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Seattle Modern Orchestra is pleased to introduce to Seattle French cellist extraordinaire Séverine Ballon performing solo cello works and with SMO works by quintessential composers of our century: Helmut Lachenmann, James Dillon, Liza Lim, Sofia Gubaidulina and Iannis Xenakis. Discover the cello's new identity in the 21st century!
Program:
Helmut Lachenmann - Pression for cello solo (1969)
James Dillon - Parjanya-Vata for cello solo (1980)
Liza Lim - Invisibility for cello solo (2009)
Intermission
Sofia Gubaidulina - Detto II for cello and ensemble(1972)
Iannis Xenakis Epicycles for cello and ensemble (1989)
Led by Co-Artistic Directors Julia Tai and Jeremy Jolley, the Seattle Modern Orchestra is dedicated to presenting musical masterpieces of the 20th and 21st centuries in both traditional and innovative, unconventional venues. The Orchestra's mission is to provide Seattle audiences with live performances of the best in contemporary chamber and orchestral music that's been seldom, if ever, performed in Seattle until now. The Seattle Modern Orchestra is also committed to developing radio talks, lectures, and other forms of outreach in an accessible and inviting format, all designed to expand the listener's appreciation and awareness of the music of today.
Séverine Ballon studied cello at the Hochschulen für Musik in Berlin and Lübeck with Joseph Schwab and Troels Svane. She also studied contemporary cello technique with Siegfried Palm, Lukas Fels and Rohan de Saram. She was a participant in the International Ensemble Modern Academy (2004-2005) and was a solo cellist in the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra (2006-2007) before deciding to specialize in contemporary music performance. Ms. Ballon is a member of the ensembles ELISION (Australia), Ensemble Sillages and multilatérale (Paris) and works regularly with such ensembles as Klangforum Wien, musikFabrik (Cologne), Ictus, Ensemble Inytercontemporain In 2008-2009, she was at Akademie Schloss Solitude (Stuttgart) for a six-month residency. She attaches particular importance to working directly with composers Helmut Lachenmann, Liza Lim, James Dillon, and Jonathan Harvey and has premiered several solo works by Liza Lim, Erik Ulman, Stefano Bulfon, and Alex Sigman. She recently collaborated with composer David Coll on his multimedia work 68 at IRCAM, and on an installation project with photographer Evi Keller. She regularly performs in a duo with electronic artist Sébastien Roux. Séverine Ballon was the prize-winner of the 2004 international contemporary music performance competition Gioia del Colle (Italy) and of the Marie-Luise Imbusch Foundation.
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LocationPONCHO Concert Hall (Kerry Hall, Cornish College of the Arts) (View)
710 E. Roy Street
Seattle, WA 98102
United States
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