Ralph Vaughan Williams – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Music of The Golden Age of Mandolin
Saturday, June 13, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Virtuoso mandolinist Chris Acquavella returns to the U.S. to join the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra.
$15-$20
Heirs and Rebels: Vaughan Williams and Holst
Saturday, May 30, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
$30 ($20 student/senior; youth 16 and under free)
Music from the War to End All Wars: Music of Debussy, Ives and Prokofiev
Sunday, May 3, 2015 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Tom Sails Away
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
$10
Garfield Orchestras Joint Concert with Mira Mesa High School
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Garfield High School – Quincy Jones Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Lunn (Arr. Wagner) – The Downton Abbey Suite
Handel (Arr. Stroud) – Overture and Hornpipe from Water Music
John Rutter – Suite for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Percy Eastman Fletcher – Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance
C. W. Gluck – Recitative and aria
Dvořák – Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 104, 1st mvt.
Karel Butz – McCormick Fanfare
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, mvt. IV
Handel (Arr. Stroud) – Overture and Hornpipe from Water Music
John Rutter – Suite for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Percy Eastman Fletcher – Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance
C. W. Gluck – Recitative and aria
Dvořák – Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 104, 1st mvt.
Karel Butz – McCormick Fanfare
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, mvt. IV
Free
Philharmonia NW and Kirkland Choral Society: War and Peace
Saturday, March 28, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Mass in Time of War
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Appalachian Spring
Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Down to the River to Pray – Sheldon Curry
At the Foot of Yonder Mountain – Earlene Rentz
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Melissa Roth and David Moran
The Springtime of the Year from Five English Folk Songs – Vaughan Williams
High, Lonesome Mass – Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp
Shenandoah – James Erb
Mountain Music – Mac Huff
At the Foot of Yonder Mountain – Earlene Rentz
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Melissa Roth and David Moran
The Springtime of the Year from Five English Folk Songs – Vaughan Williams
High, Lonesome Mass – Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp
Shenandoah – James Erb
Mountain Music – Mac Huff
$10
Kirkland Civic Orchestra: English orchestral music
Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
Butterworth – Two English Idylls
Delius – Brigg Fair
Holst – Suite de Ballet
Parry – Symphonic Variations
Vaughan Williams – English Folk Songs Suite
Delius – Brigg Fair
Holst – Suite de Ballet
Parry – Symphonic Variations
Vaughan Williams – English Folk Songs Suite
Free
Appalachian Spring
Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Maplewood Presbyterian Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Down to the River to Pray – Sheldon Curry
At the Foot of Yonder Mountain – Earlene Rentz
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Melissa Roth and David Moran
The Springtime of the Year from Five English Folk Songs – Vaughan Williams
High, Lonesome Mass – Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp
Shenandoah – James Erb
Mountain Music – Mac Huff
At the Foot of Yonder Mountain – Earlene Rentz
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Melissa Roth and David Moran
The Springtime of the Year from Five English Folk Songs – Vaughan Williams
High, Lonesome Mass – Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp
Shenandoah – James Erb
Mountain Music – Mac Huff
$10
NWSO: The Gardens of England
Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Seibert – "Dance" (from Recollections)
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Coo, Chirp, Flap, Flutter: Birds in Song
Friday, February 27, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join soprano Sarah Davis and friends for an intimate evening of art, song and chamber music inspired by nature’s beautiful song makers – from the whimsical musings of the cuckoo to the chirp of the lark, the cooing of the turtledove and the wistful, melancholic song of the nightingale.
$15 donation
Seattle Wind Symphony: Celestial Light
Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Ralph Vaughan Williams – English Folk Song Suite
Frank Ticheli – Symphony No. 2
Carolyn Bremer – Early Light
Leonard Bernstein – Danzon from Fancy Free
Percy Grainger – The Gum-Suckers March
Percy Grainger – Colonial Song
Daniel Barry – River of Doubt
Clifton Williams – Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta"
Edoardo Boccalari – Fantasia Di Concerto
Frank Ticheli – Symphony No. 2
Carolyn Bremer – Early Light
Leonard Bernstein – Danzon from Fancy Free
Percy Grainger – The Gum-Suckers March
Percy Grainger – Colonial Song
Daniel Barry – River of Doubt
Clifton Williams – Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta"
Edoardo Boccalari – Fantasia Di Concerto
$20 ($18 seniors; $5 students)
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Mentor and Disciples
Sunday, February 8, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Walton – Viola Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Walton – Viola Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
$25-$55
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Winds
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Christmas in Europe
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Grace Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join us for a diverse sample of European treasures for Christmas and the New Year.
$18 ($14 senior/student; $9 age 12 and under)
Christmas in Europe
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join us for a diverse sample of European treasures for Christmas and the New Year.
$18 ($14 senior/student; $9 age 12 and under)
Ring the Bells of Christmas!
Thursday, December 4, 2014 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handbell soloist Nancy Kirkner and pianist Janet Anderson perform beloved carols, along with lesser known works by Percy Grainger, Ralph Vaughan Williams and John Ireland. Concert and museum admission are free.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library
Sunday, October 12, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert – Schäfers klagelied, D. 121
Schubert – Meeres stille, D. 216
Charlton – Cancion de la Rosa (Song of the Rose)
Schubert – Hänflings Liebeswerbung, D. 552
Schubert – Wehmut, D. 772
Kioulaphides – Preludio
Kioulaphides – Aria
Schubert – Nachtstuck, D. 672
Schubert – Ave Maria
Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Massenet – Méditation from Thaïs
Fauré – Capriccio
Ireland – The Holy Boy
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Vaughan Williams – Slow Dance
trad. arr. Christine Anderson/Anna Laura Page – Kingsfold
Schubert – Meeres stille, D. 216
Charlton – Cancion de la Rosa (Song of the Rose)
Schubert – Hänflings Liebeswerbung, D. 552
Schubert – Wehmut, D. 772
Kioulaphides – Preludio
Kioulaphides – Aria
Schubert – Nachtstuck, D. 672
Schubert – Ave Maria
Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Massenet – Méditation from Thaïs
Fauré – Capriccio
Ireland – The Holy Boy
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Vaughan Williams – Slow Dance
trad. arr. Christine Anderson/Anna Laura Page – Kingsfold
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Festival: Schubert, Kodály, Butterworth, Vaughan Williams, Brahms & Mendelssohn
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings, D. 487
Zoltán Kodály – Annie Miller, from Hungarian Folk Music
George Butterworth – selections from A Shropshire Lad
Ralph Vaughan Williams – How Cold the Wind Doth Blow
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs, Op. 91
Felix Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 66
Zoltán Kodály – Annie Miller, from Hungarian Folk Music
George Butterworth – selections from A Shropshire Lad
Ralph Vaughan Williams – How Cold the Wind Doth Blow
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs, Op. 91
Felix Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 66
$16-$48
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Haydn, Sibelius, Williams & Brahms
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Haydn – Divertimento for String Trio Hob. V:8
Jean Sibelius – Trio for Strings in G minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Quintet in D Major
Johannes Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
Jean Sibelius – Trio for Strings in G minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Quintet in D Major
Johannes Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
$48