[2] They also give a free Sparks of Glory series of concerts with associated commentary at venues including the Seattle Art Museum and run an educational outreach program throughout Washington State.
Seattle Symphony violinist Mikhail Shmidt, violist Susan Gulkis Assadi, and clarinetist Laura DeLuca have performed with Music of Remembrance since its founding.
Flutist Zart Dambourian-Eby, violinist Natasha Bazhanov, cellist Walter Gray, pianist Jessica Choe, and double bassist Jonathan Green have made frequent appearances.
[7] Music of Remembrance also commissioned three pieces by Jake Heggie: For a Look or A Touch (2007, for baritone and actor), about the persecution of gay men during the Holocaust;[3] Another Sunrise (2012, soprano), based on the life and work of Polish resistance member and Auschwitz survivor Krystyna Żywulska and Farewell, Auschwitz (2013, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone), based on lyrics by Żywulska translated by Gene Scheer.
Heggie incorporated these pieces into an opera in three parts, Out of Darkness (2013) with libretto by Scheer,[9] of which Music of Remembrance presented the world première May 2016 in Seattle,[10] with further performances planned for San Francisco.