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A Bit of Romance~A Dash of Exotica~ for one Evening only in April!

Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Presents "Romantic Exotica" featuring Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade! Guest Flutist Sandra Saathoff

daphnemrobinson, Community Contributor

For the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra's April concert on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 7:30 PM at Meydenbauer Theatre in Bellevue, four composers evoke lands and eras other than their own in this colorful and alluring program. Johann Strauss, Jr. demonstrates his flair for writing music in something other than 3/4 time in his Egyptian March. Camille Saint-Saëns' gifts for beguiling melodies and rich orchestration are amply displayed in the Bacchanale from his opera Samson and Delilah. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular work, the grand symphonic poem Scheherazade, caps this musical voyage to distant realms and times. Flutist Sandra Saathoff is the stylish soloist in Franz Doppler's Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise.

Sandra Saathoff of Sammamish, Wa. teaches flute and conducts the flute ensemble at Seattle Pacific University, and has served on the executive boards for the National Flute Association, Seattle Flute Society, and Flutewise USA. She enjoys performing with local orchestral, chamber and folk ensembles, directing the flute program of the Bellevue Youth Symphony, and is currently principal flute with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra. She has developed a thriving private flute studio, is a highly sought-after clinician, and has made recent guest artist appearances at Delta State University, the University of West Virginia, and the Flutewise summer course in Croatia. She has taken the stage with such flutists as Sir James Galway, Trevor Wye, Ian Clarke, and Ian Anderson and enjoys planning a variety of large scale flute events.

For tickets and more information visit: www.sammamishsymphony.org

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