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Italian Baroque works are on display in this concert film featuring motets from Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Scherzi di sacra melodia, as well as Maria Francesca Nascinbeni's chamber trio, Non tema nò di morte.

Musical & theatrical film honoring the 17-C. Hospitalières of France & Quebec. Featuring performances by female singers of the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal & French actress Célia Laguitton.

Tribute to Italian composer/singer Barbara Strozzi that explores lighter side of her repertoire, as well as her famous lament Lagrime mie, complimented by plucked & bowed string instruments from Iran, Turkey, & Italy.

Portative organist Catalina Vicens & early music ensemble Servir Antico tell the story of revolutionary Medieval poet Christine de Pizan. Featuring compositions by Baude Cordier, Solage, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay, & more.

Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Bedřich Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15

Longtime SHAK student & guest singers share a casual performance of catchy tunes from the 13th & 14th centuries — plus a live demonstration of calligraphy of the period.

Marimbist Erin Jorgensen performs in the shadow of Alexander Calder's "The Eagle" at Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park.

Stephen Wall, a tenor with the Seattle Opera, delights his neighbors with live nightly operatic performances from his front lawn – every Friday, weather permitting.

Flute/sax/horn trio Onomatopoeia presents a wide-ranging program spanning the 18th Century to today. Works by W.A. Mozart, Friedrich Kuhlau, & Ben Seavello, with pops arrangements by Jessi Harvey.

Composer/performer Nat Evans & saxophonists Neil Welch & Kate Olson perform a new, semi-improvisatory work while drifting around Olympic Sculpture Park.

Stephen Wall, a tenor with the Seattle Opera, delights his neighbors with live nightly operatic performances from his front lawn – every Friday, weather permitting.

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

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.

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

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

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

Using embedded technologies, domestic tools are repurposed as musical instruments & explored in this public installation & performance.

Sidney San Martin – Donate a Note
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving

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_

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.