Unbound Symphony

08/27/2026

Unbound Symphony will be cross-promoted tomorrow during this event! Tune in and listen! 🎵✨

This Friday at 7pm, a classic musical story gets a woodwind quintet makeover on Northwest Focus Live. 🎶

Erika and the Wolf brings storytelling and chamber music together with Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, introducing the instruments and their characters before the beloved story unfolds. The family-friendly program also features Aesop’s Fables by Thomas Breadon Jr., music by Hedwige Chrétien, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee.

Host Dr. Quinton Morris will guide you through an imaginative evening for listeners of all ages.

Unbound Symphony

08/09/2026

08/07/2026

Photos from our Unbound Symphony chamber music pop-up event on Wednesday! We enjoyed the opportunity to play music by women composers at the Met Tract Summer Sounds Series. Special thanks to artist Katherine Faubion for coming and bringing painted instruments!

Reed trio performers (8/5)
Jenny Ziefel, clarinet
Samantha Epp Yun, bassoon
Bhavani Kotha, oboe

The program included music by Nicole Buetti, Jenni Brandon, Claude Arrieu (pen name for Louise-Marie Simon), and Tatiana Stankovych

Thanks to everyone who came out!✨

08/05/2026

Sharing a clip of “Fellowship of the Reed” by Nicole Buetti, performed at today’s Unbound Symphony Chamber Music pop-up at the Skinner Building.

Thank you to Met Tract Summer Sounds for hosting our chamber music series!

Reed Trio performers: Jenny Ziefel clarinet, Samantha Epp Yun bassoon, Bhavani Kotha oboe

08/03/2026

Congratulations to New Ground Orchestra Festival for an incredible second season!! What an AMAZING week, culminating in a powerful performance!🤩
We continue to take inspiration from this organization that led to starting Unbound Symphony. 💙
To many more seasons of women-centered music-making! 🥳🥂🎶

08/02/2026

🎉 MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: JENNY ZIEFEL 🎉

We're excited to feature Jenny! Catch her performing with fellow Unbound Symphony musicians at our Chamber Music Pop-up this Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00–1:00 PM in downtown Seattle.

🎻 ABOUT JENNY

Dr. Jenny Ziefel is a clarinet and saxophone teacher and performer. She is an active musician in many genres in the Seattle area and has served as a clinician in schools, jazz festivals, and classical festivals, in addition to coaching with Bellevue Youth Symphony and many other organizations.

She has performed with the Bellevue Philharmonic (now known as the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra), Tacoma City Ballet, Symphony Tacoma, Cascade Symphony, Bellevue Symphony and Opera, Greeley Philharmonic, and many other Seattle-area ensembles.

Her interest in chamber music has included performances with the Spiritus Wind Quintet, Blackwood and Silver (clarinet trio), and the Seattle Bass Clarinet Project (mostly with the Setzer/Ziefel Duo). The project has commissioned and premiered four new works for bass clarinet duet and is actively working to promote the bass clarinet as a solo and chamber instrument to the public.

She has played tenor saxophone with the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra since 2007 and is an active improviser and collaborator in the Seattle New Music scene. Her private studio consists of a wide range of students, from beginners to advanced classical and jazz performers.

She holds a DMA from the University of Washington (clarinet—William McColl), an MM from the University of Northern Colorado, UNC (clarinet—Thomas Masse), and a BMus from Lawrence University (Single Reed Performance—Steven Jordheim).

✨Learn more about the Musicians of the Unbound Symphony at UnboundSymphony.org
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ABOUT THE CHAMBER MUSIC POP-UP AT MET TRACT SUMMER SOUNDS

Enjoy live chamber music performed by musicians of Unbound Symphony at a free lunchtime pop-up concert in downtown Seattle, presented as part of the Met Tract Summer Sounds series.

Join us for an hour of live music in the heart of the city! Grab lunch from the on-site food truck (or bring your own), relax in the plaza, enjoy the music, and meet some of our musicians. These performances are FREE and open to the public!

📍 Location: 1200 Fifth, Upper Plaza (outside the iconic IBM Building)
1200 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 5
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM

Learn more: https://www.unboundsymphony.org/summer-popup

08/02/2026

🎉 MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: SAMANTHA EPP 🎉

We're excited to feature Samantha Epp Yun, a member of the Unbound Symphony 2026 bassoon section! Catch Samantha performing with fellow Unbound Symphony musicians at our Chamber Music Pop-up this Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00–1:00 PM in downtown Seattle.

🎻ABOUT SAMANTHA:

Samantha Epp was born and raised in Everett, Washington. After studying bassoon with Francine Peterson throughout middle school and high school, Samantha pursued a bachelors and masters degree in bassoon performance at the University of Southern California under the tutelage of Judith Farmer. Samantha is currently the principal bassoonist for the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed with various groups including the American Youth Symphony, Orchestra Nova Los Angeles, Bellingham Symphony Orchestra, Octava Chamber Orchestra, Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Washington Wind Symphony, and Solstice Symphony Orchestra. When she’s not performing, Samantha likes to unwind by cross stitching, listening to film scores, and loves exploring new coffee shops and small towns in the area.

✨Learn more about the Musicians of the Unbound Symphony at UnboundSymphony.org
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ABOUT THE CHAMBER MUSIC POP-UP AT MET TRACT SUMMER SOUNDS

Enjoy live chamber music performed by musicians of Unbound Symphony at a free lunchtime pop-up concert in downtown Seattle, presented as part of the Met Tract Summer Sounds series.

Join us for an hour of live music in the heart of the city! Grab lunch from the on-site food truck (or bring your own), relax in the plaza, enjoy the music, and meet some of our musicians. These performances are FREE and open to the public!

📍 Location: 1200 Fifth, Upper Plaza (outside the iconic IBM Building)
1200 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 5
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM

Learn more: https://www.unboundsymphony.org/summer-popup

07/30/2026

Thank you to Katherine Needleman for sharing the survey on orchestra musician safety & culture. This work matters a great deal to us!