Cellist John Popham curates a program inspired by musical strings, their roots in ancient cordage, and their cultural and conceptual power as artistic tools, sounding objects, and symbols of social connection. The program features works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Giacinto Scelsi, Alvin Lucier, Isabel Mundry, and Liza Lim.

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UW viola professor Melia Watras presents Alto glow, featuring world premieres of works by Ha-Yang Kim, UW student Tia-Jane Fowler, and Watras; and performances of pieces by Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke and Florence Price. Watras is joined on stage by her UW colleagues Pala Garcia (violin), Alexander Kostadinov (piano), John Popham (cello) and Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin).

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