Community update: June 2016
In this edition: The LMP is officially a nonprofit (!); a community kickoff meeting; & shadowing orchestras.
We’re a nonprofit!
The LMP began as a side project in September 2013; in March 2016, we formalized the organization as a Washington State nonprofit corporation. We’re here to support our community for the long haul, and we’re thrilled about it! Meet the wonderful team that is making this possible.
We had a community kickoff meeting!
Earlier this year, we gathered with friends and colleagues from across the community to eat chili, get creative with post-its, and talk about the current state and future plans of the LMP. We explored our reasons for being involved (“passion is contagious,” “love of the arts,”good people,” “fostering community,” “desire to build and contribute”) and hopes for the future (“the audience is as diverse as the city,” “musician-audience interaction is safely encouraged,” “musical organizations share resources and information”). We were encouraged and inspired by the incredibly passionate, talented, committed community we are in.
We shadowed a few orchestras
Making music is a collaborative process, and we love collaboration. Every few months, our intrepid executive director, Shaya, tags along with a local orchestra as they prepare for a concert, telling their stories along the way. Read about what it’s like to conduct an orchestra while playing piano, the compositional muse of sorting algorithms, and how a collection of teenage chatter inspired a new work for girlchoir and orchestra.
Community announcements
- John Cage Musicircus is seeking artists to participate in a celebration of Cage’s works at Town Hall in November; paid artist spots are available.
- The upper floors of King Street Station are being transformed into a cultural hub; the next public working meeting to explore possibilities for the space is August 10.
- Congratulations to violinist Takumi Taguchi (age 15) and pianist Alexander Lu (age 16), winners of the 2016 Young Artist Awards Competition presented in partnership by Seattle Chamber Music Society and Classical KING-FM 98.1; hear them perform on KING FM’s NW Focus Live, June 24th at 8pm.
- The Universal Language Project (in partnership with Second Inversion) has launched a new podcast, which features 20-minute composer interviews followed by recordings of new work — often from the premiere, live in all its unedited glory.
- Philharmonia Northwest will be holding auditions this summer for the following positions to be filled before the start of the 2016/17 season: assistant concertmaster, viola, horn, trumpet.
- Using The Light by Philip Glass as your inspiration, share your photos with the hashtag #TheLightSSO on Instagram and Twitter to receive two complimentary tickets to the Seattle Symphony performance on June 30.
- The Thalia Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Joseph Pollard White as music director starting with the 2016–2017 season; Maestro White is guaranteed to generate excitement with his programming and the enthusiasm he inspires in his players.
- Join musicians from Emerald City Music for a summer hike up Issaquah’s jaw-dropping Tiger Mountain, with a chamber music performance at the peak, on July 16.
- Registration is open for Tuned In! Summer Student Festival, an intensive and comprehensive musical learning experience for students aged 13–20, with renowned violinist Dr. Quinton Morris.
- The Hummingbird Suzuki Academy has launched a prenatal, baby, and toddler Suzuki music program dedicated to music ability development from age zero in the Seattle area.
- The Northwest Mahler Festival will be holding auditions June 14 and 15 for all string, wind, and percussion principal positions for its 20th Anniversary Festival Gala Concert on July 17.
- Second Inversion and the Live Music Project are hosting a happy hour on June 22 for musicians, new music enthusiasts, non-musicians, and curious bystanders alike to come together and share ideas, create connections, and strengthen Seattle’s ever-growing network of artists and musicians.
Notable deadlines
- CityArts August calendar — submit events by June 22
- LMP community news — submit announcements by June 25 (1 sentence, 1 link)
- LMP calendar — submit concerts 1 week prior to performance date; deadline for weekend digest is Wednesdays @ 5pm
- Seattle Magazine October calendar — submit events by July 5
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Originally published at https://livemusicproject.org on June 9, 2016.
