahler: Symphony No. 4. R. Joseph Scott, conductor.
- June 21, 2000. New Music. Gerhard Samuel, conductor.
John David Lamb: In Taberna Diversions for Orchestra, Mvt. III
Joshua Parmenter: Fantasia and Passacaglia for Large Orchestra
Morton Shafer: Winning Number, 2nd Suite for Orchestra
Keith Van Kirk: Symphony No. 1
Gavin Borchert: Prologue. Sunset.
Kam Morrill: A Munch Symphony, Pinocchio and the Whale
Joseph Weisnewski: Sancte Dei Pretiose - June 26, 2000. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15. Alexei Girsh, conductor.
- June 28, 2000. Strauss: Alpine Symphony. Jonathan Shames, conductor.
Concerts
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July 16, 2000. Meany Hall. (Broadcast live by KING-FM)
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Strauss: Festival Prelude
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand"
Eric Hanson, chorusmaster
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, Joseph Crnko, director
Victoria Gydov soprono
Hyun Joo Yang soprano
Catherine Haight soprano
Janna Wächter alto
Diane Radabaugh alto
Leslie Green tenor
Stephen Janzen baritone
Michael Delos bass -
September 17, 2000. Benaroya Hall "Day of Music"
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Curiale: Gates of Gold
Warren Chang Ehru
Strauss: Festival Prelude
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, first part
Eric Hanson, chorusmaster
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, Joseph Crnko, director
Victoria Gydov soprono
Hyun Joo Yang soprano
Catherine Haight soprano
Janna Wächter alto
Diane Radabaugh alto
Leslie Green tenor
Stephen Janzen baritone
Michael Delos bass
1999
Reading Sessions
- June 14, 1999. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Charles Bontrager, conductor.
- June 16, 1999. Mahler: Symphony No. 5. Anthony Spain, conductor.
- June21, 1999. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration.) Gregory Isaacs, conductor.
- June 23, 1999. Brahms: A German Requiem. George Shangrow, conductor. Including chorus and soloists.
- June 29, 1999. New Music Reading Sessions. Local Composers including David Lamb, Gregory Nissen, Keith Wittmeyer and Keith Van Kirk. Parke Burgess, conductor.
- July 8, 1999. Szymanowski: Concert Overture in E and Walton: Symphony No. 2. Alexei Girsh, conductor.
Concerts
- April 10, 1999. Meany Hall
Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 - July 18, 1999. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
1998
Reading Sessions
- June 15, 1998. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4. Jonathan Pasternack, conductor.
- June 18, 1998. Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Adam Stern, conductor.
- June 23, 1998. Wagner: Excerpts from the Ring. Kathy Kelly, conductor.
- June 25, 1998. Mahler: Symphony No. 2. Eric Hanson, conductor.
- July 1, 1998. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben. Gregory Issacs, conductor.
- July 8, 1998. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7. Alexei Girsh, conductor
Concerts
- July 13 1998. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Craig Sheppard piano
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 - September 20, 1998. Benaroya Hall "Day of Music"
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6, excerpts + 3rd and 4th Movemements.
1997
Reading Sessions
- June 16, 1997. Strauss: Alpine Symphony. Roupen Shakarian, conductor.
- June 19, 1997. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Marsha Mabrey, conductor.
- June 24, 1997. Mahler: Symphony No. 7. George Shangrow, conductor.
- June 30, 1997. Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique. Paul Mori, conductor.
- July 2, 1997. Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Adam Stern, conductor.
- July 8, 1997. Elgar: Symphony No. 1. Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
Concerts
- July 20, 1997. Meany Hall
Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Debussy: La Cathédral engloutie, (arr. Stokowski)
Strauss: Don Juan
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
1996
Reading Sessions
- June 11, 1996. Holst: The Planets & Respighi: Pines of Rome. Joseph Pollard White, conductor.
- June 18, 1996. Mahler: Symphony No. 6. Eric Hanson, conductor.
- June 25, 1996. Mahler: Symphony No. 9. Johathan Shames, conductor.
- July 2, 1996. Stravinsky: Rite of Spring and Wagner: Parsifal. Parke Burgess, conductor.
Concerts
- July 14, 1996
Roupen Shakarian, conductor
Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger
Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
1995
Reading Sessions
- June 1995. Mahler: Symphony #1. Joseph Pollard White, conductor.
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