Francis Poulenc – Upcoming Concerts
Chamber Music at Richmond Beach: Sean Osborn & Jessica Choe
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Music for clarinet and piano by Hoffmeister, Poulenc, Horwitz, Osborn and Karen Thomas.
$20
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Poulenc, Brahms
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet in C major, K. 465 "Dissonant"
Poulenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B major, Op. 8
Poulenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B major, Op. 8
$48 ($16 student)
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bach, Stravinsky, Herbert, Poulenc
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
$15-$26
The Esoterics: Audacior
Friday, August 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
Cora Voce: Four Motets for Christmas
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program of mostly sacred choral works written for Advent and Christmas, with opportunities to sing along on some of our favorite Christmas Hymns.
$18 ($15 senior; students free)
Philharmonia Northwest: The Old and the New
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Suite française
Shostakovitch – Concerto for Piano and Trumpet and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 40 in F major
Shostakovitch – Concerto for Piano and Trumpet and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 40 in F major
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Cora Voce: Four Motets for Christmas
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 5:15pm (PST)
Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bremerton, WA, United States
A program of mostly sacred choral works written for Advent and Christmas, with opportunities to sing along on some of our favorite Christmas Hymns.
$18 ($15 senior; students free)
Seven Stages III: Nous avons fait la nuit
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Songs that carve the passing of time and creation of memory in the minutes between dusk and dawn, featuring composers Poulenc, Moore, Bach, Copland, Whitacre, and Eads.
$20 (students $15)
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Szulc, Poulenc & more
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for soprano, piano, and clarinet by Debussy, Szulc, Obradors, Lehár, Mompou, Granados, Piazzolla, and Poulenc.
Free (Free)
First Friday Salon: Chansons D'Amour with Clara Rottsolk & Byron Schenkman
Friday, February 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An evening of French chansons and piano pieces, including songs by Fauré, Hahn, Mozart, Poulenc, and Rameau.
$20 (students $15)
Second City Chamber Series: Valentine Chocolates
Sunday, February 14, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano
Poulenc – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Beethoven – Seven Variations on The Magic Flute
David Diamond – Love Song
R. Strauss – Romance for Cello and Piano
Kreisler/Schwarz – Liebesfreud, Liebeslied, & Schon Rosmarin
Poulenc – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Beethoven – Seven Variations on The Magic Flute
David Diamond – Love Song
R. Strauss – Romance for Cello and Piano
Kreisler/Schwarz – Liebesfreud, Liebeslied, & Schon Rosmarin
$10-$25
LMC: Haydn, Brahms, Poulenc, Rameau
Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata in E-flat major, Hob XVI:49
Brahms – Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Poulenc – La courte paille (The short straw), song cycle
Rameau – “Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – “Aux langeueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie) from Platée
Brahms – Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Poulenc – La courte paille (The short straw), song cycle
Rameau – “Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – “Aux langeueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie) from Platée
Free (Free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra Chamber Ensemble presents: It's Neo-Classical!
Friday, March 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Dahl – Music for Brass Instruments
Poulenc – Sextet
Stravinsky – Octet for Wind Instruments
Poulenc – Sextet
Stravinsky – Octet for Wind Instruments
$10-$20
Bowlby and Kaminska in Concert
Friday, April 2, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Lee Theatre at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue, WA, United States
Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Schumann – Widmung (trans. Liszt)
Ravel – La valse
Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Poulenc – Sonata for 4-hands
Schumann – Widmung (trans. Liszt)
Ravel – La valse
Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Poulenc – Sonata for 4-hands
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Poulenc, Klughardt, Ligeti, Andriessen
Saturday, April 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Poulenc – Concerto for Organ and Strings
Klughardt – Wind Quintet, Op. 79
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Andriessen – Kuhnau Variations
Klughardt – Wind Quintet, Op. 79
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Andriessen – Kuhnau Variations
$20 ($15 student/65+)
OSSCS: Self-Expression
Friday, April 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Gloria
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
$10-$25, youth free
Muse Collective: Animal Songs – A Bestiary
Thursday, April 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Muse Collective Little Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
30 classical art songs about animals, including selections from Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals and works by Ravel, Chabrier, Barber, Irving Fine, Rorem, Poulenc, and Flanders and Swann.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Poulenc, Beethoven & Brahms
Friday, July 30, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
$16-$50
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