Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Professor Gadget Sax Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Sunday, August 18, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Professor Gadget Sax Quintet for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Listen Live at Lunch: Duo Soprello
Wednesday, August 21, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program of original music and transcriptions including arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gaetano Donizetti, selections from cello sonatas by Gabriel Fauré and Dmitri Shostakovich, and more.
Free (Free)
Music on the Ridge: Coho String Quartet
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:35pm (PDT)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet in A major, K. 464
Mark Kuss – Elegy (West Coast premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Mark Kuss – Elegy (West Coast premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Free (Free)
Opera On Tap: Under the Stars
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Chophouse Row, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle’s original opera in a new outdoor location – local, grassroots, and very fun.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Emerald City Music: Chamber Music on a Boat
Friday, August 23, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pier 55, Seattle, WA, United States
Live music by a cast of incredible ECM musicians including Lincoln Center violinist Kristin Lee, a one-of-a-kind musical play-along, games, food, drink, and more.
$200-$250
Wayward Music Series: Aaron Butler & Bonnie Whiting
Friday, August 23, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works composed for Butler, a recently revived piece from 1973, and duo improvisations with Whiting.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Saltwater Music Series: Winds of Summer
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Free
Nash Naubert’s 'Music of Now'
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join flutist Nash Naubert accompanied by Aditya Kalyanpur on tabla for an Indian classical music performance.
$30 ($24 youth / senior)
Olympic Music Festival Family Concert
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Musical selections are woven together by a story that explores the power of friendship, teamwork, and art.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Listen Live at Lunch: Virtuoso Works for Violin & Piano
Wednesday, August 28, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Russian Tributes
Saturday, August 31, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Nikolai Medtner – Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Secret Love
Sunday, September 1, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet (Viola) Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Clara Schumann – Mazurka in G major from Soirées musicales, Op. 6 No. 5
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Clara Schumann – Mazurka in G major from Soirées musicales, Op. 6 No. 5
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
BMC presents Ballance Duo
Wednesday, September 4, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
Free (Free)
BMC Night Beat presents Ballance Duo
Thursday, September 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Piano at the Museum
Friday, September 6, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
A free recital, open to the public, featuring powerhouse piano team Liz Dorman and Michael Smith, playing works for piano four-hands on the museum's newest addition – a beautiful baby grand piano.
Free
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Concert I
Friday, September 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: BARPfest at the Library
Saturday, September 7, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Library, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Join bassoonist Dana Jackson and harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel for a family-friendly concert to learn more about these wonderful instruments and hear how they sound together.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Art of the Violin II w/ Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde
Saturday, September 7, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)