Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Music Director and Principal Conductor Emil de Cou’s Playlist
PNB Music Director Emil de Cou shares his love for Tchaikovsky and his personal playlist ahead of conducting The Sleeping Beauty’s iconic score.
Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Concertmaster and Solo Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim’s Playlist
Meet PNB Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim and explore the music that inspires him, from Corigliano to Stravinsky, ahead of PNB’s All Balanchine program.
Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Violinist Tom Dziekonski’s Playlist

PNB is the home of so many artists: dancers, costumers, musicians, and more. Today on the PNB Blog, we’re starting a new series where we highlight PNB Orchestra members through their musical taste. First up, founding PNB Orchestra member and violinist Tom Dziekonski! Keep scrolling to read more about Tom while listening to some of […]
One Thousand Pieces: Q&A with Music Librarian Mona Butler
Mona Butler has been a bassoonist in Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra since the orchestra was founded in 1989, and PNB’s Music Librarian since the position was created in 1996. Marketing Assistant Maris Antolin sat down with Mona in late February to talk about what a Music Librarian does, the years-long process of putting together the […]
Q and A with Principal Conductor Emil de Cou
Emil: I’m the only person I know of all my colleagues who went into music because of loving ballet music. Growing up in Orange County where there was no orchestra, the only orchestra nearby was LA, which I couldn’t get to. So I went to the movie theater and saw Fantasia, then got the record from […]