'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Music by Arad, Britten, Penderecki, and Watras.

$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A brief history of (time) the string quartet

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
The dynamic The Sylvestris Quartet (San Francisco) blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven, and beyond.

$25 / $15

Deceptive Cadence: Celebrating Paul Taub’s 38 Years at Cornish

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Angelique Poteat – Song and Dance
Bern Herbolsheimer – Ashik Dances Before His Love
Beth Fleenor – New work
Jovina Santos Neto – Sertao Carioca
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas
Helena Tulve – Pulss, möön ja voolamine

$10 / $5

Groupmuse House Concert: Dvořák & Beethoven in Inverness

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor "Dumky"
Beethoven – Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3

$10+ donation, RSVP required

The Highlands Chapel Concert Series: Curtis on Tour w/Jordan Dodson & Wanchi

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Jordan Dodson, “one of the top guitarists of his generation,” is joined by Wanchi at the violin.

$30 (youth $15)

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A brief history of (time) the string quartet

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
The dynamic The Sylvestris Quartet (San Francisco) blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven, and beyond.

$25 / $15

[CANCELLED] Musique du Jour Presents! The Bachs & Mozart: Duo Amadeus with Elizabeth Blumenstock & Tamara Friedman

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock, concertmaster of the world-famous Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, performs on her 1660 Andrea Guarneri violin with duo partner Tamara Friedman on her beautiful replica of a 1782 Stein fortepiano.

$25 / $10 / kids free w/adult

Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A deeply spiritual work contemplating faith, time, and love, composed in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp.

$15-$20

Bach in the Subways: Celebration of Bach

Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Library, Bellevue, WA, United States
Local musicians, amateurs, and professionals alike perform the music of J.S. Bach for free for the public in celebration of Bach’s 333rd birthday.

Free (Free)

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A brief history of (time) the string quartet

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
The dynamic The Sylvestris Quartet (San Francisco) blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven, and beyond.

$25

Emerald City Music: In Blue...

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano

$28-$43 (students $10)

[CANCELLED] Musique du Jour Presents! The Bachs & Mozart: Duo Amadeus with Elizabeth Blumenstock & Tamara Friedman

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock, concertmaster of the world-famous Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, performs on her 1660 Andrea Guarneri violin with duo partner Tamara Friedman on her beautiful replica of a 1782 Stein fortepiano.

$25 / $10 / kids free w/adult

Wayward Music Series: Daniel Corral – 'Polytope'

Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A multimedia microtonal performance for MIDI quartet – a mesmerizing dance of silhouettes performed entirely in darkness.

$5-$15 donation

Emerald City Music: In Blue...

Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano

$45 (includes open bar) / $10 students

Bach's Coffeehouse – A Brief History of the String Quartet

Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
The dynamic San Francisco-based period instrument group The Sylvestris Quartet blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven and beyond.

$25/$20 (under 18 FREE)

Pivot Convocation Series: Emerald City Music

Thursday, March 22, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pivot Convocations are an opportunity to hear a short set by featured alumni or visiting artist. This installment will feature Emerald City Music.

Free

PLU Artist Series: Ingrid Eliassen & Ekaterina Isayevskaya

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
A PLU Artist Series performance featuring Ingrid Eliassen (trumpet) and Ekaterina Isayevskaya (piano).

Free

ensemble proton bern: West Coast Tour

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Dominique Schafer – Neues Werk (2018)
Hanspeter Kyburz – Réseaux (2003 / revised 2012)
Donald J. Stewart – …vebländeti [reflexion]… (2018)
Andreas Eduardo Frank – samouraï progressive (2016)

Ticket pricing TBA

Pacific Sound Woodwind Quintet

Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Featuring Music Works faculty members Suzanne Feinstein, Lori Shepherd, and members of the Pacific Sound Woodwind Quintet.

Free (Free)

OSSCS Chamber Music: Ewald & Brahms

Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewald – Brass Quintet No. 4 in A-flat major, Op. 8
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36

$25