Press release
Northwest Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2011 - 2012 season entitled 25X125-- 25th Anniversary Season X 125 Northwest works performed.

The NWSO will perform 11 works by local northwest composers during the 2011 - 2012 season - seven are world premieres. Three of its concerts will be presented at Burien's Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S.W. 152nd St. This milestone of performing 125 works by local Northwest composers in 25 years has garnered not only local, but nation and international attention, symphony officials say.

The NWSO season includes:

Family Concert
Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30p.m.
Highline Performing Arts Center Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland
Halloween March - Matthew James Briggs
World Premiere Creatures of Prometheus Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven Arc, Infusion, Vapor, Texture-- Phillip Petersen
Holberg Suite -- Edvard Grieg
Two pieces with Karin Stevens Dance
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture - Jacques Offenbach

Children to come dressed in their favorite family friendly costume.

Children's Hospital Benefit Concert
Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Benaroya Hall
World Premiere- Mateo Messina

Valentine's Concert
Friday, Feb.10 at 7:30p.m. Highline Performing Arts Center
Celebration - Stafford Miller
World Premiere Summertime - George Gershwin
You'll Never Walk Alone- Richard Rodgers
Barcarolle, from The Tales of Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach
Songs My Mother Taught Me - Antonin Dvorak
Four pieces with soprano soloist Alexandra Picard
Suite for String Orchestra- Peter Seibert
World Premiere Daphnis et ChloŽ, Suite No. 2 - Maurice Ravel

Spotlight on the Orchestra
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8pm Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle
Creatures of the Scale - Huntley Beyer
World Premiere Concerto for Flute and Orchestra - Gloria Wilson Swisher Merrie Siegel, soloist
A Tall Tale - Nathan Johnson - With students from Madison Middle School and Westside Symphonette
Symphony #4 - Johannes Brahms

25x125 25th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m. Highline Performing Arts Center
Petite Suite - Samuel Jones
World Premiere Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra - Michael Nicolella World Premiere Symphony #4 - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Now in its twenty-fifth season, Northwest Symphony Orchestra has performed an unprecedented number of compositions of Northwest composers and has garnered seven national awards for programming of contemporary music from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, including a first place national award in 2007. The orchestra has been featured repeatedly on National Public Radio and has recorded four compact disks. Dr. Anthony Spain is music director.

The symphony has performed with a variety and eclectic mix of internationally known artists including Alice In Chains, Anne and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Joshua Roman and Natalie Cole.

NWSO makes complimentary tickets available to local school music programs. Teachers may call the orchestra office at 206-242-6321.

More information about Northwest Symphony Orchestra is available on the Web at www.northwestsymphonyorchestra.org or by calling 206-242-6321.