Chamber music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle: Concert in the Park
Sunday, August 14, 2016 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Chamber music by Dvořák, Paganini, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and more, performed by outstanding regional artists.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Creative Genius
Sunday, August 14, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bach – Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
Stravinsky – Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (1934)
Mendelssohn – String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87
Stravinsky – Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (1934)
Mendelssohn – String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87
$33-$40
Blurred Lines: Musical Innovations from Brahms to Stravinsky
Saturday, August 13, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)
Debussy – Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (1909-1910)
Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Schulhoff – 5 Jazz Etudes (1910-1920)
Gershwin – Three Preludes arranged for Clarinet and Piano (1926)
Debussy – Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (1909-1910)
Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Schulhoff – 5 Jazz Etudes (1910-1920)
Gershwin – Three Preludes arranged for Clarinet and Piano (1926)
$10-$15 (age 12 and under free)
Olympic Music Festival: The Romantic Generation
Saturday, August 13, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Dvorák – Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$33-$40
Wayward Music Series: Parnassus Project
Friday, August 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert exploring American mysticism, featuring works by John Luther Adams, Lou Harrison, Peter Garland, and a new work by Luke Fitzpatrick.
$5-$15
Groupmuse: Skyros Quartet Summer Series I: Ballard
Friday, August 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
The first installment of a roving three-part Groupmuse summer series, bringing the Skyros Quartet to living rooms all around Seattle!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Groupmuse House Concert: Violin/Piano Summermuse on the Hill!
Friday, August 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a lovely evening of Mozart, Sarasate, Debussy, Gershwin, Bartók and Piazzolla!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Concerts in the Park: Pacific Cello Quartet
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, Shoreline, WA, United States
Music from Bach to Star Wars and everything in between.
Free
Whidbey Island Music Festival: The Golden Fleece
Sunday, August 7, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music written for powerful patrons by brilliant composers such as Biber, Schmelzer, and Muffat, including festive works for strings and 2 baroque trumpets.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Groupmuse: Summer Classical Chill at Belltown
Saturday, August 6, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Belltown, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert featuring a varied selection of pieces for solo violin.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Resonance of Salzburg
Saturday, August 6, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Exploring great music from the late 17th and early 18th centuries by a trio of Salzburg’s great composers: Biber, Vilsmayr, and Muffat.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Alan Cook & friends: Une nuit de trios
Friday, August 5, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bringing together some of the finest improvising musicians from the Seattle creative music scene and beyond for a night of unbridled collaboration and discovery.
$5-$15
Whidbey Island Music Festival: The Golden Fleece
Friday, August 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music written for powerful patrons by brilliant composers such as Biber, Schmelzer, and Muffat, including festive works for strings and 2 baroque trumpets.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: Summer Strings Celebration
Thursday, August 4, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
Handel – Concerto Grosso in D major
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Handel – Concerto Grosso in D major
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$10-$18 (under age 5 free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: With Friends Like These – Pisendel and Veracini
Sunday, July 31, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Always trying to one-up, outdo and insult the other, Pisendel and Veracini left behind a fascinating and rewarding body of work.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Poulenc, Beethoven & Brahms
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
$16-$50
Kam Morrill: New Works
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering 9 works written in Seattle over the past 2 decades, including works for piano, unaccompanied cello, string quartet, piano quartet, and vocal quartet.
$5-$15
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Music from the Dresdener Court
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Sonatas for violin and continuo by Pisendel, Veracini, a Bach transcription of a Vivaldi concerto, and a sonata by Anna Bon.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Mozart for a Cure
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Chaconne from Partita No. 2
Mozart – Divertimento in F major
Piazzolla – Spring
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Mozart – Divertimento in F major
Piazzolla – Spring
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
$10
Groupmuse: #LowRiderMuse at Phinney Farm
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A rare recital of two low voices with Mike Heitmann, bass; Rachelle Moss, contralto; and Greg Smith, piano.
$10+ donation, RSVP required