Chamber music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
patchtax at the Vermillion
Thursday, November 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring unconventional performance practices within the realm of classical chamber music. This program consists of compositions by Georges Aperghis, Lei Liang, Luciano Berio, Rosalie Burrell, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and J.S. Bach.
Pay-what-you-can
Bach Violin Sonata and the Art of German Folksong
Thursday, November 3, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach's Solo violin sonata No. 1 in G minor, plus German folksongs from the 17th-19th centuries.
Free (Free)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: B'shnorkestra
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Alternative chamber orchestra B'shnorkestra performs works composed by Samantha Boshnack: Concerto for Talking Drum featuring Thione Diop, and Concerto for Jazz Trumpet featuring Thomas Marriott.
Free (Free)
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Classical Instrumentalists
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of solo classical instrumental and guitar works.
Free
The Dead Music Project
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Spencer Arias – Variations on a Theme by a Dead Guy for solo piano
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
$10-$25 suggested donation
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.
$10-$42
Universal Language Project: Crowning Day
Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A bold new multi-media work focusing on racial reconciliation as told through the eyes of a North Carolina plantation through the centuries.
$15-$25
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'
Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.
$26-$46
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
Wayward Music Series: Renée Baker
Friday, October 28, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Twelve of Seattle’s outstanding improvising musicians performing works by René Baker combining conduction, graphic scores, and standard notation.
$5-$15
Universal Language Project: Crowning Day
Friday, October 28, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A bold new multi-media work focusing on racial reconciliation as told through the eyes of a North Carolina plantation through the centuries.
$20
Canzonetta: 'A la Francaise'
Friday, October 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Progression of the French chanson from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Free (Free)
Frequency Debut Concert: The Kreutzer Sonata
Sunday, October 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A dynamic new chamber ensemble presents a program of interconnected works by Beethoven, Janáček, and Watras, plus improvisation.
$10-$20
Organ Plus Concert: Rebekah Gilmore & Tyler Morse
Sunday, October 23, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A varied program of solos and duets with Michael Kleinschmidt on the Fritts organ.
$10-$15
UW Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds
Sunday, October 23, 2016 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the UW Wind Ensemble perform works arranged for small ensembles.
Free (Free)
Sound|Counterpoint: Pisendel’s Closet
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works from the vast compilation of Johann Georg Pisendel, including music of Pisendel himself, Vivaldi, and a host of lesser-known but exciting composers that you are certain to love!
$25 or pay-as-able, under 12 free
Film Screening: 'The Boys of Terezín' + chamber music
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This film takes you inside the Terezín concentration camp as seen through the eyes of teenage boys imprisoned there, and then to the improbable reunion of four survivors 65 years later. The free program includes live musical performance of chamber music composed in Terezín.
Free (Free)
Stephen Stubbs & Tekla Cunningham: Stylus Fantasticus
Thursday, October 20, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Schmelzer, and Biber.
$10-$20
Fulton Street Chamber Players: Haydn & Beethoven
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of Haydn and Beethoven string quartets.
$15-$20
Gallery Concerts presents The Heavenly Voice: Handel and his Castrati
Sunday, October 16, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the virtuosic art of Italian opera arias and chamber music by Handel and his contemporaries.
$15-$35