Announcing the 2009-2010 Concert Season

June 14, 2009
2009-2010 Concert Season

The 5th Essential

We celebrate our fifth season of neighborhood music making by reflecting on the quintessential elements of life - earth, fire, air, water and art! As unavoidable, inevitable and irreplaceable as the other four elements, art is communication, expression, essential food for the soul. Join us as we use The 5th Essential element to explore all the others in four separate concerts series at venues around the Puget Sound area.

Earth

Tickets Now On Sale

Two of Seattle’s most exciting young arts organizations, Simple Measures and Seattle Dance Project present an exciting and symbiotic collaboration featuring SDP’s dancing to Rock-n-Roll music arrangements and Classical selections, played by Simple Measures musicians. Original choreography by James Canfield and Betsy Cooper will be unveiled. Feel the earthy beat of the Rock music, and how it harmonizes with the classics, and experience the thrill of live modern dance, right in front of your nose.

Spectrum Dance Theater at Madrona Dance Studio
Friday, November 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 7, 4pm matinee
Sunday, November 8, 2pm matinee and 7pm evening performance

Freemont Abbey
Friday, November 13, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 14, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 15, 7pm

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Fire – February 12-15, 2010 at Various Neighborhood Venues

Alex Klein, world-renowned oboist and former UW faculty member pairs his fiery music making with the signature Simple Measures string quartet. Special guest artist Mark Salman joins to play piano with the ensemble as they present Britten and Bolcom sonatas.

Friday, February 12, 7:30pm at Q Café
Saturday, February 13, 4pm at Mercer Island Community Center
Sunday, February 14, 7pm at Good Shepherd Center
Monday, February 15, 7:30pm at Mount Baker Community Club

Air – April 16-19, 2010 at Various Neighborhood Venues

Clarinetist Sean Osborn leads an uplifting program featuring composer Stephen Albert’s piece “13 ways” inspired by the Wallace Stevens Poem “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” Avian artwork will line the walls as musicians play other pieces inspired by the airborne creatures.

Friday, April 16, 7:30pm at Bitter Lake Community Center
Saturday, April 17, 4pm at Nordic Heritage Museum
Sunday, April 18, 7pm at Kenyon Hall (formerly Hokum Hall)
Monday, April 19, 7:30pm Location TBD

Water – May 14-17, 2010 at Various Neighborhood Venues

Watch the narrative flow of film shown in scenes from The Red Violin and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon then listen as they come to life when the Corigliano String Quartet performs the music of composers John Corigliano and Tan Dun.

Friday, May 14, 7:30pm at Fremont Abbey
Saturday, May 15, 4pm at Golden Gardens Bathhouse
Sunday, May 16, 7pm at Bastyr University Chapel
Monday, May 17, 7:30pm at Mount Baker Community Club

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Town Hall Rehearsal

May 29, 2009

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Krishnaswami-Salman Duo - Preview May 29th Recital, Townhall Seattle

May 12, 2009

Rajan Krishnaswami and Mark Salman talk about their upcoming recital at Town Hall Seattle on May 29th The recital will be a benefit concert for Simple Measures.

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Early Bird Season Ticket Discount through May 15th

May 5, 2009

Yes Please! I would like to reserve my season tickets for Simple Measures’ 5th Anniversary Season ~ The 5th Essential! This reservation is for the Fire, Air and Water concerts only. Earth tickets may be reserved at a later date at the same low rate.

Purchase 5th Essential Early Bird Season Tickets

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Simple Measures Concert April 17-20 2009 with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis

April 9, 2009


Dave Beck and Rajan Krishnaswami discuss the up coming program for Simple Measures

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Seattle Metropolitan Magazine

February 9, 2009

Thank you Seattle Metropolitan Magazine

“If not watching the Grammys to see which Seattle names win, I’d take in Simple Measures’ Strung Out night in Northgate. It’s a completely laid-back way to enjoy classical music—no fuss, no condescension, casual Q&A—and this time they’ve got an electric guitar to mess with a string quartet.”

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Seattle PI The Big Blog

January 29, 2009

We got a nice post in the Seattle P-I Big Blog on Tuesday, including the video and the link. Kind of nice, two big Seattle blogs talking about us in the same day!

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KIRO 7 Family Connection

January 29, 2009

KIRO 7 has kindly added our video and information about the upcoming performances to their website.

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String String String Goes the Trolley

January 29, 2009

Seattlest has picked up the video on their website!

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The Next Stop

January 14, 2009

Seattle’s Simple Measures classical chamber music group rides the Seattle Street Car. Simple Measures offers a new kind of concert-going experience. We produce themed, high quality chamber performances with audience interaction, in intimate, informal neighborhood locales. Our goal? To make you fall in love with chamber music–or remind you why you love it–by presenting it in fresh new ways. We at Simple Measures believe that a house concert feel, complete with up close interactions with the musicians, is the easiest path to enjoying the pleasures of classical music. So, come! Try us out. It’s different, it’s a new way to experience chamber music, and we think you’ll like what you hear. Rajan Krishnaswami Founder and Artistic Director Simple Measures.

See the HD Version here.

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