Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Upcoming Concerts
'Breakthrough' Screening & Concert by Quinton Morris
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free w/RSVP
Quinton Morris plays Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Blue Heron Art Center, Vashon, WA, United States
Quinton Morris launches his world tour on Vashon, playing the sonatas of Chevalier de Saint-Georges – eighteenth-century violinist, conductor, and first classical composer of African origin.
$5-$24
'Breakthrough' Screening & Lecture Recital by Quinton Morris
Monday, October 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Pricing TBA
Quinton Morris: The BREAKTHROUGH
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
A modernized story of Joseph Boulogne (better known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges), the celebrated athlete, concert violinist, and composer of African origin who rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free (Free)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Le Mozart Noir
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Baroque Orchestra features music of Baroque composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as “Le Mozart Noir” and one of the earliest European classical musicians to have African ancestry.
$26-$46
Bach's Lunch: Music from the Birth of Democracy
Tuesday, November 6, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free, informal lunchtime concert with music from the Parisian salons by Anne Brillon de Jouy, Zoe de la Rue, and Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint Georges.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Music from the Birth of Democracy
Wednesday, November 7, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A free lunchtime concert fosters a spirit of contemplation with music from the Parisian salons by Anne Brillon de Jouy, Zoe de la Rue, and Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint Georges.
Free
Gallery Concerts: Notes from the Margin
Saturday, January 12, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating diversity in classical music with works by women and people of color including de St. Georges, Sancho, Ortega, and Mendelssohn-Hensel.
$35 / $30 / $15 (kids age 7-15 FREE)
Gallery Concerts: Notes from the Margin
Sunday, January 13, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating diversity in classical music with works by women and people of color including de St. Georges, Sancho, Ortega, and Mendelssohn-Hensel.
$35 / $30 / $15 (kids age 7-15 FREE)
Dr. Quinton Morris & Joseph Williams benefit concert for Key to Change
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Wide-ranging music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and William Grant Still.
$15 (students $5)
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Soaring Notes
Saturday, September 25, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
New concertmaster Dawn Posey is featured on Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending in this program book-ended by 2 Classical greats: Joseph Bologne's Symphony No. 2 & W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 29.
$15-$49
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Soaring Notes
Sunday, September 26, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
New concertmaster Dawn Posey is featured on Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending in this program book-ended by 2 Classical greats: Joseph Bologne's Symphony No. 2 & W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 29.
$15-$49
Auburn Symphony: A Triumphant Return
Sunday, October 3, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
$40 ($32 seniors, $12 students)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: String Quartets
Tuesday, October 12, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:40pm (PDT)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74 "Rider"
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Free (Free)
92Y Presents: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Richard Goode play Mozart
Tuesday, October 19, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Overture to L'Amant anonyme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425 "Linz"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425 "Linz"
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$50
UW Symphony with Rachel Lee Priday & Quinton Morris, violins
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Schumann – Overture to Hermann und Dorothea, Op.136
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
$10
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Masters of Innovation
Sunday, November 7, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
$18 ($14 senior, $5 ages 5-12, ages 5 & under free)
WWU String Sinfonia: Bologne, Hindemith, Grieg
Western Washington University String Sinfonia and
Western Washington University (WWU) Department of Music
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 1, No. 3
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Free
Classical Uncorked: Rum & Rebellion (Whidbey Island)
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Baritone Jean Bernard Cerin joins violinist Tekla Cunningham & pianist Henry Lebedinsky for works by Ignatius Sancho, José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, Joseph Boulogne, & 19th- and 20th-c. Créole composers.
$30
Symphony Tacoma: Classics II
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
$24-$83
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