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Town Hall is conveniently located at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street. Town Hall's location offers easy access to and from the I-5 freeway.

To reach Town Hall: Driving southbound on I-5, take the James Street exit and turn left on James Street. Next, turn left on 7th Avenue, and then right on Seneca. Driving northbound on I-5, take the Madison Street exit and turn right on Madison Street. Turn left on 8th Avenue and Town Hall will be on the left side of the street at Seneca.

The best parking option is the Washington State Convention and Trade Center Main Garage, just 2 blocks north of Town Hall on 8th Ave. This garage is available both daytime ($6 all day) and evenings ($4 after 5pm) with a special voucher you can get from Town Hall. Just ask a member of the Town Hall staff for a voucher while you are here attending an event and receive the discount when you leave the garage. Please note: vouchers are only available for use while attending events at Town Hall.

There is a large pay lot immediately adjacent to Town Hall; enter the parking lot from Seventh Avenue, Spring or Seneca Streets. Additionally, several commercial parking lots are located within 1.5 blocks of Town Hall's front door. Landmarks are: Washington State Convention and Trade Center, two blocks north; Freeway Park, just to the northwest; I-5 freeway, 1.5 blocks west, Virginia Mason Medical Center, one block east; and First Presbyterian Church, one block south.

If you need more information about Town Hall, you can reach them at (206) 652-4255 or visit www.townhallseattle.org

Hartwig Eichberg, pianist and conductor, grew up in Hamburg, Germany, where he was a prizewinner in the Steinway Piano Competition. He earned his PhD in Musicology with a dissertation on the piano works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He subsequently worked as a conductor and coach at several German opera houses as well as in Italy, France, Hawaii, and Brazil. He moved to Seattle, WA in 1992 where he performs as a freelance musician, accompanying singers and instrumentalists in concert, teaches piano and coaches singers and instrumentalists in his Seattle studio. He directs The Jubilee Singers, an a capella chorus that sings African-American Spirituals. He has served as choir director and organist/pianist at several churches in Seattle.

Kevin Tao was born in Toronto, Canada and his later relocated to Indianapolis. His violin studies started at the age of 13 and continued in orchestras and chamber music ensembles through high school and college. While studying computer science at Purdue University, Kevin took an elective course in music theory. He found it fascinating to learn how music was actually constructed from the notes. He started tinkering with his own compositions, and eventually music became one of his biggest hobbies. These days, Kevin is busy building a website involving one of his other interests: poker. In his spare time, he enjoys composing and arranging music, Beethoven being his musical inspiration. He plays baseball in the summer, snowboards in the winter, and he's a classical music nut year-round. Tonight's premiere of his Symphonic Overture will be the first performance of one of Kevin's original orchestral compositions. Kevin is one of the founding members of PSSO and is pleased to dedicate this piece to Alan Shen and the members of PSSO in commemoration of its 10th anniversary season.