Seattle Symphony musicians perform in Benaroya Hall as part of the orchestra’s new Seattle Symphony Live streaming service.
Due to the pandemic, “the 2020-21 concert season in Seattle will be unlike any other,” writes Melinda Bargreen in Thursday’s (9/10) Seattle Times. “This means two things: online concerts with smaller forces … and the tremendous exercise of imagination and hard work on the part of presenters…. Seattle Symphony plans to share live weekly concerts from Benaroya Hall … via its new streaming service, Seattle Symphony Live. The 2020-21 season will open Sept. 19 with [an] orchestral concert featuring Seattle-based vocalist Whitney Mongé and conductor Lee Mills—free for viewing on Seattle Symphony Live. The program … filmed earlier that week in Benaroya Hall, will also be shown at the Symphony’s first-ever drive-in concert screening, with listeners inside their vehicles at Marymoor Park…. Each week the Symphony will stream a new performance featuring a shortened program (no intermissions) and a smaller, socially distanced orchestra.… 2020-21 season subscribers and donors have access to all the online concerts on Seattle Symphony Live. Others may subscribe to the season…. ‘We’re excited to connect with not just our local community but a global one as well,’ CEO Krishna Thiagarajan says.” Also included are season plans for Seattle Opera, Early Music Seattle, Pacific MusicWorks, and Olympic Music Festival.
