May
4
8:00 PM20:00

A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams with Auburn Symphony Orchestra

“All souls…all nations…all identities…” 

Walt Whitman’s lyrics are a stirring embrace of all of humanity. Combined with the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, A Sea Symphony uses the vastness and power of the sea as a backdrop for our search for meaning. Written for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, A Sea Symphony will fill you with a sense of awe and wonder in the face of a boundless universe. Seattle Pro Musica is delighted to present this work in collaboration with Auburn Symphony Orchestra and their conductor, Wesley Schulz. 

SPM will open the concert with Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae by Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. This haunting work draws on folk song, news reporting, and the Requiem Mass to recount the ill-fated 1994 journey of the MS Estonia.

Seattle Pro Musica is a Resident Ensemble of St. James Cathedral.



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Mar
2
7:30 PM19:30

Journey of Song with composer Eric Tuan

We are thrilled to have special guest Eric Tuan join us for our New American Composers Series. Eric is both an exciting composer and conductor of the renowned Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. His music is deeply emotional, as you will hear in the world premiere of Let them not say, his plea for action against climate change. Student singers from local schools will join us for Eric’s Journey of Song, a celebration of how singing unites people across nations and cultures. Come hear Eric’s music, meet Eric himself, and be moved by music that honors the beauty of our fragile world.

Featuring works by Eric Tuan, Morten Lauridsen, Fanny Hensel, Johannes Brahms, and more.



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Mar
2
3:00 PM15:00

Journey of Song with composer Eric Tuan

We are thrilled to have special guest Eric Tuan join us for our New American Composers Series. Eric is both an exciting composer and conductor of the renowned Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. His music is deeply emotional, as you will hear in the world premiere of Let them not say, his plea for action against climate change. Student singers from local schools will join us for Eric’s Journey of Song, a celebration of how singing unites people across nations and cultures. Come hear Eric’s music, meet Eric himself, and be moved by music that honors the beauty of our fragile world.

Featuring works by Eric Tuan, Morten Lauridsen, Fanny Hensel, Johannes Brahms, and more.



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Jan
20
8:00 PM20:00

Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

Select SPM singers will perform at McCaw Hall for Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY.

Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY, this concert production features the music of the great video game series FINAL FANTASY and composer Nobuo Uematsu. The concerts are performed by symphony orchestra, choir, and renowned vocal and instrumental soloists, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winner and acclaimed conductor Arnie Roth. With HD video direct from the FINAL FANTASY game developers SQUARE ENIX projected onto giant screens throughout the concerts, a rapidly growing repertoire of classic FINAL FANTASY music, and an extraordinary fan base, Distant Worlds is a unique multimedia concert experience every time.



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Jan
19
8:00 PM20:00

Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

Select SPM singers will perform at McCaw Hall for Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY.

Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY, this concert production features the music of the great video game series FINAL FANTASY and composer Nobuo Uematsu. The concerts are performed by symphony orchestra, choir, and renowned vocal and instrumental soloists, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winner and acclaimed conductor Arnie Roth. With HD video direct from the FINAL FANTASY game developers SQUARE ENIX projected onto giant screens throughout the concerts, a rapidly growing repertoire of classic FINAL FANTASY music, and an extraordinary fan base, Distant Worlds is a unique multimedia concert experience every time.



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Dec
22
7:30 PM19:30

A Celtic Winter: music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales - Stream

Join us online for our free stream! Registration required, donations gratefully accepted.

Ring in the winter holidays with the joyous sounds of Celtic choral music! Your spirits will rise as we fill our gorgeous concert halls with lush harmonies from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Rousing carols, soothing lullabies, soaring spaces, and a candlelight procession. What better way to celebrate the season? 

Featuring works by Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Tarik O’Regan, Paul Mealor, and more, with texts in Welsh, Gaelic, and English.



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Dec
16
3:00 PM15:00

A Celtic Winter: music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Ring in the winter holidays with the joyous sounds of Celtic choral music! Your spirits will rise as we fill our gorgeous concert halls with lush harmonies from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Rousing carols, soothing lullabies, soaring spaces, and a candlelight procession. What better way to celebrate the season? 

Featuring works by Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Tarik O’Regan, Paul Mealor, and more, with texts in Welsh, Gaelic, and English.



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Dec
15
8:00 PM20:00

A Celtic Winter: Open Dress Rehearsal

A Celtic Winter is completely sold out - so we're opening our dress rehearsal! Join us on Friday, December 15th at 8pm.

This open dress rehearsal will be slightly more casual than our Saturday performance, but will include the full program. !f you're looking for a warm, friendly, less-formal way to enjoy Seattle Pro Musica's beautiful seasonal music, this is it!

Please note our open dress rehearsal starts at 8pm on Friday, December 15, and will not feature the Northwest Boychoir Apprentices.



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Dec
9
7:30 PM19:30

A Celtic Winter: music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Ring in the winter holidays with the joyous sounds of Celtic choral music! Your spirits will rise as we fill our gorgeous concert halls with lush harmonies from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Rousing carols, soothing lullabies, soaring spaces, and a candlelight procession. What better way to celebrate the season? 

Featuring works by Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Tarik O’Regan, Paul Mealor, and more, with texts in Welsh, Gaelic, and English.

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Dec
9
3:00 PM15:00

A Celtic Winter: music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Ring in the winter holidays with the joyous sounds of Celtic choral music! Your spirits will rise as we fill our gorgeous concert halls with lush harmonies from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Rousing carols, soothing lullabies, soaring spaces, and a candlelight procession. What better way to celebrate the season? 

Featuring works by Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Tarik O’Regan, Paul Mealor, and more, with texts in Welsh, Gaelic, and English.



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2023–24 Season Auditions
Aug
23
6:10 PM18:10

2023–24 Season Auditions

Seattle Pro Musica is holding new member auditions for the 2023-24 season! Auditions will take place at Epiphany Parish Seattle on Tuesday, August 22nd and Wednesday, August 23rd. Audition slots are available from apx. 6:10pm to apx. 9:30pm each evening. Join us for a fantastic year!

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2023-24 Season Auditions
Aug
22
6:10 PM18:10

2023-24 Season Auditions

Seattle Pro Musica is holding new member auditions for the 2023-24 season! Auditions will take place at Epiphany Parish Seattle on Tuesday, August 22nd and Wednesday, August 23rd. Audition slots are available from apx. 6:10pm to apx. 9:30pm each evening. Join us for a fantastic year!

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Ethel Smyth & W.A. Mozart
May
20
8:00 PM20:00

Ethel Smyth & W.A. Mozart

British composer Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D for choir, orchestra, and soloists is a monumental achievement. Written in the mid-19th century, it was dismissed by critics who deemed women composers unequal to their male counterparts. Seattle Pro Musica hails this stunning and seldom-heard piece as more than equal. 

We pair this groundbreaking work with Mozart’s beloved “Great” Mass in C minor for one performance only in the magnificent acoustic of St. James Cathedral.

With soloists Tess Altiveros, soprano; Dawn Padula, mezzo; Zachary Finkelstein, tenor; Charles Robert Stephens, bass.

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Past 50/Next 50 - Annual Auction and Gala
Apr
15
6:30 PM18:30

Past 50/Next 50 - Annual Auction and Gala

Join us for our fabulous annual auction (and party!) on April 15!

It's a big year for SPM, and we're bringing back our auction as a live, in-person party! Come mingle with us and enjoy access to MOHAI exhibits, finger food, and beverages, plus table seating and more for premium ticket holders. Here's to the next 50 years!

Ticketing options from $50-$125 - all tickets include access to regular exhibits at MOHAI, SPM performances, heavy appetizers, and the end-of-evening dance party with guest DJ!

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Mar
25
7:30 PM19:30

The Glimmer

The Glimmer is the last of our New American Composers concerts, featuring composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. Tate, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, and is dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition.

For his Seattle Pro Musica commissioned work, Jerod is setting the poem The Glimmer by Washington state poet laureate Rena Priest.

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Feb
11
7:30 PM19:30

New Colossus

New Colossus is the fourth of our New American Composers concerts, featuring composer Saunder Choi. Some of Choi’s most profound works focus on the experiences of immigrants.

For his Seattle Pro Musica commissioned work, Saunder has chosen to address the issue of gun violence in America.

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Nov
12
7:30 PM19:30

Songs for the People

Songs for the People is the second of our New American Composers concerts, featuring composer Melissa Dunphy. Born to refugee parents and raised in Australia, Dunphy immigrated to the United States in 2003 and has since become an award-winning and acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music.

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Oct
15
7:30 PM19:30

My Heart Be Brave

My Heart Be Brave is the first of our New American Composers concerts, featuring composer Marques L.A. Garrett. Marques focuses on traditional music of the African diaspora, as well as contemporary choral music by Black composers.

For his Seattle Pro Musica commissioned work, Marques has chosen a text by the Black American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, with its evocative text asking to ”teach this tongue the singer’s soulful art.”

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2022-23 Season Auditions
Aug
23
6:10 PM18:10

2022-23 Season Auditions

Seattle Pro Musica is holding new member auditions for the 2022–23 season! Auditions will take place at Epiphany Parish Seattle on Monday, August 22nd and Tuesday, August 23rd. Audition slots will be available from apx. 6:10pm to apx. 9:30pm each evening. All prospective singers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will be expected to wear a mask to their audition.

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2022–23 Season Auditions
Aug
22
6:10 PM18:10

2022–23 Season Auditions

Seattle Pro Musica is holding new member auditions for the 2022–23 season! Auditions will take place at Epiphany Parish Seattle on Monday, August 22nd and Tuesday, August 23rd. Audition slots will be available from apx. 6:10pm to apx. 9:30pm each evening. All prospective singers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will be expected to wear a mask to their audition.

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Jun
3
7:30 PM19:30

The Way Home: Music of Refuge - Streaming Event

SPM pulled out all the stops, glorying in the powerful emotions, contrasts, and colorful sound worlds of a full-blown symphonic-choral score. It’s not often we get to hear them perform on this scale — and the results were nothing short of thrilling.
— Thomas May, Memeteria

The Way Home honors America’s cultural heritage in a way that seeks to foster a mutual respect for the values of all persons and groups—including immigrants and refugees—as well as enrich our humanity by broadening our understanding of ourselves. Music from trailblazing young composers such as Saunder Choi, Melissa Dunphy, Caroline Shaw, and Derrick Skye explore the peril and helplessness faced by many refugees, while songs from the beginning of the millennium connect similar experiences across human history.

Access to our streaming events includes premiere event and on-demand concert broadcast access for 30 days following the premiere.

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