Proudly Presenting…
Ephemeral Bloom
Ephemeral Bloom is a new work by composer Yifeng Yvonne Yuan inspired by the fleeting life and death of a magnolia flower at midnight. In just one night, the buds awake with the arrival of the spring breeze, and after a gentle drizzle, they vanish without a trace. Yvonne draws inspiration from the sound of nature and the ritualistic practice of humans before language was invented. Seattle Festival Orchestra presents our final concert of the season opening with Ephemeral Bloom, followed by Seattle youth soloist Eric Schindler playing Elgar’s challenging Cello Concerto and Johannes Brahm’s enigmatic Symphony No 3. The orchestra will be led by music director and conductor Bobby Collins.
Our Family Friendly performance on Saturday, May 18th is a special show just for our younger audience that’s geared to maximize their enjoyment while providing a fulfilling musical program for the whole family. Kid noises and dancing are welcome. Our family-friendly concerts are shorter in duration to keep things fun for everyone.
For the full length, full impact concert – join us on Sunday May 19th at Town Hall.
Family-Friendly Saturday Concert
📅 Saturday, May 18th, 2024 @ 2:00PM
🗺 First United Methodist Church
The family-friendly concert is reduced in length
We’re Auditioning!
We have the following open positions for our orchestra:
Section strings
French horn
Percussion
We’ll be holding auditions throughout the season, by appointment. Check out our audition info page for more info!
Family-Friendly Concerts
Bring the kids! We put on a special show just for our younger audience that’s geared to maximize their enjoyment while providing a fulfilling musical program for the whole family. Bobby Collins, our musical director, will take your through a musical journey you’re sure to learn a thing or two from.
Our family-friendly concerts are shorter in duration to keep things fun for everyone. We’re committed to bringing the enjoyment of the symphony and music in general to people of all ages!
Traditional Symphony Programs
We also put on our full-length symphony production in the more traditional concert format where we typically play an overture, a concerto, and a feature symphony. Don’t worry, you don’t have to dress up — that’s our job!
Each of our programs are designed around a central theme — whether it be the life of a composer or something more abstract. We aim to guide our audience on a journey, using our music to tell the story.
Want to join us?
Whether you’re interested in playing with us, or would like to volunteer to take photos or run our ticket booth, we’d like to hear from you! We couldn’t be successful in our mission without volunteers like you!
If you’re a musician, check out our Joining page for details and open positions.
If you’d like to volunteer, you can find out about that here.
If you’d like to donate, you can find information on how to do that here.
NEW! You can now sponsor a chair as part of the SFO Chair Society.
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