Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Welcome Back!
Saturday, August 7, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
Olympia Symphony: Concert at the Quarry
Sunday, August 8, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Tenino Rock Quarry Pool, Tenino, WA, United States
Celebrate the return of live music with this free outdoor concert inside the drained Tenino Rock Quarry Pool. Enjoy a mix of patriotic & "Americana" favorites followed by familiar classical tunes made popular in old cartoons.
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World
Tuesday, August 10, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
Listen Live at Lunch: Eneida Larti, piano
Wednesday, August 11, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel – Chaconne in G major, HWV 435
Franz Liszt – "II. Der Müller und der Bach" from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565
Franz Liszt – "VIII. Gretchen am Spinnrade" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Robert Schumann – "I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton" from Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Çesk Zadeja – Tokkata
Franz Liszt – "II. Der Müller und der Bach" from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565
Franz Liszt – "VIII. Gretchen am Spinnrade" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Robert Schumann – "I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton" from Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Çesk Zadeja – Tokkata
Free (Free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World
Wednesday, August 11, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
New Music Gathering 2021: Performance / Workshop / Installation Presented by Women’s Labor
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 8:00am – 10:00am (PDT)
Online and in-person
Using embedded technologies, domestic tools are repurposed as musical instruments & explored in this public installation & performance.
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Sidney San Martin, Verdant Vibes, Kyle Hutchins, Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 11:00am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sidney San Martin – Donate a Note
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Mary Prescott, Marianne Parker, Julia Lougheed, 113, Ryan McMasters
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Mary Prescott – “Moon” from Tida
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Free (Free (registration required))
Live on the Lawn! An Evening of Chamber Music
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Enjoy the soothing sounds of strings under a setting sun as the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra brings the concert hall to the BPA patio. Featuring a special opening performance from the Valhalla Brass Quintet.
Free
New Music Gathering 2021: COULTER HILL, Girlnoise, John Dorhauer
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
COULTER HILL – Concert
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Free (Free (registration required))
Ballard Opera Man: Live Lawn Concert
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Stephen Wall, a tenor with the Seattle Opera, delights his neighbors with live nightly operatic performances from his front lawn – every Friday, weather permitting.
Free
New Music Gathering 2021: Morgan Schoonover, Clara (Da) Yang, & Rachel Mangold; Gregory Oakes; Dameun Strange
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Morgan Schoonover, Clara (Da) Yang, & Rachel Mangold – grief. acceptance. resistance. money?
Jessie Cox – Light-Dots on a Deep-Space-Image for Quarter Tone Clarinet
Dameun Strange – Our Boat: Notes on Senegal
Jessie Cox – Light-Dots on a Deep-Space-Image for Quarter Tone Clarinet
Dameun Strange – Our Boat: Notes on Senegal
Free (Free (registration required))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
New Music Gathering 2021: Al Cerulo – Amplified Percussion
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Amplified percussion concert featuring Al Cerulo – founding member of Mantra Percussion, musician, & educator.
Free (Free (registration required))
Key to Change: Summer Finale Concert
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change's first in-person concert in almost 2 years features the music of composer-in-residence Caleb Vaughn-Jones.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
New Music Gathering 2021: The Sonoglyph Collective & Zeitgeist
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The Sonoglyph Collective performs music & poetry that interrogate the theme of money. Zeitgeist presents music by Minnesota composers.
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Sasha Kaoru Zamler-Carhart & Samn Johnson; Thiago Ancelmo; Andrea Mazzariello; Melody Loveless
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:10pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sasha Kaoru Zamler-Carhart & Samn Johnson – Consolation: trans monastic microtonal dungeon
Thiago Ancelmo – Contrasts: Music for clarinet and electronics
HEADLINER: RECAP
Andrea Mazzariello – War Footing
Melody Loveless – Live code set
Thiago Ancelmo – Contrasts: Music for clarinet and electronics
HEADLINER: RECAP
Andrea Mazzariello – War Footing
Melody Loveless – Live code set
Free (Free (registration required))
Grand Teton Music Festival: Festival Orchestra – Bronfman Plays Beethoven
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Richard Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Jessie Montgomery – Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Free (Free (in-person tickets are SOLD OUT))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
[SOLD OUT] Chamber Music on Lopez Island: From Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, August 15, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Sold Out)