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Identity: a celebration of Black American composers

Mar 16, 2025

Music One Night Only

Works by three prominent Black American composers — Carlos Simon, Rhiannon Giddens and Jessie Montgomery — trace an arc from the time of slavery to the Jim Crow era to the present day. New choreography by Spectrum Dance Theater’s Donald Byrd enhances Montgomery’s Source Code, built on motifs from Black American spirituals. 

A world premiere from Portuguese composer Luis Tinoco about the “Crypto-Jews” forced by the Inquisition to conceal their identity. Plus Michel Michelet’s Elegie; Three Yiddish Songs by Viktor Ullmann, a composer who rediscovered his Jewish roots in a concentration camp; and Carpathian Rhapsody by Myroslav Skoryk, a Ukrainian composer whose music at this time of the Russian invasion is seen as a spiritual embodiment of Ukraine’s cultural identity.

Guest artists: soprano Vanessa Isiguen and dancers from Spectrum Dance Theater.
Special guests: choreographer Donald Byrd and composer Luis Tinoco.

Upcoming Dates

  • Sun, Mar 16, 2025 5:00pm

Age Recommendation

All ages welcome

Ticket Availability

Tickets can be purchased at the Benaroya Hall Box Office starting one hour before the event. 

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Spectrum Dance Theater

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Box Office Info

Benaroya Hall is located in the heart of downtown Seattle, directly across Second Avenue from the Seattle Art Museum. Benaroya Hall is served by mutiple bus routes and the Seattle Light Rail. 

Hours

Spectrum Dance Theater Hours

Box Office opens at venue 30 minutes prior to curtain.

Equity Statement

Music of Remembrance

"Music of Remembrance fills a unique role throughout the world by remembering the Holocaust through music. With concert performances, educational programs, recordings, and commissions of new works by some of today’s leading composers, MOR honors those of all backgrounds who found the strength to create even in the face of suffering, and those who had the courage to speak out against cruelty. We tell stories that communicate urgent lessons for today, and we look beyond the Holocaust itself to the experience of others who have been excluded or persecuted for their faith, ethnicity, gender or sexuality."
For more information about Music of Remembrance's commitment to equity and racial justice, view their full equity statement.

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