Heitor Villa-Lobos – Upcoming Concerts
Naeim Rahmani & the Seattle Guitar Ensemble
Saturday, January 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Five Preludes
Leo Brouwer – Tres Apuntes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 1
Ashkan Saberi – A Piece for Guitar Orchestra, Habanera
Jeffrey Bowen – Ruba'i (Quatrain)
Tom Baker – Circus Music
Leo Brouwer – Tres Apuntes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 1
Ashkan Saberi – A Piece for Guitar Orchestra, Habanera
Jeffrey Bowen – Ruba'i (Quatrain)
Tom Baker – Circus Music
$10
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Xuefei Yang
Saturday, March 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Willam Tell Overture (arr. Legnani)
Bach – Lute Suite in A minor, BWV 995
Xu Changjun – Sword Dance (arr. Xuefei Yang)
de Lucia – Reflejo de Luna
Granados – La Maja de Goya
Debussy – La fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Villa Lobos – Scottish Choro
Bach – Lute Suite in A minor, BWV 995
Xu Changjun – Sword Dance (arr. Xuefei Yang)
de Lucia – Reflejo de Luna
Granados – La Maja de Goya
Debussy – La fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Villa Lobos – Scottish Choro
$38 / $28
Cascadia Art Museum: Naeim Rahmani, classical guitar
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Award-winning classical guitarist Naeim Rahmani performs music by Villa-Lobos, Bach, and Scarlatti.
$15 ($10 for museum members)
Groupmuse House Concert: Ken Elia, Guitar at Phinney Farrm
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
Ken Elia presents a program of Spanish classical guitar, with additional selections of blues, Latin, and jazz.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival Concert II: Gabriela Lena Frank, Heitor Villa-Lobos, & more
Saturday, July 7, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Chaconne, BWV 1004
Gabriela Lena Frank – Sonata Serrana No. 1 for Piano Four-Hands
Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39 for Voice and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for Eight Cellos
Gabriela Lena Frank – Sonata Serrana No. 1 for Piano Four-Hands
Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39 for Voice and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for Eight Cellos
$22 (students $12; children 12 & under FREE)
Second City Chamber Series: Hilary Field plays Albeniz, Field, Villa-Lobos, & more
Thursday, July 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Music by Isaac Albéniz, Hilary Field, Jorge Morel, Edín Solís, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and others.
$25/$23/$10 (age 21 & under free)
Music @ St. Thomas: Alexandra Picard & Michael Nicolella
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Music by Mozart, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Berio, Webb, Buckley, and Lennon/McCartney.
$20 ($10 students)
Moon Festival Melody: Cello Fusion with Kai Chen
Sunday, September 23, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Chinese music and folk tunes by Bright Sheng, famous Urhu music, Mancini's popular Moon River with Guzhen, and more cello music by J.S. Bach, Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saëns, and Haydn.
$30+
Music at St. Thomas: Morsel Trio & Friends
Saturday, November 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Works by Mozart, Britten, Schumann, Villa-Lobos, and Messiaen performed by a new Seattle-based ensemble comprised of young artists.
$20 ($10 student)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Eduardo Fernández & David Leisner
Saturday, November 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Antoine de Lhoyer – Duo Concertant, Op. 31, No. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ciaccona (from Partita No. 2 for solo violin, BWV 1004)
Steve Reich – Nagoya Guitars
Eduardo Fernández – Astor Visits Heitor
David Leisner – Mirage
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Souvenir de Russie, Op. 63
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ciaccona (from Partita No. 2 for solo violin, BWV 1004)
Steve Reich – Nagoya Guitars
Eduardo Fernández – Astor Visits Heitor
David Leisner – Mirage
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Souvenir de Russie, Op. 63
$38 ($28 students, seniors, SCGS members)
Orca Concert Series: Trio Pathetique
Saturday, November 24, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mikhail Glinka – Trio pathétique
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Fantaisia Concertante
Camille Saint-Saëns – Bassoon Sonata, Op. 168
Homer Keller – Five Pieces for Clarinet and Bassoon
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Fantaisia Concertante
Camille Saint-Saëns – Bassoon Sonata, Op. 168
Homer Keller – Five Pieces for Clarinet and Bassoon
$25 ($15 seniors, FREE youth/students)
Groupmuse House Concert: Classical Guitar on the Sammamish Plateau
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
Gregory B Miller performs music by Johann Kaspar Mertz, Leo Brouwer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Federico Torroba in a classical guitar celebration.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Groupmuse House Concert: A Joyful Noise
Thursday, December 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Lake Sawyer, Lake Sawyer, WA, United States
Music for classical guitar by composers Heitor Villa-Lobos, Leo Brouwer, Johann Kaspar Mertz, and Francisco Tarrega.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
First Lutheran Church of Tacoma: Listen Live at Lunch – Classical Guitar
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, John Dowland, Gaspar Sanz, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and more.
Free
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Concert I
Friday, September 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Pianist Geísa Dutra in Concert
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Youngs' Home, Bellevue, WA, United States
A not-to-be-missed opportunity for a close and intimate house concert with award-winning pianist Geísa Dutra. Music by Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Enrique Granados, and more.
$25
Mid-Autumn Melody 2019: Cellist Kai Chen & Orchestra Seattle
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore diverse cello music, Vincent Liang's popular Chinese song Wishing We Last Forever, beautiful Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 5 with soprano Yali Lee and Orchestra of Cellos, and more.
$30 / $40 / $50 / $100
[CANCELLED] Dia de los Muertos Groupmuse house concert with the Ellinor Quartet
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – La Muerte del Angel
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
$10 suggested donation
Una Ofrenda para el Mundo: a Celebration of South American Guitar Music
Sunday, November 17, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
South American music arranged for 8-string classical guitar and performed by Jeffry Steele, to benefit Amazon Watch, a protector of the rainforest and indigenous rights.
Donations welcome
Town Music: Catalyst Quartet
Sunday, January 19, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A century of powerfully evocative works tracing the history of South American quartet composition, performed by a group renowned for musical versatility.
$20 / $15