Feb. 6-8: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Returns to Emerald City Music
Emerald City Music Season 09
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in:
Spanish Journey
Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm
Lairmont Manor | 405 Fieldston Rd | Bellingham, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/EmeraldFeb2025Bellingham
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00pm
415 Westlake | 415 Westlake Avenue N | Seattle, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/EmeraldFeb2025Seattle
Saturday, February 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
The Minnaert Center for the Arts | 2011 Mottman Rd SW | Olympia, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/EmeraldFeb2025Olympia
“[Emerald City Music and] artistic director Kristin Lee, a renowned violinist and member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, shows a flair for attracting younger audiences.” – Strings Magazine
Seattle, Olympia, & Bellingham WA – Beginning the second half of its 2024-2025 season of Global Resonance, Emerald City Music (ECM) and founding Artistic Director Kristin Lee present a culturally immersive and musically colorful program titled Spanish Journey, featuring the esteemed talents of several artists from New York’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMSLC), which returns to the Emerald City Music, bringing a vibrant celebration of Spanish music to Bellingham, Seattle, and Olympia. This month’s exciting program features Emerald City Music Artistic Director and CMSLC member, Kristin Lee, alongside GRAMMY® Award–winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, who returns to the ECM stage. Additional featured CMSLC artists include soprano Vanessa Becerra, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Soyeon Kate Lee.
The three performances of Spanish Journey will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7pm as part of the Bellingham Festival of Music at Lairmont Manor (405 Fieldston Rd.), Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8pm in Seattle at 415 Westlake (415 Westlake Avenue N), and Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:30pm in Olympia at The Minnaert Center for the Arts (2011 Mottman Rd. SW). During the concert at 415 Westlake, audiences can enjoy ECM’s flagship “date-night experience,” which combines vibrant classical performance with an open bar, and a “wander-around” concert setting with no stage dividing the audience from the musicians.
Spend a musical evening in Spain, a country of enchanting colors, rhythms, and textures, in a program imaginatively created by violinist Kristin Lee. The distinctive Spanish style is beautifully expressed in piano trios of Falla and Turina, while guitar – an instrument deeply associated with Spain – is also featured, played by Jason Vieaux. Song complements the balance of the program with vocal works by Sarasate, Rodrigo, and Obradors, the texts of which beautifully express the flair and passion of the Spanish language. The combination of the guitar’s intoxicating sounds, the language’s seductive tones, and the trios’ vivid style illustrates the richness of this culture.
Audiences can look forward to hearing music that includes: Canciones Clásicas Españolas by Fernando Obradors (1921); Mallorca, Op. 202 by Isaac Albéniz (1891); Tres Piezas Originales en Estilo Español, Op. 1 by Enrique Arbós (1886); Siete Canciones Populares Españolas by Manuel De Falla (1914); “Romanza Andaluza” from Spanish Dances by Pablo De Sarasate Op. 22 (1878); Tres Canciones Españolas by Joaquín Rodrigo (1951); and Trio No. 2 In B Minor by Joaquín Turina (1933).
“Spring Season at ECM is going to kick off on a high note with a night of Spanish Music!” says Artistic Director Kristin Lee.
”We are thrilled to welcome back The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and this time, you will notice new faces like soprano Vanessa Becerra, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Soyeon Kate Lee who have not joined the ECM stage before. On the other hand, I'm excited to be bringing back to our stage, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and myself on the violin, representing The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Spanish music is less familiar in the "classical" realm, but incredibly festive and powerful to experience- it's a night not to be missed, and you will have 3 chances to hear it in Bellingham, Seattle, and Olympia!
Emerald City Music (ECM) is the Pacific Northwest home for eclectic, intimate, and vibrant classical chamber music experiences. Deemed “a welcoming and more inclusive environment for intimate music-making” (The Seattle Times), ECM hosts world-renowned musicians in unique concert experiences. Founded in 2015, Emerald City Music produces and tours seven productions annually, with each tour visiting venues including Seattle’s South Lake Union (415 Westlake, a chic contemporary venue with an open bar), Olympia’s Minnaert Center (a 495 seat modern concert hall), a once annual concert at the Bellingham Music Festival, and an annual concert in New York City.
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About Kristin Lee, ECM Artistic Director: www.emeraldcitymusic.org/team/kristin-lee
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