Saturday, May 3

Spring Rites

Name: Spring Rites
Start: 2025-05-03T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-05-03T21:30:00-07:00
Location: First Free Methodist Church

music of Bellini, Schumann and Mendelssohn

By Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus

Date and time

Saturday, May 3 · 7:30 - 9:30pm PDT

Location

First Free Methodist Church

3200 3rd Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus • William White, conductor

Carson Ling-Efird, cello

Vincenzo Bellini Norma Overture

Robert Schumann Cello Concerto

Felix Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht

more information: harmoniaseattle.org

Die Erste Walpurgisnacht tells the story of a band of pagan druids who are beset upon by Christian invaders and — unlike in any other Romantic oratorio — the pagans win! Druids were in the air in 1831: they were also the subject of Bellini’s great dramatic opera Norma. The centerpiece of our concert is Robert Schumann’s cello concerto, performed by a phenomenal young soloist — and Seattle native — Carson Ling-Efird, who joins Harmonia on a break from her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Organized by

Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus

Harmonia is a vocal-instrumental ensemble unique among Pacific Northwest musical organizations, combining a 70-member orchestra with a 55-voice chorus to perform oratorio masterworks alongside symphonic and a cappella repertoire, world premieres and chamber music.