Benjamin Britten – Past Concerts
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
First Friday Salons: A journey around the British Isles
Friday, October 6, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join mezzo-soprano Nerys Jones and pianist Tim Barrick on a journey across the ocean to sample flavors of the British Isles.
$20
Emerald Ensemble presents The Two Elizabeths: Music fit for a monarch
Saturday, September 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey through some of the music composed for two of England's grandest monarchs.
$25/$35
Sarah Larsen & Elisabeth Ellis in recital
Friday, July 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Presenting the "riveting" Sarah Larsen in recital with pianist Elisabeth Ellis and featuring tenor Eric Neuville, with songs by Rachmaninoff, settings of the mischievous Jean de la Fontaine fables by Lecocq and Trenet, "Abraham and Isaac" by Britten, and more.
$20-$30
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: It Might As Well Be Spring
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First United Methodist Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance madrigals and chansons, 19th-century classics by Brahms and Grieg, modern gems by Britten, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Rogers/Hammerstein, and contemporary works by Daniel Elder and Giselle Wyers.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: It Might As Well Be Spring
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance madrigals and chansons, 19th-century classics by Brahms and Grieg, modern gems by Britten, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Rogers/Hammerstein, and contemporary works by Daniel Elder and Giselle Wyers.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Higdon's Violin Concerto
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Andy Clausen – Sea Songs (world premiere)
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
$10-$20 (18 & under free)
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
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Sunday, March 26, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Friday, March 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Thursday, March 23, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Spring Freshness
Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1st mvt.)
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
James Stephenson – Printemps
Puccini – Crisantemi
Britten – Simple Symphony
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
James Stephenson – Printemps
Puccini – Crisantemi
Britten – Simple Symphony
$12-$55
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
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)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes Plays Britten
Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Free (Free)