The Sea

Bax’s Tintagel rises from the Cornish cliffs in surging waves of myth and legend. Principal Percussionist Leigh Wilson commands the stage in Jennifer Higdon’s electrifying Percussion Concerto. Debussy’s La Mer completes the voyage in shimmering orchestral color, a masterpiece that captures everything about the ocean: its shimmering morning light, its sudden violence, and its endless mystery.

James Lowe, conductor
Leigh Wilson, percussion

Li Huanzhi
Spring Festival Overture
Jennifer Higdon
Percussion Concerto
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Sam Wu
Hydrosphere
Claude Debussy
La Mer

SATURDAY DOORS 6PM | PRECONCERT TALK 6:30PM | SHOW 7:30PM
SUNDAY DOORS 1:30PM | PRECONCERT TALK 2PM | SHOW 3PM

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Free K-12 Tickets

Bring the whole family! This show has free tickets available for all students K-12 through the Spokane Symphony FASTix program.

Get your tickets by calling The Fox box office at 509-624-1200.

Program Notes

Program details to come. Please check back.

Leigh Wilson

Leigh Wilson is principal percussionist of the Spokane Symphony and adjunct faculty at Whitworth University. A Massachusetts native, he began playing percussion at age twelve. He is a graduate of the Harvard/New England Conservatory dual degree program and pursued further studies at the University of Southern California. His principal teachers include Matthew McKay, James Babor, Joseph Pereira, and John Tanzer. In the past few years, he has performed in the symphonies and philharmonics of Los Angeles, Oregon, Omaha, Ottawa (NACO), Portland ME, South Dakota, the New World Symphony, and has held fellowships with the National Orchestral Institute and the Music Academy of the West. He is also a published chemist and can be found helping his percussion students with their chemistry homework at the end of lessons.

Lowedown

Thursday February 4 at noon, Music Director James Lowe gives you the “LoweDown” on the music. It’s a free, fascinating, and lighthearted talk about the music, including historical context and meaning, juicy gossip about the composers’ lives, music clips, visuals, and our conductor’s quick wit!

◆ NOON TO 1:00 PM

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture’s Eric A. Johnston Auditorium, 2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane

SPR Classical Concert of the Week

Whether you couldn’t attend a Masterworks concert or loved what you heard and want to listen again, Spokane Symphony Masterworks concerts are featured on SPR Classical’s “Concert of the Week,” the Saturday after each performance on KSFC 91.9 FM at 12pm on spokanepublicradio.org.

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Box Office: The Fox Theater, 1001 West Sprague Avenue

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Bag Policy

All bags (with the exception of clutches 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches) are subject to visual inspection by venue security.

Large bags are not allowed in The Fox, and must be checked in our Coat Check (located in the North Gallery) for the duration of the event.

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