Western Symphony Orchestra presents Farah, Ellington, and Beethoven

Name: Western Symphony Orchestra presents Farah, Ellington, and Beethoven
Start: 2026-02-06
End: 2026-02-06
Location: WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall

Join the Western Symphony Orchestra for an uplifting evening of music representing over 200 years of artistic and political history.

The program opens with the world premiere of the dream-like Sea Under Stars by Amara Farah (BMus, 2025), winner of Western’s annual Composition Commission Competition.

Next is the final work of the American legend Duke Ellington: Three Black Kings, an evocative triptych of the Magi Balthazar, King Solomon, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Closing the evening is the iconic “Eroica” Symphony of Beethoven, a work begun in homage to Napoleon Bonaparte, but later rededicated as a full-throated rebuke of tyranny and a celebration of the heroism of all who resist it.

Starts: February 06, 2026

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $0 - $17.50

Location: WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall
516 High St., Bellingham, WA 98225

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Produced By: WWU Department of Music

Contact Person: Ryan Dudenbostel

Phone: 360-650-7712

Email: dudenbr@wwu.edu

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