Free Day of Music Tomorrow at Benaroya Hall

From the Seattle Symphony:

The Seattle Symphony and Music Director Ludovic Morlot invite the public to experience the thrill of live music at Benaroya Hall with a FREE Day of Music on Sunday, September 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

More than 35 musical acts representing a wide array of styles — from rock and hip hop to jazz, classical and folk — will appear on multiple stages throughout Benaroya Hall, including the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Garden of Remembrance, Norcliffe Founders Room and the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. This public event celebrates the 15th anniversary of Benaroya Hall and the start of the Seattle Symphony’s 2013–2014 season. Day of Music is free and no tickets are required for entrance.


Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center, located on the corner of Second Avenue and Union Street, will host a full day of family activities beginning an hour earlier, at 10 a.m., and continuing until 5 p.m. Families with children are invited to engage their musical curiosity through instrument exploration and instrument making in the center’s fun-filled musical playroom. In addition, Soundbridge will host free interactive classes and concerts for children — including Musical Storytime, Everyone Come Drum and The Ugly Duckling — throughout the day.

Local food trucks, including Off the Rez, Fusion on the Run, Veraci Pizza, Lumpia World, Curb Jumper, Street Treats and Jemil’s Big Easy, will line Second Avenue alongside Benaroya Hall for the duration of the event.  

Classical KING FM 98.1 is the media sponsor of Day of Music.  

Day of Music
September 22, 2013, beginning at 11 a.m.
(Children’s activities begin at 10 a.m. in Soundbridge)

Schedule of Performances by Location

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
11 a.m. Vocalpoint! Seattle (teen vocal ensemble)
12:00 p.m. Joseph Adam (organ)
1:00 p.m. Washington National Guard "Patriotic Brass" Band
2:00 p.m. Seattle Symphony
3:15 p.m. Seattle Symphony
4:30 p.m. Seattle Women’s Chorus, Sensible Shoes & Captain Smartypants

Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby
10:45 a.m Eric Haines (one-man band)
11:30 a.m. Seattle Symphony Musicians - Mozart Horn Quintet (chamber music)
12:30 p.m. Seattle Modern Orchestra
1:30 p.m. Roger Fernandes (Native American storytelling)
2:45 p.m. School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts
4:00 p.m. Seattle Girls’ Choir

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
11:00 a.m. Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble
11:45 a.m. Showtunes (musical theater)
12:30 p.m. David Paul Mesler & Tony Rondolone (piano & saxophone duo)
1:15 p.m. University of Washington Percussion Ensemble
2:00 p.m. Pacific MusicWorks (baroque chamber music)
2:45 p.m. UmojaFest P.E.A.C.E Center (hip hop)
3:30 p.m. 5th Avenue Theatre
4:15 p.m. Seattle Classic Guitar Society

Garden of Remembrance
11:00 a.m. Eduardo Mendonça (Brazilian music)
11:45 a.m. Eric Haines (one-man band)
12:30 p.m. Snake Suspenderz (cartoon jazz)
1:15 p.m. Tyrone Heade (solo bagpipe)
2:00 p.m. University of Washington Modern Music Ensemble
2:45 p.m. School of Rock (youth rock band)
3:30 p.m. The Dusty 45s (rockabilly)
4:15 p.m. Scoil Rince Slieveloughane (youth Irish dance troupe)

Norcliffe Founders Room
11:00 a.m. Paul Taub & Jovino Santos Neto (flute and piano duo)
11:45 a.m. Seattle Symphony musicians (string trio)
12:30 p.m. Feeds On Majesty (rock/psychedelic folk)
1:15 p.m. Seattle Chamber Players (contemporary classical music)
2:00 p.m. Juliana & PAVA (Russian folk songs)
2:45 p.m. Peter Ali (Native American flute)
3:30 p.m. Copper Canyon Press (poetry performance)
4:15 p.m. Arts for Hearts, Inc. (Slavic folk songs)

Soundbridge
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Instrument Exploration and Instrument Making for all ages
10:30 a.m. Musical Storytime
11:30 a.m. Everyone Come Drum
12:45 p.m. The Ugly Duckling featuring DAS Oboe
1:45 p.m. Musical Storytime
2:45 p.m. Everyone Come Drum
4:00 p.m. Everyone Come Drum