In conjunction with the EO9066 concert program (see info below), the Seattle Symphony presents a related exhibit in the Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center at Benaroya Hall. This immersive multi-media exhibit by award-winning filmmaker JJ Gerber — in collaboration with singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kishi Bashi — explores the stories of those impacted by Executive Order 9066, which unlawfully incarcerated thousands of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. The 10-minute self-guided video experience created especially for the interactive screens in Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center features photography by Dorothea Lange and oral histories supplied by Densho. Exhibit Tickets: $12 general admission; free to EO9066 concert ticket holders on the day of their show (Jan 27 or Jan 29). More info: Pictures of Executive Order 9066 @ Octave 9 | Seattle Symphony
Executive Order 9066 Exhibit Opening Hours
- Thursday, January 27, 11am–1pm and 5–7pm
- Saturday, January 29, 1–7pm
- Saturday, February 19, 1–7pm
EO9066 concert program
Opening the program is a Seattle Symphony commission and world premiere by Japanese American composer Paul Chihara, which grapples with Chihara’s lived experience from the incarceration. The musicians are joined onstage by Seattle-born Kishi Bashi for his work “Improvisations on EO9066”. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 rounds out the program. Tickets: $29-$134. More info: EO9066 | Seattle Symphony
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