Ralph Vaughan Williams – Past Concerts
Symphony Tacoma: Sounds of the Season
Sunday, December 3, 2017 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
The whole family will enjoy this magical and hopeful musical outpouring of joy, complete with a carol sing-along and plenty of Yuletide cheer!
$19-$82
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel, Vaughan Williams
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60: Marche militaire française
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre, Op. 40
Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
Ravel – Concerto for the Left Hand
Vaughan Williams – Sea Songs
Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre, Op. 40
Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
Ravel – Concerto for the Left Hand
Vaughan Williams – Sea Songs
Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 in D minor
$20-$30
Choral Arts Northwest presents Transcendence: Sacred works for chorus & organ
Sunday, October 8, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
A program of spiritual music that marries traditional and newer compositional voices.
$28 / $24 / students and youth free
Choral Arts Northwest presents Transcendence: Sacred works for chorus & organ
Saturday, October 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of spiritual music that marries traditional and newer compositional voices.
$28 / $24 / students and youth free
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Haller Lake Music Series: Dana Jackson (bassoon), Sophie Baird-Daniel (harp), & Christina Siemens (piano)
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Six Studies for Harp and Bassoon
Bochsa – Nocturne Op. 69 No. 1 for Harp and Bassoon
Britten – Suite for Solo Harp
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Mignone – Three Waltzes for Solo Bassoon
Dubois – Sonatine-Tango for Bassoon and Piano
Bochsa – Nocturne Op. 69 No. 1 for Harp and Bassoon
Britten – Suite for Solo Harp
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Mignone – Three Waltzes for Solo Bassoon
Dubois – Sonatine-Tango for Bassoon and Piano
$20/$5 suggested donation
An Evening of Art Songs for Piano and Voice
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Fauré – Cinq melodies "de Venise"
Vaughan Williams – Songs of Travel
Schumann – Dichterliebe
Vaughan Williams – Songs of Travel
Schumann – Dichterliebe
Free
Cursive presents: Tall Wind
Thursday, March 23, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ronald Roseman – Come Chitarra
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
$5-$15 suggested donation
Kirkland Civic Orchestra: Out of the Deep
Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
Coates – Summer Days Suite
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Rachmaninoff – Isle of the Dead
Vaughan Williams – Tuba Concerto
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Rachmaninoff – Isle of the Dead
Vaughan Williams – Tuba Concerto
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Duets of the Late Romantic Period
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
French and British Songs and duets of the Late Romantic Period. Works by Ireland, Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Debussy, Fauré, Paladilhe, Pierné, Massenet, and more.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Hands Across the Sea
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Toccata Marziale
Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Bennett – Autobiography
Reed – Armenian Dances
Ives – Old Home Days
Grainger – Australian Up-Country Tune
Shostakovich – Satiric Dances
Sousa – Hands Across the Sea
Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Bennett – Autobiography
Reed – Armenian Dances
Ives – Old Home Days
Grainger – Australian Up-Country Tune
Shostakovich – Satiric Dances
Sousa – Hands Across the Sea
$5-$20
Ave Renaissance Women's Choir: Tehillim
Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of Psalms, featuring works by Byrd, Costantini, Croce, Friderici, Kraus, Lassus, Mendelssohn, Mundy, Swan, Victoria, and Vaughan Williams.
Donations welcome
Emerald Ensemble: Serenade to Music – English Choral Masterworks
Saturday, February 25, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to Saint Cecilia
Frederick Delius – On Craig Ddu
Michael Tippett – Five Spirituals, from A Child of Our Time
William H. Harris – Faire is the heaven
William Walton – Where does the uttered music go?
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
Arnold Bax – Mater ora filium
Frederick Delius – On Craig Ddu
Michael Tippett – Five Spirituals, from A Child of Our Time
William H. Harris – Faire is the heaven
William Walton – Where does the uttered music go?
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
Arnold Bax – Mater ora filium
$25 & $35
Emerald Ensemble: Serenade to Music [open dress rehearsal]
Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Stay for as long or as brief a period as you wish. Introduce children to fine choral music, even if they struggle to sit still or to be completely silent. This rehearsal will cover all repertoire on our next concert.
Free (Free)
Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Movement
Thursday, December 8, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present their fall quarter concert, performing Alban Berg’s Kammerkonzert für Klavierund Geige mit 13 Bläsern, and other works. With special guests Eric Rynes, violin; and Cristina Valdés, piano.
$10
Rain City Symphony Fall Concert: Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, & more
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden Suite
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden Suite
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Free (Free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: The British are Coming!
Sunday, November 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Walton – Crown Imperial March
Vaughan Williams – Piano Concerto in C major
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Vaughan Williams – Piano Concerto in C major
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$16-$19
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: The British are Coming!
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Walton – Crown Imperial March
Vaughan Williams – Piano Concerto in C major
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Vaughan Williams – Piano Concerto in C major
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$16-$19
OSSCS: British Isles
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arnold – Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59
Seeger – “The Bells of Rhymney”
Traditional – “All Through the Night”
Stanford – Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78
Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony
Seeger – “The Bells of Rhymney”
Traditional – “All Through the Night”
Stanford – Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78
Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony
$10-$25 (youth free)