Arvo Pärt – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Schubert Unfinished Symphony
Thursday, March 1, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Symphony No. 49, “La passione”
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Pärt – Fratres
Schubert – Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Pärt – Fratres
Schubert – Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Groupmuse: Heart of the Cello
Saturday, February 24, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in the Central District, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of simply beautiful solo cello music prefaced by a brief meditation to enhance your listening experience.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
UW Scholarship Chamber Group: Daisha
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pärt – Mozart-Adagio
Mozart – Piano Trio KV 502 in B-flat major
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Mozart – Piano Trio KV 502 in B-flat major
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Free
Jesse Myers: To Sober & Quiet the Mind
Friday, January 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of spacious solo piano works from the masters of time and space – Arvo Pärt, Morton Feldman, and more
$5-$15 suggested donation
NOCCO: Mystics, Servants, & Devils
Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
$25 / $15
Opus 7: Aye, Sing we now of Joy!
Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning program of European and American favorites including Poulenc’s dramatic "Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël," Hugo Distler’s variations on “Lo How a Rose e’re blooming,” works by Giselle Wyers, Stephen Brozovich, John Muehleisen, Arvo Pärt, and more.
$20-$24
NOCCO: Mystics, Servants, & Devils
Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
$25 / $15 / under 18 free
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 15, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – A Ceremony of Carols (selections)
Pärt – Magnificat
Wachner – Niño lindo
Biebl – Ave Maria
Congregational carols with brass
Free
Ritual: Music from Sacred Tradition
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of sacred music from the Eastern and Western Christian tradition.
$18-$28
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: Scottish Symphony & Sibelius
Sunday, October 8, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
$15-$54 (Take-a-Teen for free – call for details)
Music at St. James Cathedral presents: Mark Hilliard Wilson, Cathedral Guitarist
Friday, October 6, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Gems from the court of the Sun King to the caminos of Catalonia, offering picturesque evocations of faded glory and exotic wonders.
$18 suggested donation
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Ecco Chamber Ensemble: Enough is Enough
Sunday, June 25, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Protesting the senseless violence in our world and lighting the way toward peace with works by Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Storm Benjamin, José de Azpiazu, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Imamovic Almer, Federico García Lorca, Luigi Nono, Arvo Pärt, Henry Purcell, Arnold Schoenberg, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Steve Wanna.
$15 suggested donation
Vox16: Muhly, Gorecki, & Pärt
Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral music by minimalist composers Nico Muhly, Arvo Pärt, and Henryk Gorecki, accompanied by motets from contemporary composers Caroline Mallonee, John Duggan, and Teena Lyle.
$17/$12/$7
Cappella Romana Presents: The Tallis Scholars
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Phillips brings his Grammy-award winning Tallis Scholars to Seattle with the program METAMORPHOSIS, including music by Renaissance masters as well as by modern composers.
$10-$59
Seattle Bach Choir: Death and Life
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Schütz – Musikalische Exequien
Arvo Pärt – Berliner Messe
Johann Pachelbel – Gott ist unser Zuversicht
J.S. Bach – Opening Chorus from Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden
Arvo Pärt – Berliner Messe
Johann Pachelbel – Gott ist unser Zuversicht
J.S. Bach – Opening Chorus from Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden
$18 ($15 youth/senior)
Adagio: The Music of Arvo Pärt
Sunday, February 12, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
The spirit of early music meets ultra-spare modern minimalism in a meditative, intimate setting.
$20
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: New World Season Opening
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
Pärt – Fratres
Glazunov – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Pärt – Fratres
Glazunov – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
$19-$80