Melonday, online. Local musician Gordon Brown debuted a
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But the quickest and most impressive musical pivot came courtesy of a 117-year old institution:
the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, which proved itself a vanguard by streaming free, previously recorded concerts as soon as coronavirus precautions set in. When the pandemic first closed the doors of Benaroya Hall on March 11, the symphony moved fast and broadcast a previously recorded performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, for free the next day the first of many free livestreams.
In September, the symphony made waves again with a fall season opener like no other: