Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra

The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, hosted in Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Washington, United States is a member-controlled orchestra founded in 1944.[1][2]

Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
OriginSeattle, Washington, USA
Genresclassical music
Years active1944 (1944)—

The orchestra performs a minimum of four subscription concerts per season, in addition to outreach concerts and collaborations with other artistic organizations.[3][4][5] Under current (2003–present) Music Director Adam Stern,[6] the Philharmonic presents a broad spectrum of orchestral music, from standard repertoire to local, West Coast, U.S. and world premieres.[7][8][9]

The orchestra was given a brief mention in the Nickelodeon sitcom, iCarly, about a teenage girl who lives in Seattle in a massive apartment building. It was mentioned by the doorman's stalker ex-girlfriend, who buys tickets for the two of them to see a concert together in an effort to get them back together.

References
  1. http://seattlephil.org/orchestra/
  2. "Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra". Seattle Symphony / Benaroya Hall. Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. Compton, Tracey (19 October 2013). "Seattle Philharmonic plays Renton on Sunday". Renton Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. Davila, Florangela (30 January 2014). "Super Bow: Seattle, Denver Philharmonics Face Off With Iconic Songs". KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest. KPLU 88.5. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. Rinaldi, Ray Mark (30 January 2014). "Super Bowl rivalry turns into philharmonic face-off for Denver and Seattle". The Denver Post. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. "Stern named conductor of Seattle Philharmonic". Seattle P.I. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. Keogh, Tom (20 March 2010). "Seattle Philharmonic embraces Bruckner's 'big' symphony". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. Borchert, Gavin (12 February 2008). "Seattle Philharmonic/Seattle Opera Young Artists". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. Keogh, Tom (20 January 2011). "Preview: Seattle Philharmonic stocks Meany concert with 'royalty'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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