RELEASE DATE: MARCH 5, 2021 (SSM106)

WALKER
Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions”

Thomas Dausgaard conductor
Clayton Brainerd vocals
Ed Morris vocals
Stephen Newby vocals
Shaina Shepherd vocals
Seattle Symphony

The Seattle Symphony’s world premiere performance of American composer George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions,” is now available as a digital download. Walker wrote this powerful work partly in response to the horrific events of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church massacre in 2015. This restless composition — recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall — combines spoken text and orchestral music in a bold and impactful score from this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer.