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Romanian American Concert & Film at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall 200 University St, Seattle, Washington 98101 (map)

The event is bought to you by the Romanian American Chamber Concerts & Arts -ROCCA, a non profit. Pianist Oana Rusu Tomai is the founder & artistic director. 

6 PM at Benaroya Hall (free admission) "WILD" ('Caii Salbatici'), AN AWARD WINNING ROMANIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM (30 minutes film) authored by distinguished film director Dan Curean. About a boy, a village and wild horses in the Danube Delta. The movie won awards and nominations at prestigious film festivals in Romania, China and Korea. In Romanian language with English subtitles. 

7 PM at Benaroya Hall (paid admission): ROMANIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER CONCERT with exquisite Romanian folk songs, an arrangement for voice, violin, piano,cello and cimbalom (tzambal) of Romica Puceanu and Maria Tanase's best loved songs by multi talented composer-cellist Bradley Hawkins; Mythes for violin and piano by Polish composer, Karol Szymanowski; Sonata in G for violin and piano by Maurice Ravel and Garden of Eden: Four Rags for two pianos by American composer, William Bolcom. 

Featuring Oana Rusu Tomai, ROCCA founder and guest pianist at Seattle Symphony; Raluca Marinescu, soprano at Seattle Art Song Society; Arthur Zadinsky, Seattle Symphony violinist; Mikhail Shmidt, Seattle Symphony violinist; Jessica Choe, guest pianist at Seattle Symphony and Marina Albero, cimbalom virtuoso, Marina Albero Project.

Tickets for Adjacent Seats:

Benaroya Hall website: http://www.seattlesymphony.org/concerttickets/calendar/2017-2018/benaroyahall/rocca-wild

Indiegogo Fundraising Campaign. You could double the contribution at MATCH GIFT at your company.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wild-romanian-film-chamber-concert-at-benaroya/x/10175786#/

Children over the age of 5 welcome.  For questions please write to Oana Tomai, ROCCA founder & artistic director at oanatomai@hotmail.com
ROCCA website: www.roccaseattle.org