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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Symphony orchestra |
| Years active | 1903-present |
| Website | www.SeattleSymphony.org |
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| Music Director Gerard Schwarz Associate Conductor Carolyn Kuan Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Joseph Crnko |
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| Founder Harry West |
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The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Gerard Schwarz has served as its music director since 1983.
The orchestra's first performance was given on December 29, 1903, with Harry West conducting. Known from its founding as the Seattle Symphony, it was renamed in 1911 as the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1919, the orchestra was reorganized with new bylaws under the name Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Even so, for most of its 100-year history, and especially today, the ensemble is known by the two-word name "Seattle Symphony."
Over 300,000 people each year attend performances of this Grammy-award-nominated orchestra in Benaroya Hall, located in downtown Seattle. Its season runs from September through July.
Under Schwarz's leadership, the orchestra has become particularly known for performing works of twentieth century composers, especially of neglected American composers. Together, Schwarz and the orchestra have recorded a sizable number of pieces, including the major orchestral works of Howard Hanson.
In addition to its own concerts, the Seattle Symphony serves as the pit orchestra for most productions of the Seattle Opera, including that company's annual Richard Wagner presentations each summer.
The orchestra performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 for Microsoft's Windows Media Player, which is now a default piece on the player. The orchestra also recorded a musical score to the SeaWorld, Orlando stage show A'lure, The Call of the Ocean.
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Notes
- ^ Writer's Program (1941)
- ^ "Obituary: Norma Durst". Seattle Times. 2007-10-23. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003961111_durstobit19.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
References
- Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Washington (1941). Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort. pp. 138. OCLC 5847836. http://books.google.com/books?id=XVipB9Gu_JkC.
External links
- Seattle Symphony official website
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections - The Milton Katims Audio Collection
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