SEATTLE SYMPHONY UNCOVERS STRAVINSKY’S INFLUENCES IN SPECIAL REBROADCAST OF RITE OF SPRING FEATURING RUSSIAN FOLK ENSEMBLE JULIANA & PAVA THIS WEEK

Seattle, WA – The Seattle Symphony announces rebroadcasts and new online programming through May 10, including this week’s concert rebroadcast of The Roots: Stravinsky The Rite of Spring led by Music Director Thomas Dausgaard, as well as additional installments of Meet the Instrument and Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots. Next week will also feature four days of special performances for Washington’s yearly fundraising event GiveBIG to support local nonprofits and for the Symphony’s annual Ten Grands concert that supports music education programs.

Esteemed for his creativity and innovative programming, Music Director Thomas Dausgaard’s “Roots” programs explore folk and liturgical music’s influence on orchestral works by a range of composers in a side-by-side presentation. This week, the Symphony shares a rebroadcast of Dausgaard leading the orchestra and Russian folk ensemble Juliana & PAVA in The Roots: Stravinsky The Rite of Spring. This rebroadcast will be prefaced by discussion and performances of traditional Russian folk music and dance, presented in Dausgaard’s trademark Roots approach. Originally performed on November 21, 2019 at Benaroya Hall, The Seattle Times review stated, “The applause on Thursday evening was not only for the exemplary performance, but also for the extraordinary presentation that preceded it: a revelation of the folk melodies and motifs that Stravinsky incorporated into his groundbreaking work.”

Audiences can join in for The Roots: Stravinsky The Rite of Spring on YouTube or Facebook during the three regular broadcast times on April 30, May 2 and 3: Thursday (7:30 p.m. PDT), Saturday (8 p.m. PDT) and Sunday (2 p.m. PDT).

MEET THE INSTRUMENT: TUBA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, AT 11 A.M. PDT

THE ROOTS: STRAVINSKY THE RITE OF SPRING
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, AT 7:30 P.M. PDT
SATURDAY, MAY 2, AT 8 P.M. PDT
SUNDAY, MAY 3, AT 2 P.M. PDT

TINY CLIPS FOR TINY TOTS: BRASS
FRIDAY, MAY 1, AT 11 A.M. PDT

GIVEBIG: DAY 1
TUESDAY, MAY 5, AT 7:30 P.M. PDT

MEET THE INSTRUMENT: OBOE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, AT 11 A.M. PDT

GIVEBIG: DAY 2
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, AT 7:30 P.M. PDT

TINY CLIPS FOR TINY TOTS: THE OBOES
FRIDAY, MAY 8, AT 11 A.M. PDT

TEN GRANDS
SATURDAY, MAY 9, AT 8 P.M. PDT
SUNDAY, MAY 10, AT 2 P.M. PDT

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