AERIAL AMERICANA

Mari Sharpe, Artistic Director
Geoffrey Larson, Music Director and Conductor

Music by Micaela Kingslight, Gina Davis, Maya Marie, and Luke Francis
Orchestrations by Shane Dittmar, Andrew Shield, and Geoffrey Larson
Interlude by Ricardo Herz

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra crafts performances that tell the story of the human experience in new ways. SMCO connects communities with themes relevant to our world, and features music by composers of under-represented groups, such as women and people of color, on every performance. One of Seattle’s youngest professional performing arts organizations, SMCO explores new worlds of musical possibility with adventurous, experimental projects.

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Emerald City Trapeze Arts is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere destination for Flying Trapeze, Aerial Arts, and Circus classes. One of the leading Circus training organizations in the United States, ECTA also hosts world-class aerial performances in their state-of-the-art facility, housed in Sodo’s former Canal Boiler Works building. The historic, wood-beamed space is also available for special events of all occasions.

Learn more about ECTA and aerial class offerings.

Program

Flying Trapeze: Nate Dee, Matt Comiskey, Sarah Brownstein, Sarah Piepho and Kevin Vu
Gina Davis: Down the Road - Porch Party - Too Early

Interlude
Ricardo Herz: Mourinho

Silks: Marie Xun Wang
Micaela Kingslight: Change That Tune

Cyr Wheel: Gabriel Lockhart
Luke Francis: A Little While

Lyra: Mari Sharpe
Micaela Kingslight: Breathe

Rope/Corde lisse: Skyttle Cheshire
Maya Marie: Sugar Sweet - Let it Out

- INTERMISSION: fifteen minutes -

Straps: Sadie Ledonna
Maya Marie: Caged - Take Me Away

Hand Balancing: Lawrence McCadney
Luke Francis: Go Home

Dance Trapeze: Jen Kramer
Micaela Kingslight: In My Room

Aerial Pole: Meg Austin
Maya Marie: Moving Tomorrow

Sling: Valentina Zackrone
Micaela Kingslight: Struggle and Strength

Duo Silks: Nick Perry and Amanda Thornton
Luke Francis: Two Way Street

Rollerskates: Gabriel Lockhart - Company Finale
Maya Marie: Our Time

Executive Producer: Shawn Hammer
Producers: Blair Aued, Jordan Tribble, Sarah Brownstein
Artistic Directors: Mari Sharpe, Jen Kramer
Flying Trapeze Act Direction: Jordan Tribble, Blair Aued
Stage Managers: Maci Nelson, Rex Lee
Lighting Design and Tech: Darren Sarkin
Sound Engineer: Oliver Stellfox
Rigging Lead: Matt VanderKolk
Core Rigging Team: Alex Chen, Niko Hays
Net Rigging Team: Matt VanderKolk, Alex Chen, Niko Hays, Matt Comiskey, Sarah Brownstein, Andres Leon-Miller, Nate Dee, Kevin Vu, Carter Feld
Art: Ella Shea

SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Violin I
Emilie Choi, Concertmaster *
Bryan Djunaedi
Katy Balatero

Violin II
Pamela Liu
Randy Zhang
Kathy Shaw

Viola
Evan Uebelacker
Brian Jankanish

Cello
Michael King
Andrew Shiau

Bass
Rose Gear

Geoffrey Larson, Conductor

American conductor Geoffrey Larson is the founding Music Director of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. At home on both the symphonic and operatic stage, he serves as Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor of Berkshire Opera Festival. From performing with the hit Seattle rapper Wanz to conducting music of Vivaldi and Mason Bates in a two-story nightclub, Geoffrey's adventurous projects have harnessed the storytelling power, rich variety, and universal relevance of orchestral and operatic music to engage new audiences. He is the winner of Second Prize in the 2021 International Conducting Competition of Almería, Spain. He is currently completing a doctoral thesis at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the mentorship of Arthur Fagen.

SMCO extends sincere thanks to our generous community of individual donors and grant-making organizations.