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Past Events
2025

June 16
Nielsen — Symphony No. 3
Marcin Paczkowski, Conductor
Laura Loge, Soprano
Kevin Helppie, Baritone
Shorewood Performing Arts Stage

June 19
Mussorgsky — Night on Bald Mountain (Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement)
Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel orchestration)
Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor
Shorewood Performing Arts Stage

June 23
Stravinsky — The Firebird (1919 version)
Paula Madrigal, Conductor
Shorewood Performing Arts Stage

June 25
Tchaikovsky — Manfred Symphony
Joseph P. Scott, Conductor
Shorewood Performing Arts Stage

2024

Reading SessionsShorewood Performing Arts Stage

Gustav Holst—"Mars the Bringer of
War" and "Venus, The Bringer of Peace"
from The Planets, Op. 32

Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 7 "
Lied der Nacht" ("Song of the Night")


Saturday, July 27, 7:30
Shorewood Performing Arts Center
Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor
2023

Reading Sessions

  • June 12

  • Shostakovich—Symphony #5,  
  • Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor 

  • June 14

  • William Walton—Symphony #1,  
  • Gary Cannon, Conductor 

  • June 20

  • Tchaikovsky—Symphony #6, 
  • Teresa Metzger Howe, Conductor 

  • June 22 

  • Berlioz—Symphonie Fantastique, 
  • Alexei Girsh, Conductor

Concert

Saturday, July 29, 7:30
Shorewood Performing Arts Center

Bartok—Romanian Dances
Mahler—Symphony #6
Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor

2022

Reading Sessions

June 14

  • Amy Beach—Gaelic Symphony
  • Teresa Metzger Howe, Conductor, 
  • June 16

  • Aram Khachaturian—Music from Ballet Suites, 
  • Jeff Lund, Conductor
  • June 20

    Ravel—Bolero
  • Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor
  • June 22

  • Prokofiev—Symphony #5, 
  • Eric Hanson, Conductor


Concert

Saturday, July 23, 7:30on
Shorewood  Performing Arts Center

Berlioz—Funeral March from
Grand Triumphal Symphony
Mahler—Symphony #9
Tigran Arakelyan , conductor

2019

Reading Sessions

  • June 18
  • Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5, 
  • Alan Futterman, Conductor
  • June 20
  • Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 2, 
  • Mark Perlman, Conductor
  • June 25 
  • Bruckner—Symphony No. 4,  
  • Tigran Arakelyan, Conductor
  • June 27 
  • Hindemith—Symphonic Dances , 
  • Anna Edwards, Conductor
Concert

Saturday, July 21, 7:30on
Shorewood t Performing Arts Center

Dvorak—Carnival Overture
Bartok—1st Suite for Orchestra
Mahler—Symphony #1
Tigran Arakelyan , Conductor

2018

Reading Sessions

  • June 5 
  • Strauss—Ein Heldenleben
  • Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor.
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church
  • June 7 
  • Shostakovich—Symphony No. 7.
  • Alexei Girsh, Conductor.
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church
  • July 11
  • Bartok—Concerto for Orchestra.
  • Julua Tai, Conductor.
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church
  • July 12, 2018 
  • Bruckner—Symphony No. 7. 
  • Tigran Arakelyan , Conductor.
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

Concert

Saturday, July 21st  7:30pm
Seattle First Free Methodist Church

Shostakovich—Festive Overture
Dvořák—The Noon Witch
Mahler—Symphony #5
Tigran Arakelyan , conductor

2017

Reading Sessions

  • June 20

  • Hindemith—Mathis der Maler.
    Adam Stern, Conductor
    Lake City Presbyterian Church

    June 22
  • Bruckner—Symphony No. 6. Tigran
    Arakelyan, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

    June 26
  • Shostakovich—Symphony #12        
  • Robert Collins, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

    June 28
  • Mahler—Symphony #5
  • Jeff Lund, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

ConcertSaturday, July 22st  7:30pm 
Seattle First Free Methodist Church

Wagner—Overture to Rienzi
Mahler—Ruckert Lieder
Kevin Helppie, Soloist
Mahler—Symphony #10 
Deryck Cooke completion
Eric Hanson,Conductor

2016

Reading Sessions

  • June 20
  • Antheil—Symphony #4
  • Adam Stern, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church
  • June 22
  • Rachmaninoff—Isle of the Dead 
  • Alexei Girsh, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

  • July 28
  • Rachmaninoff—Symphony #3 
  • Roupen Shakarian, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church
  • July 30

  • Vaughan Williams—Symphony #2. 
  • Joseph Pollard White, Conductor
  • Lake City Presbyterian Church

Concert

Sunday, July 17  3PM
Seattle First Free Methodist Church

Wagner—Meistersinger Overture 
Eric Hanson, Conductor

Mahler—Das Knaben Wunderhorn,  
Katie Weld Soloist, 
Eric Hanson, Conductor

Mahler—Symphony #3, 
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor

2015

Reading Sessions

June 23

Rachmaninoff—Symphonic Dances
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Seattle Pacific University

June 30

Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 1
Alexei Girsh, Conductor
Lake City Presbyterian Church

July 2

Tchaikovsky—Manfred Symphony
Robert Collins, Conductor
Lake City Presbyterian Church

July 7

Bruckner—Symphony No. 6.
Michael Dunlap, Conductor
Lake City Presbyterian Church

2014

Reading Sessions

June 24 

Debussy Iberia—Chadwick Symphonic Sketches
Brad E. Cawyer, Conductor
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

June 26

Bruckner—Symphony No. 4
Jim Truher, Conductor
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

June 30

Strauss—Alpine Symphony
Dr. Mark Perlman, Conductor
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 2, 2014

Berlioz—Symphonie Fantastique
Dr. Johan Louwersheimer, Conductor
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

Concert
July 19, 2014: 
First Presbyterian Church of Seattle

Wagner—Parsifal Prelude
Mahler—Symphony No. 4
Mahler—Das klagende Lied
Dr. Nikolas Caoile, Conductor.
Eleanor Stallcop-Horrox, soprano
Melissa Schiel, alto
Stephen Wall, tenor
Glenn Guhr, baritone

2013

Reading Sessions

June 25

Nielsen Helios Overture, Elgar In the South. Joseph P. White, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

June 27 

Mahler—Symphony No. 5.
Geoffrey Larson, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 9 

Mahler—Symphony No. 7
Dr. John Falskow, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 11

Mahler—Symphony No. 1. 
Michael Dunlap, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

Concerts

Open Reading Performance

July 18 

Mahler—Symphony No. 2
Dr. Nikolas Caoile, Conductor.
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

2012

Reading Sessions

June 26

Tchaikovsky Manfred—Symphony & Marche Slav
Adam Stern, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

June 28

Mahler—Symphony No. 5
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 2

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 7
Alexei Girsh, conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 9

Mahler—Symphony No. 6
Dr. John Falskow, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

July 12

Mahler—Symphony No. 9
Dr. Nikolas Caoile, Conductor. 
Saint Mark’s Episcopal

2011

Reading Sessions

June 20

Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 2
Geoffrey Larson, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 21

Still Afro-American—Symphony No. 1 
Gershwin—Cuban Overture. 
Joseph P. White, Conductor 
Shorecrest PAC

June 23

Bruckner—Symphony No. 8. 
Huw Edwards, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 28

Nielsen—Symphony No. 4
Wesley Schulz, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC

June 30

Strauss Aus Italien—Barber Medea’s Dance of Vengeance
Stephen Radcliffe, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 17

Benaroya Hall Prior Horizons: An American Crescendo for Four Soloists and Orchestra
Sviridov—The Snowstorm
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
Alexander Prior, Principal Conductor

2010

Reading Sessions

June 15

Prokofiev—Scythian Suite, Op. 20.
Alexander Prior, Conductor. 
Shorecrest PAC.

June 22—23

Duruflé—Requiem Op. 9. 
Gary Cannon, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 24

Rachmaninoff—Symphonic Dances
Roupen Shakarian, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 29 

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 10
Michael Miropolsky, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 30
Students of Shostakovich —“Tribute to the Teacher”
Alexei Girsh, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 18
Meany Hall
David Lamb—Lebe hoch, Gustav!
Strauss—Death and Transfiguration
Mahler—Symphony No. 7
Dr. Eric Hanson, Principal Conductor

2009

Reading Sessions

June 15

Movie Music Workshop
Mann Robin—Hood: Men in Tights + another classic score from a Hollywood favorite
Hummie Mann, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 16

Copland—Dance Symphony, 
Copland Suite—from The Red Pony
Adam Stern, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 17

Janáček—Sinfonietta
Paul-Elliott Cobbs, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 24-25

Prokofiev—Alexander Nevsky
Gary Cannon, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 30

Bruckner—Symphony 9. 
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 19

Meany Hall
Darko—Butorac
2009 Principal,Conductor

Wagner—Siegfried’s Funeral March
Strauss—Dance of Seven Veils
Mahler—Symphony No. 6

2008

Reading Sessions

June 16

Sibelius—Symphony No. 7
Stephen Paulson, conductor 
Shorecrest PAC.

June 18

Mahler—Symphony No. 5
Brett Mitchell, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 24

Mahler—Symphony No. 1
Darko Butorac, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 26

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 1
Alexei Girsh, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Masterclass

June 17

Masterclass for Woodwinds
Stephen Paulson, Principal Bassoon
San Francisco Symphony
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 20,

Meany Hall

Wagner—Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold
Wagner —Final Destruction and Redemption from Die Götterdämmerung
Strauss —Four Last Songs
Catherine Haight, soprano
Mahler —Symphony No. 9
Dr. Eric Hanson, Principal Conductor


2007

Reading Sessions
June 11, 2007. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1 and 2. Adam Stern, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.

June 13, 2007. Debussy La Mer & de Falla The Three Cornered Hat. Christophe Chagnard, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.

June 19, 2007. Strauss Alpine Symphony. David Waltman, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.

June 21, 2007. Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony. Geoffrey Simon, conductor. Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 22

Shorecrest PAC.
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Ellington—Harlem
Mahler—Songs of a Wayfarer
Kathryn—Weld mezzo-soprano
Dvořák—Symphony No.8 in G

Concert

September 9

Benaroya Hall
Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Ellington—Harlem
Messiaen—Turangalîla Symphony
Jay Gottlieb, Piano Solo
Thomas Bloch, Ondes Martenot solo

2006

Reading Sessions

June 12

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 11
Alexei Girsh, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 21—22

Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
Anthony Spain, Conductor
Gary D. Cannon, Chorusmaster
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
Eckstein Middle School.
Maria Mannisto, soprano
Gary D. Cannon, tenor

June 27

Mahler—Symphony No. 7
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC

June 28

Strauss— Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
David Upham, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Masterclass

July 16

Masterclass for Strings
Hahn-Bin, Violin
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 18

Meany Hall

Geoffrey Simon, music director & principal conductor
Sarasate—Carmen Fantasy
Hahn-Bin, violin
Respighi Belkis—Queen of Sheba suite
Mahler—Das Lied von der Erde
Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Rumph, tenor

2005

Reading Sessions

June 15

Mahler—Symphony No. 9
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 20

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 10
Michael Miropolsky, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 22

Khachaturian—Symphony No. 2
Adam Stern, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 28

Revueltas—La Noche de los Mayas
Stoyanovich—He Dog. 
Elizabeth Stoyanovich, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 19,

Meany Hall

Geoffrey Simon, music director 
& principal conductor
Gary Cannon, chorusmaster
Copland—El Salon Mexico
Barber—Prayers of Kierkegaard.
Ann Basinski, soprano
Mahler—Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”.
Ann Basinski, soprano
Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano

2004

Reading Sessions

June 15

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 4. 
Alexei Girsh, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 22

Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring
Christian Knapp, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 24

Vaughan Williams—Symphony
No. 3 – “Pastoral” 
Jim Truher, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 28
 
Hindemith—Mathis der Maler. 
David MacKenzie, Conductor. 
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 20

Meany Hall

Bernstein—Overture to Candide
Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto #3
Lei Weng, piano
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
Geoffrey Simon, Music Director 
& Principal Conductor
2003

Reading Sessions

June 17

Stravinsky Petrouchka. 
Joseph P. White, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 20 – 21

Mahler—Symphony No. 10. 
(Derek Cooke ed.) 
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Beegle Hall, SPU.

June 20

Scriabin—Symphony No. 3
 – “The Divine Poem”
Troy Peters, Conductor
Shorecrest PAC.

June 24

Honegger—Symphony No. 3, 
Britten—Sinfonia da Requiem. 
Adam Stern, Conductor. 
Shorecrest PAC.

Concerts

July 22  

Meany Hall 

Shostakovich—Festive Overture
Stravinsky—Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Mahler—Symphony No. 5
Geoffrey Simon, Music Director 
& Principal Conductor





2002

Reading Sessions

June 11

Mahler—Das Lied Von Der Erde
John Welsh, Conductor. 
Eckstein Middle School.

June 14—15

Bruckner—Te Deum. 
Lynn Hall, Conductor.
Lannigan Gym, 
Holy Rosary Church.

June 18

Nielsen—Symphony No. 4. 
David Waltman, Conductor. 
Lannigan Gym, Holy Rosary Church.

June 20

Bartok—Concerto for Orchestra
David Seamon, Conductor. 
Eckstein Middle School.

June 24

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 12
Alexei Girsh, Conductor. 
Eckstein Middle School.

Concerts

July 14

Mahler—Symphony No. 4
Geoffrey Simon, Principal Conductor
Gary Cannon, Chorusmaster
Barney Blough, Assistant Conductor
Walton Portsmouth Point Overture
Mahler Das klagende Lied
Victoria Gydov, Soprano
Diane Radabaugh, Contralto
Les Green, Tenor
Delphine Gillot, Sopran

Meany Hall
2001

Reading Sessions

June 11

Kodaly Hary—Janos Suite
Janos Sandor, Conductor.

June 16-17
Mahler—Das klagende Lied
George Shangrow, Conductor
Gary Cannon, Chorusmaster

June 20

Bruckner—Symphony No. 9
Christophe Chagnard, Conductor.

June 26

Strauss—Don Quixote
Roupen Shakarian, Conductor.
Mariel Bailey, Solo Violin
Bruce Bailey, Solo Cello

Concerts

April 14

Meany Hall

Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor
Mahler—Symphony No. 2
Catherine Haight, Soprano
Carmen Leon, Mezzo-Soprano

July 15

Meany Hall

Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor

Ravel—La Valse
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, 
Joseph Crnko, director
Diane Radabaugh, alto

2000

Reading Sessions

June 13

Bruckner—Symphony No. 7
Christophe Chagnard, Conductor.

June 19

Mahler—Symphony No. 4
R. Joseph Scott, Conductor.

June 21

New Music. 

Gerhard Samuel, conductor.
John David Lamb In Taberna Diversions for Orchestra, Mvt. III
Joshua Parmenter Fantasia and Passacaglia for Large Orchestra
Morton Shafer Winning Number, 
2nd Suite for Orchestra
Keith Van Kirk—Symphony No. 1
Gavin Borchert—Prologue. Sunset.
Kam Morrill—A Munch Symphony, Pinocchio and the Whale
Joseph Weisnewski—Sancte Dei Pretiose

June 26

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 15
Alexei Girsh, Conductor.

June 28

Strauss—Alpine Symphony
Jonathan Shames, Conductor.

Concerts

July 16

Meany Hall. 

(Broadcast live by KING-FM)

Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Strauss—Festival Prelude
Mahler—Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”

Dr. Eric Hanson, chorusmaster
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, Joseph Crnko, director
Victoria Gydov, soprono
Hyun Joo Yang, soprano
Catherine Haight, soprano
Janna Wächter, alto
Diane Radabaugh, alto
Leslie Green, tenor
Stephen Janzen, baritone
Michael Delos, bass

September 17

 Benaroya Hall 
“Day of Music”

Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor
Curiale—Gates of Gold
Warren Chang, ehru
Strauss Festival Prelude
Mahler Symphony No. 8, first part
Dr. Eric Hanson, chorusmaster
Featuring Northwest Boys Choir, Joseph Crnko, director
Victoria Gydov, soprono
Hyun Joo Yang, soprano
Catherine Haight, soprano
Janna Wächter, alto
Diane Radabaugh, alto
Leslie Green, tenor
Stephen Janzen baritone
Michael Delos, bass

1999

Reading Sessions

June 14

Strauss—Also Sprach Zarathustra
Charles Bontrager, Conductor.

June 16

Mahler Symphony No. 5.
Anthony Spain, Conductor.

June 21, 1999. Strauss Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration.) Gregory Isaacs, conductor.

June 23, 1999. Brahms A German Requiem. George Shangrow, conductor. Including chorus and soloists.

June 29, 1999. New Music Reading Sessions. Local Composers including David Lamb, Gregory Nissen, Keith Wittmeyer and Keith Van Kirk. Parke Burgess, conductor.

July 8, 1999. Szymanowski Concert Overture in E and Walton Symphony No. 2. Alexei Girsh, conductor.

Concerts
April 10, 1999. Meany Hall
Dr. Eric Hanson, conductor
Mahler Symphony No. 2

July 18

Meany Hall

Strauss—Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Mahler—Symphony No. 7
Geoffrey Simon, Principal Conductor

1998

Reading Sessions

June 15

Bruckner—Symphony No. 4
Jonathan Pasternack, Conductor.

June 18, 1998. Mahler Symphony No. 3. Adam Stern, conductor.

June 23

 Wagner—Excerpts from the Ring
Kathy Kelly, Conductor.

June 25

Mahler—Symphony No. 2
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor.

July 1

Strauss—Ein Heldenleben. 
Gregory Issacs, Conductor.

July 8

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 7
Alexei Girsh, Conductor

Concerts

July 13

Meany Hall

Geoffrey Simon, Principal Conductor
Rachmaninoff—Variations on a 
Theme of Paganini
Craig Sheppard, Piano
Strauss—Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Mahler—Symphony No. 6

September 20

Benaroya Hall 

“Day of Music”

Mahler—Symphony No. 6, excerpts + 3rd and 4th Movemements.

Geoffrey Simon, Principal Conductor

1997

Reading Sessions

June 16

Strauss—Alpine Symphony
Roupen Shakarian, Conductor.

June 19

Bruckner—Symphony No. 9
Marsha Mabrey, Conductor.

June 24

Mahler—Symphony No. 7
George Shangrow, Conductor.

June 30

Berlioz—Symphony Fantastique
Paul Mori, Conductor.

July 2

Mahler—Symphony No. 3.
Adam Stern, Conductor.

July 8

Elgar—Symphony No. 1. 
Paul-Elliott Cobbs, Conductor

Concerts


July 20

Meany Hall

Geoffrey Simon, principal conductor

Debussy—La Cathédral engloutie, (arr. Stokowski)
Strauss—Don Juan
Mahler—Symphony No. 9

1996

Reading Sessions

June 11

Holst—The Planets & Respighi Pines of Rome. Joseph P. White, Conductor.

June 18

Mahler—Symphony No. 6
Dr. Eric Hanson, Conductor.

June 25

Mahler—Symphony No. 9
Johathan Shames, Conductor.

July 2

Stravinsky—Rite of Spring
Wagner—Parsifal 
Parke Burgess, Conductor.

Concerts

July 14

Roupen Shakarian Conductor
Wagner—Overture to Die Meistersinger
Strauss—Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
Mahler—Symphony No. 1

1995

Reading Sessions

June 1995
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
Joseph P. White, Conductor.

Do you remember what else we read in that first summer? Let us know so we can complete the history! info@nwmahlerfestival.org