Samuel Barber – Past Concerts
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Northwest Art Song, “Sacred & Profane”
Friday, March 11, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Portland-based Northwest Art Song presents 3 pieces about love, religion, & spirituality for voice, piano, & strings: Emerson Eads' The Gleaners, William C. White’s Stabat Mater, & Samuel Barber’s beloved Hermit Songs.
$20 ($15 senior)
Tacoma Youth Symphony: Romeo & Juliet in the New World
Saturday, March 5, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Urban Grace Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Overture from Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Lee Actor – Concerto for Horn & Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from Westside Story
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Overture from Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Lee Actor – Concerto for Horn & Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from Westside Story
$18
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Resilience
Saturday, February 5, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
William Grant Still – Poem for Orchestra
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
Radiance: Into the Darkness – Death & the beyond
Friday, October 29, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
210 Studio, Seattle, WA, United States
Using special audio techniques, lighting, & soundscapes, Resonance transports you to another dimension. Featuring Gregorian chant & music by Herbert Howells, Peter Hallock, Eric Whitacre, & Markdavin Obenza.
$25-$40
SFCM Orchestra Conducted by Edwin Outwater featuring PaviElle French
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Something for the Dark
PaviElle French – Requiem for Zula
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
PaviElle French – Requiem for Zula
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
CMNW Summer Festival: Reflecting upon Classics
Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Brentano String Quartet performs works by J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, & Samuel Barber, with vocalist Davóne Tines; the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio makes its CMNW debut with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Reflecting upon Classics
Thursday, July 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Brentano String Quartet performs works by J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, & Samuel Barber, with vocalist Davóne Tines; the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio makes its CMNW debut with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Radiance: Reincarnations
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of struggle, death, and renewed hope by Jake Runestad, Samuel Barber, Daniel Elder, Dominick Diorio, Frank Ticheli, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
Saltwater Music Series: An Evening of Song
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Baritone Darrell J. Jordan and pianist/composer Steven Luksan present an evening of English and American Art song from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Free (Free)
Skagit Symphony: Christmastime is Here
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Samuel Barber – Excerpts from Vanessa, Op. 32
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter"
Traditional holiday favorites
Samuel Barber – Excerpts from Vanessa, Op. 32
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter"
Traditional holiday favorites
$10-$45
Ladies Musical Club: Piano Music, American Songs, Barber
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents Samuel Barber's Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24, followed by a Christmas cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Morning, Noon, & Night
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Art songs and piano solos taking the listener from morning to evening. Featuring music by Samuel Barber, Amy Beach, Melanie Bonis, John Duke, and John Field.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Morning, Noon, & Night
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Art songs and piano solos taking the listener from morning to evening. Featuring music by Samuel Barber, Amy Beach, Melanie Bonis, John Duke, and John Field.
Free (Free)
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Collegiate & Professional Artists
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Collegiate Artist and Professional Artist categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Rainier Symphony: A Salute to Broadway
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$18 ($12 students/seniors, FREE ages 12 and under)
Rainier Symphony: A Salute to Broadway
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$18 ($12 students/seniors, FREE ages 12 and under)
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