Raise your voice for an unforgettable afternoon of music and meaning.

Join the Rainbow City Concert Band and Orchestra for Voices of Change, the final concert of the Somewhere Beyond Season. A program celebrating the power of music to challenge, heal, and inspire. Bravely moving forward into the stories we are yet to write, this concert amplifies the new and diverse voices of living composers and storytellers, while honoring the historical figures who dared to change the future of music and music education.

From the raw, rhythmic force of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to the world premiere of The Light in Dark Spaces by Azafi Aman, from Amy Beach's soaring choral drama to the bold wind writing of Julie Giroux and John Mackey, Voices of Change is a program of scope, depth, and beauty.

Orchestra Program

Excerpt from The Rite of Spring (Mvmts. I & II) — Igor Stravinsky

Jephthah's Daughter — Amy Beach, for Soprano and Orchestra

"March to the Scaffold" from Symphonie Fantastique — Hector Berlioz

The Light in Dark Spaces — Azafi Aman (World Premiere)

Serenade to Music — Ralph Vaughan Williams, for solo violin, chorus, and orchestra

Concert Band Program

Hands Across the Sea — John Philip Sousa

Second Suite in F (Mvt. I & II) — Gustav Holst

Give Us This Day, (Mvt. II) — David Maslanka

Hymn for the Innocent — Julie Giroux

Foundry — John Mackey

October — Eric Whitacre

Halcyon Hearts — Katahj Copley

Special Highlights

World Premiere

The Light in Dark Spaces by Azafi Aman receives its world premiere performance at this concert.

In collaboration with STANCE and Puget Sound Works.

The Rainbow City Concert Band and Orchestra is proud to collaborate once again with STANCE (Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble) and for the first time with Puget Sound Works for Ralph Vaughan Williams' luminous Serenade to Music.

About STANCE

STANCE — the Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble — is a community choir dedicated to artistic excellence and affirming community for trans and nonbinary singers in the Pacific Northwest.

About Puget Sound Works

Puget Sound Works is a community choir dedicated to providing a vocal community free of gendered expectations, by and for Transgender and Nonbinary singers, to explore and express themselves through music.

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Whether you are a lifelong concertgoer, a newcomer to orchestral music, or simply someone who believes in the power of voices rising together, there is something here for you.

We continue to welcome new members to join our ensembles, and we are proud to present one of our largest combined concert bands and orchestra yet, with nearly 200 members of our community performing through the afternoon.

Benaroya Hall is easily accessible with parking directly below the building, or skip the traffic and arrive by bus or light rail (Symphony Station).

Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Benaroya Hall | 200 University St, Seattle, WA 98101