Classical •  Vernae Spring came early this year, and filmmaker Ethan Folk

April 3, 2015 12:33 am

Classical

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Vernae Spring came early this year, and filmmaker Ethan Folk was more than ready. His new project uses Igor Stravinsky’s iconic Le Sacre du Printemps as a skeleton for a contemporary exploration of ancient rituals and “the intersections of ecstasy and oblivion-of fertility and mortality.” Just over 100 years after its premiere, Sacre still captures the attention of artists in all disciplines. Folk’s film-in-progress is the centerpiece of an immersive live-performance installation featuring multiple Northwest artists. The duo known as The House of ia (kb Thomason and Jillayne Hunter) co-created Vernae with Folk and Devin McDermott; Alice Gosti helped with the choreography; live performers include McDermott, Patrick Kilbane, Anna Conner, and Nathan Blackwell. SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $12-$15 Friday, April 3, 2015, 7pm

Marc Seales The UW faculty jazz pianist performs originals and standards. Brechemin Auditorium, Music Building (1st floor), University of Washington,

West Stevens Way NE & Skagit Lane, Seattle $15 Friday, April 3, 2015, 7:30pm

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Vernae Spring came early this year, and filmmaker Ethan Folk was more than ready. His new project uses Igor Stravinsky’s iconic Le Sacre du Printemps as a skeleton for a contemporary exploration of ancient rituals and “the intersections of ecstasy and oblivion-of fertility and mortality.” Just over 100 years after its premiere, Sacre still captures the attention of artists in all disciplines. Folk’s film-in-progress is the centerpiece of an immersive live-performance installation featuring multiple Northwest artists. The duo known as The House of ia (kb Thomason and Jillayne Hunter) co-created Vernae with Folk and Devin McDermott; Alice Gosti helped with the choreography; live performers include McDermott, Patrick Kilbane, Anna Conner, and Nathan Blackwell. SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $12-$15 Saturday, April 4, 2015, 7pm

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Robin Holcomb & Peggy Lee New music in various styles for piano and cello. West Seattle Library, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W.Seattle, WA 98116 Free Sunday, April 5, 2015, 3pm

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Club Shostakovich Inching near the finish line of their exploration of all 15 of Dmitri Shostakovich’s string quartets, Trio Pardalote plays the 13th (a single-movement work that showcases the viola), plus other Russian chamber works. The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S. Donation Sunday, April 5, 2015, 7:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, April 5, 2015, 9:30pm

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Seattle Modern Orchestra Violinist Graeme Jennings plays virtuosity-stretching solo works. Chapel Performance Space (Good Shepherd Center), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. $10-$20 Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8am

Seattle Baroque Orchestra Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” plus flute concertos. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $20-$45 Saturday, April 11, 2015, 8pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, April 12, 2015, 9:30pm

Seattle Symphony Shostakovich’s massive Seventh (1942) is a requiem for Leningrad-as destroyed by Stalin or by Hitler, take your pick-and became a wartime cause celebre for the Allies. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $35 and up Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Symphony Shostakovich’s massive Seventh (1942) is a requiem for Leningrad-as destroyed by Stalin or by Hitler, take your pick-and became a wartime cause celebre for the Allies. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $20 and up Friday, April 17, 2015, 12pm

Simple Measures Classical meets jazz with the Turtle Island String Quartet. simplemeasures.org Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $15 and up Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Symphony Shostakovich’s massive Seventh (1942) is a requiem for Leningrad-as destroyed by Stalin or by Hitler, take your pick-and became a wartime cause celebre for the Allies. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $35 and up Saturday, April 18, 2015, 8pm

Simple Measures Classical meets jazz with the Turtle Island String Quartet. simplemeasures.org Mt. Baker Community Club, 2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S. $15 and up Sunday, April 19, 2015, 2pm

Thalia Symphony Beethoven’s Third, plus Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Weber. thaliasymphony.org Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $20 Sunday, April 19, 2015, 2pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, April 19, 2015, 9:30pm

Emerson Quartet The greatest of them all, playing Beethoven, Shostakovich, and a new work by Lowell Liebermann. uwworldseries.org Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $40 and up Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7:30pm

Seoul Symphony Bringing Beethoven and Brahms across the Pacific. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $27 and up Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Symphony A premiere by Sebastian Currier, plus Grieg and Schumann. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $20 and up Thursday, April 23, 2015, 7:30pm

Simone Dinnerstein Seattle last heard her playing Purcell and Leonard Cohen with Tift Merritt; here she offers Debussy, Poulenc, and Schubert. uwworldseries.org Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $40 and up Thursday, April 23, 2015, 7:30pm