118 Sullivan - An Appreciation of Wayne Horwitz and Seattle Modern Orchestra. Charlie Parker met Eugene Varèse and Wayne Horwitz in a chamber orchestra/fusion/jazz event at the Royal Room in Seattle on Monday. In 188 Sullivan: 188 Sullivan: Charlie Parker’s NY in the ‘50s , Horvitz and his Seattle Modern Orchestra created a dozen crescendos of tension, both quiet and trembling with strength, spaced among riffs of tenderness and humor. The Seattle Modern Orchestra consists of violins (Eric Rhynes, Jordan Voelker), viola (Maria Ritzenthaler), bass (Joe Kaufmann), piano (Cristina Valdes), cello (Ha Yang Kim), clarinet (James Falzone) and percussion (Greg Campbell) and Horvitz on electronics. The SMO players were led out by Horvitz from classical sounds to the edges of (dare I say it?) the best art rock. Primarily conducted by Julia Tai, Mr. Horvitz stepped up to the front occasionally to call out the players’ best with theatrica...