December 9, 2015
Arts Roundup: UW Symphony, Maker:Market – and Handel’s ‘Messiah’
The School of Music wraps up the quarter with four back-to-back days of events, including the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Campus Bands, UW Symphony, and two performances of Handel’s “Messiah.” There are still a few days left to catch the School of Drama’s production of “Loot” or visit the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for “Toward a Democracy of Making.” All month long, head over to the Burke for Maker:Market, and explore Native American boat making.
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Campus Bands perform on December 10.
Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Campus Bands
7:30 p.m., December 10 | Meany Theater
The UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Campus Bands present “Luminaries,” a program of wind band ensembles highlighting the Northwest premier of Joseph Schwantner’s “Luminosity,” Concerto for Wind Orchestra. More info.
UW Symphony with Soprano Cyndia Sieden
7:30 p.m., December 11 | Meany Theater
The UW Symphony, conducted by David Alexander Rahbee, performs works by Robert Schumann, Jean Sibelius and Richard Strauss. UW Artist in Residence Cyndia Sieden is featured soloist on Jean Sibelius’s tone poem for soprano and orchestra, “Luonnotar,” Op. 70. More info.
Saturday’s “Messiah” performance includes a pre-concert Arts Dawgs reception. RSVP is required, click “More Info” at left to register.
UW Music & Pacific MusicWorks: Handel’s “Messiah”
December 12 & 13 | Meany Theater
Celebrate the season with one of classical music’s iconic works, Handel’s “Messiah.” Buy a ticket for the Saturday performance and come early for a pre-concert Arts Dawgs reception, including small bites, a chance to hear from the artists, and Arts Dawgs giveaways. The reception is free but an RSVP is required. More info.
Loot
Through December 13 | Meany Studio Theater
The School of Drama’s 75th anniversary season continues with Joe Orton’s 1965 dark farce, “Loot.” This hilarious depiction of a world gone mad follows the McLeavy family as its members deal with the death and burial of the family matriarch. More info.
Jake Exhibit: Toward a Democracy of Making
Through December 19 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
This exhibition presents a survey of real-world projects and products that are trying, in some small way, to answer the question: “What would a world be like where more of your products were made by someone local to you, from materials that were locally available?” More info.
A model Angyaaq from the Burke’s collection.
Maker:Market
Through January 3 | Burke Museum
Watch students, volunteers, and Burke Curator of Native American Anthropology Sven Haakanson construct an Angyaaq—a traditional Native boat made by Alaska’s Sugpiat peoples. Plus, test your skill at boat-lashing techniques and make paddle and boat ornaments inspired by the Angyaaq. More info.
