Pacific MusicWorks to Present VIVA VIVALDI, 2/28

Pacific MusicWorks (PMW) announces the third concert in their 2015-2016 Season, Viva Vivaldi. This springtime concert of some of Antonio Vivaldi's greatest pieces music will travel from Langley and Edmonds to Mercer Island and finally Seattle; the celebration features his most famous work, The Four Seasons, as the centerpiece. Viva Vivaldi spotlights various other pieces by this beloved Italian composer and offers audiences the opportunity to bath in some of the boldest and most beautiful music of the Baroque.

Under the leadership of Tekla Cunningham, PMW has gathered some of the Northwest's best musicians for the orchestra. For The Four Seasons, Chloe Meyers, Carla Moore and Adam LaMotte join Tekla Cunningham and they each take on a season. Vivaldi's Concerto in C for Strings is on the program and Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor, features soloists Beiliang Zhu and Elisabeth Reed. Vivaldi's graceful and witty Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D Minorserves as the climax for the evening when PMW Artistic Director Stephen Stubbs joins Tekla Cunningham as a soloist.

Tickets to all performances are $10-$45 and available at www.PacificMusicWorks.org or call (206) 708-6003. Tickets to the Seattle performance are also available through the Meany Theatre Box office or by calling 206 543 4880. Youth ages 5-17 receive a free ticket with accompanying ticketed adult.

SEATTLE - UW Meany Hall: Sunday, February 28, 2:00pm

LANGLEY - South Whidbey High School Perf.Arts Ctr: Thursday, February 25, 7:00pm

EDMONDS - United Methodist Church: Friday, February 26, 8:00pm

MERCER ISLAND - Emmanuel Episcopal Church: Saturday, February 27, 8:00pm

Founded in 2007 Pacific MusicWorks offers a contemporary voice for early music. Under the artistic direction of Stephen Stubbs, PMW presents music and theater worthy of the world stage. As an institute of residence at the University Of Washington School Of Music they are uniquely poised to bring internationally renowned artists into collaboration with leading Northwest musicians; together they foster creative dialogue among artists from a broad array of fields and cultures. The heart of PMW's repertoire is 17th- and 18th-century vocal music, but performances range from Renaissance and chamber music to innovative contemporary works and professional opera productions.

Pictured: Pacific MusicWorks Orchestra. Photo by Brandon Patoc.

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