Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
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)
Central Washington University: Beethoven Chamber Series III
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at CWU Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building, Ellensburg, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on “See the conqu'ring hero comes”, WoO 45
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Free (Free)
Central Washington University: Beethoven Chamber Series IV
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at CWU Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building, Ellensburg, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on “See the conqu'ring hero comes”, WoO 45
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Wind Power
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Some of the finest period wind players join fortepianist Jonathan Oddie for rarely-heard chamber music for winds by Franz Ignaz Danzi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Christian Michel Widerkehr, Johann Pfeiffer, and Duvernay.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
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
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Evening of music, song, and poetry that explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Snapping the line against a wayward plot
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Michaud Savage and friends present a collection of electro-acoustic chamber works, centering on Michaud's experience as a fourth generation Seattle-ite.
$5-$50 suggested donation
Student Showcase at Music Works Northwest
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Music Works Northwest, Bellevue, WA, United States
Selected students of Music Works Northwest are invited to perform in a professional venue.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Wind Power
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Some of the finest period wind players join fortepianist Jonathan Oddie for rarely-heard chamber music for winds by Franz Ignaz Danzi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Christian Michel Widerkehr, Johann Pfeiffer, and Duvernay.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Second City Chamber Series: That's Entertainment!
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim brings us music from the stage adapted to the intimacy of a winter “hot chocolate and tea” concert at Lakewold Gardens.
$50
University of Washington: Fantasies, Folk, and Fairy Tales
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students and guests perform works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and others, plus a pre-concert lecture by UW Department of Classics faculty member Olga Levaniouk.
Free (Free)
Music of Remembrance: Violins of Hope
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A special concert performed on Holocaust-era string instruments, featuring chamber music by composers lost to the Holocaust.
$55 / $30 / $5
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Mozart's 'Missa brevis in D minor'
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Choir, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Sackbut Ensemble present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K. 65/61a, with motets by Mozart and Michael Haydn.
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weiss, Arriaga, Schumann
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Matthew Weiss – Overture to "Octava"
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
$20 / $18 / $15 / $13 / free