The Seattle Traveler

The Seattle Symphony always offers up festive holiday performances that music lovers won’t want to miss.
Two special performances that are definitely worth the price of a ticket are:
Holiday Pops! features conductor Marvin Hamlisch, the Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Choral Company for an performance of holiday favorites.  With appearances by talented Seattle-area performers, these classics are sure to have you humming along. 
Holiday Pops! performances are Thursday, December 4th through Sunday December 7th, with both matinees and evening performances available.  Find more information about Holiday Pops! and purchase tickets online.
The other classic holiday performance is Handel’s Messiah, a Seattle …read more

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The April schedule for the Seattle Symphony includes a couple of performances that are part of its Concerts for Young People Series:
 

April 2nd – Anne-Sophie Mutter with Lambert Orkis
April 3rd, 5-6th – Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Performs Bruch
April 4th – Boeing Symphony series
April 10-13th – Les Brown’s Band of Renown
April 17th, 19-20th -Garrick Ohlsson Plays Mozart
April 18-19th – Sailing the Musical Seas (part of the concerts for young people)
April 24th, 26th – Dvorak’s Cello Concerto
April 26th, May 3rd – Peter & the Wolf (part of the concerts for young people)
April 28th – Joseph Adam Organ Recital

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2006 is about to bid us all adieu, but before it slips away entirely, I wanted to share with you my list of favorites for this past year.  I’m not claiming these are the best of the best, just that this year they are my personal favorites.
Favorite special occasion restaurant:  El Gaucho, Belltown.
Favorite casual restaurant:  Dick’s Drive-In.
Favorite steakhouse:  El Gaucho, Belltown.
Favorite seafood restaurant:  The Oceanaire, downtown.
Favorite ethnic restaurant:  Indochine (Thai), Federal Way.
Favorite Hotel:  Hotel Monaco, downtown.
Favorite Museum:  Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
Favorite thing to do in Seattle on a sunny day:  Wander around the Pike Place Market, or watch …read more

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The Seattle Symphony will perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Benaroya Hall in performances December 28-30th.
Beethoven’s final symphony, composed when he was deaf and very ill (1822-24), has become a New Year’s tradition.  The symphony is 65 minutes long, nearly twice that of a typical symphony written during that time.  To the vigorous musical score, Beethoven further pushed the bounds of tradition, by adding sung text.  The most recognizable piece of the symphony is “Ode to Joy.”
Location:  Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street (downtown)
Dates:  December 28th at 7 pm, December 29th at 8 pm, and December 30th at 8 pm.
Tickets:  $50-95, available online
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