Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Queen Anne Concerts: Boeckman & Bach, sponsored by Musique du Jour Presents!
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the unique sounds of a 1740 Lautenwerck (gut-strung harpsichord) as recorder virtuoso Vicki Boeckman and historical keyboardist Tamara Friedman explore solo and chamber music of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann in an intimate, acoustically superb setting.
$30 / $25 / $15 / free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Agave Baroque – Son of a Bach
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
San Francisco’s free-spirited Baroque band returns to the Pacific Northwest for a Bach family reunion.
$25
SPU Faculty Artist Series: Circle of Friends
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber music featuring Leopold Godowsky's works for violin, voice and piano, and performed by SPU faculty and guests: violinists Marjorie and Ilkka Talvi, soprano Cherie Hughes, and pianists Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis.
Free (Donations welcome)
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, February 17, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Agave Baroque – Son of a Bach
Tuesday, February 18, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
San Francisco’s free-spirited Baroque band returns to the Pacific Northwest for a Bach family reunion.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Jacobsen Series: The Legacy of George Walker
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dr. Gregory Walker joins Puget Sound music faculty and guests for this celebration of music by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker.
$20 / 15 / free
Saint Mark's Music Series: Vehicles for Variation
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of the chaconne through works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Benjamin Britten, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
$20 / $15
Cornish Faculty Composers Concert
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Free (Free)
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
Cascadia Art Museum: Ravel, Mozart, & Dvorák - Piano for Four Hands
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Dr. Harumi Makiyama and Dr. Rie Ando team up at the piano for this presentation of "Piano Four Hands" masterworks.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Groupmuse House Concert: String Theory
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere)
Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere)
Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere)
Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019)
Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere)
Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)
Free (Free)
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Mother Sweden
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of pieces from various Swedish composers that demonstrate why Sweden has long been a cornerstone of the choral tradition.
$30 / $25 / $10
The Highlands Concert Series with Fry Street Quartet in Recital
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
The Fry Street Quartet explores the medium of the string quartet and its life-affirming potential with “profound understanding depth of expression, and stunning technical astuteness.”
$30 ($15 youth)
OSSCS Chamber Series: New Music at Hale’s Ales
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
György Ligeti (1923–2006) – Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
$25
Trinity Artists at the Organ: Music for Organ and Strings
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Organist Jeffrey Cooper will be joined by the Skyros Quartet and cellist Tim Pizzichemi for an evening of music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and others.
$10-$15 suggested donation
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present original music and new works by faculty composers and visiting ensembles.
Free (Free)
University of Washington Faculty: Craig Sheppard, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, Rachel Priday
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op.70, No.2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Allegretto in B-flat major, WoO 39
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op.70, No.2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Allegretto in B-flat major, WoO 39
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
$20 / $10