The Way Home honors America’s cultural heritage in a way that seeks to foster a mutual respect for the values of all persons and groups—including immigrants and refugees—as well as enrich our humanity by broadening our understanding of ourselves. Music from trailblazing young composers such as Saunder Choi, Melissa Dunphy, Caroline Shaw, and Derrick Skye explore the peril and helplessness faced by many refugees, while songs from the beginning of the millennium connect similar experiences across human history.

Access to our streaming events includes premiere event and on-demand concert broadcast access for 30 days following the premiere.

The Way Home honors America’s cultural heritage in a way that seeks to foster a mutual respect for the values of all persons and groups—including immigrants and refugees—as well as enrich our humanity by broadening our understanding of ourselves. Music from trailblazing young composers such as Saunder Choi, Melissa Dunphy, Caroline Shaw, and Derrick Skye explore the peril and helplessness faced by many refugees, while songs from the beginning of the millennium connect similar experiences across human history.

The Way Home honors America’s cultural heritage in a way that seeks to foster a mutual respect for the values of all persons and groups—including immigrants and refugees—as well as enrich our humanity by broadening our understanding of ourselves. Music from trailblazing young composers such as Saunder Choi, Melissa Dunphy, Caroline Shaw, and Derrick Skye explore the peril and helplessness faced by many refugees, while songs from the beginning of the millennium connect similar experiences across human history.

Please join Seattle Pro Musica for our annual appearance as part of the St. John's Concert Series in Olympia - this year, featuring selections from our The Way Home: Music of Refuge repertoire.

Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 3pm or 7:30pm
Streaming Events and On-Demand Broadcast*

Access to our streaming events includes premiere event and on-demand concert broadcast access for 30 days following the premiere.

Rescheduled from the 2019–2020 season, Shall not be denied marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment with a celebration of the music written by American women during the past century. Ranging from mid-century pieces by Alice Parker and Undine S. Moore to works written in the past decade by young composers such as Caroline Shaw and Reena Esmail, Shall not be denied explores the variety of women’s voices in the realm of choral music.

Join us for a performance that honors those who fought for women’s right to vote, even as the struggle continues to ensure this right for all American women.

*Online events (streaming or on-demand) will not include Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal or Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord within the broadcasts, due to licensing restrictions; however, these performances will be made available via our YouTube channel for free following the concerts and links will be sent directly to all ticketholders.

Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 3pm or 7:30pm
Streaming Events and On-Demand Broadcast*

Access to our streaming events includes premiere event and on-demand concert broadcast access for 30 days following the premiere.

Rescheduled from the 2019–2020 season, Shall not be denied marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment with a celebration of the music written by American women during the past century. Ranging from mid-century pieces by Alice Parker and Undine S. Moore to works written in the past decade by young composers such as Caroline Shaw and Reena Esmail, Shall not be denied explores the variety of women’s voices in the realm of choral music.

Join us for a performance that honors those who fought for women’s right to vote, even as the struggle continues to ensure this right for all American women.

*Online events (streaming or on-demand) will not include Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal or Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord within the broadcasts, due to licensing restrictions; however, these performances will be made available via our YouTube channel for free following the concerts and links will be sent directly to all ticketholders.

Rescheduled from the 2019–2020 season, Shall not be denied marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment with a celebration of the music written by American women during the past century. Ranging from mid-century pieces by Alice Parker and Undine S. Moore to works written in the past decade by young composers such as Caroline Shaw and Reena Esmail, Shall not be denied explores the variety of women’s voices in the realm of choral music.

Join us for a performance that honors those who fought for women’s right to vote, even as the struggle continues to ensure this right for all American women.

Rescheduled from the 2019–2020 season, Shall not be denied marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment with a celebration of the music written by American women during the past century. Ranging from mid-century pieces by Alice Parker and Undine S. Moore to works written in the past decade by young composers such as Caroline Shaw and Reena Esmail, Shall not be denied explores the variety of women’s voices in the realm of choral music.

Join us for a performance that honors those who fought for women’s right to vote, even as the struggle continues to ensure this right for all American women.

This year’s holiday program brings the spirit of the season to life and rejoices in our ability to gather once again to lift our voices in song. You’ll hear music from a diverse range of composers that explores our connections to tradition, to our communities, and to the Earth itself. And in the spirit of celebrating choral music, Love Came Down also highlights music by one of the most influential choral composers of the European Renaissance, Josquin des Prez, the 500th anniversary of whose death we mark in 2021.

Join us in person or virtually for Love Came Down.

This year’s holiday program brings the spirit of the season to life and rejoices in our ability to gather once again to lift our voices in song. You’ll hear music from a diverse range of composers that explores our connections to tradition, to our communities, and to the Earth itself. And in the spirit of celebrating choral music, Love Came Down also highlights music by one of the most influential choral composers of the European Renaissance, Josquin des Prez, the 500th anniversary of whose death we mark in 2021.

Join us in person or virtually for Love Came Down.

This year’s holiday program brings the spirit of the season to life and rejoices in our ability to gather once again to lift our voices in song. You’ll hear music from a diverse range of composers that explores our connections to tradition, to our communities, and to the Earth itself. And in the spirit of celebrating choral music, Love Came Down also highlights music by one of the most influential choral composers of the European Renaissance, Josquin des Prez, the 500th anniversary of whose death we mark in 2021.

Join us in person or virtually for Love Came Down.

This year’s holiday program brings the spirit of the season to life and rejoices in our ability to gather once again to lift our voices in song. You’ll hear music from a diverse range of composers that explores our connections to tradition, to our communities, and to the Earth itself. And in the spirit of celebrating choral music, Love Came Down also highlights music by one of the most influential choral composers of the European Renaissance, Josquin des Prez, the 500th anniversary of whose death we mark in 2021.

Join us in person or virtually for Love Came Down.

British composer Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D for choir, orchestra, and soloists is a monumental achievement. Written in the mid-19th century, it was dismissed by critics who deemed female composers unequal to their male counterparts. Seattle Pro Musica hails this stunning and seldom-heard piece as more than equal.

We pair this groundbreaking work with Mozart’s beloved “Great” Mass in C minor for one performance only in the magnificent acoustic of St. James Cathedral.

In light of the most recent guidelines from public health agencies, we have made the decision to postpone our Shall Not Be Denied concerts.

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Our spring concert features stirring and innovative choral music from a powerful roster of contemporary composers including Rosephanye Powell, Reena Esmail, Meredith Monk, and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw.

Join us for a performance that honors those who fought for women’s right to vote, even as the struggle continues to ensure this right for all American women.

For centuries, humans have reveled and sought comfort in festivals of light during the darkest time of year. Join us for afternoon and evening concerts of warm, joyous choral music from winter traditions around the world. Along with cherished solstice, Christmas, and Hanukkah music, we’ll share choral works from other festivals of light.

Our December concerts often sell out in advance and elicit glowing reviews.

For centuries, humans have reveled and sought comfort in festivals of light during the darkest time of year. Join us for afternoon and evening concerts of warm, joyous choral music from winter traditions around the world. Along with cherished solstice, Christmas, and Hanukkah music, we’ll share choral works from other festivals of light.

Our December concerts often sell out in advance and elicit glowing reviews.

For centuries, humans have reveled and sought comfort in festivals of light during the darkest time of year. Join us for afternoon and evening concerts of warm, joyous choral music from winter traditions around the world. Along with cherished solstice, Christmas, and Hanukkah music, we’ll share choral works from other festivals of light.

Our December concerts often sell out in advance and elicit glowing reviews.

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT

For centuries, humans have reveled and sought comfort in festivals of light during the darkest time of year. Join us for afternoon and evening concerts of warm, joyous choral music from winter traditions around the world. Along with cherished solstice, Christmas, and Hanukkah music, we’ll share choral works from other festivals of light.

Our December concerts often sell out in advance and elicit glowing reviews.

Please join Seattle Pro Musica for our annual appearance as part of the St. John's Concert Series in Olympia.

Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most exciting voices in choral music today. In May, we present his Passion and Resurrection, a dramatic masterwork for choir, soprano soloist, and string orchestra. For these concerts, we’re honored to be joined by soprano Estelí Gomez from the GRAMMY-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth.

The program also includes Frank Martin’s soaring Mass for Double Choir and the world premiere of a new work by Seattle Pro Musica’s conductor, Karen P. Thomas.

Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most exciting voices in choral music today. In May, we present his Passion and Resurrection, a dramatic masterwork for choir, soprano soloist, and string orchestra. For these concerts, we’re honored to be joined by soprano Estelí Gomez from the GRAMMY-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth.

The program also includes Frank Martin’s soaring Mass for Double Choir and the world premiere of a new work by Seattle Pro Musica’s conductor, Karen P. Thomas.