Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
CMNW: Brentano String Quartet – A Tribute to Stravinsky
Friday, December 3, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Brentano String Quartet presents an immersive program in celebration of Igor Stravinsky, interlacing the modernist composer's works with poetry & music from his contemporaries & historical influences.
$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Pacific Lutheran University: Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance by the Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble, a flute choir featuring students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Timber: a sound + light experience
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
CMNW: Brentano String Quartet – A Tribute to Stravinsky
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Brentano String Quartet presents an immersive program in celebration of Igor Stravinsky, interlacing the modernist composer's works with poetry & music from his contemporaries & historical influences.
$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Tapestry presents “Starry Night”
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Boston-based women's vocal ensemble Tapestry presents a unique program blending medieval traditions & contemporary idioms. Clarinetist James Falzone joins Tapestry as a guest artist for this performance.
$20 ($15 senior)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Monday, December 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Dubbelspoor for piano, harpsichord, celesta, & vibraphone/glockenspiel
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Free
Fifth Inversion in Concert: Trip the Light Fantastic
Monday, December 6, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Works include:
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: String Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring string students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
UW CarolFest
Wednesday, December 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
This popular annual program by UW Choirs features 7 conductors, 6 choral ensembles, 500 singers, 4 graduate conductors, 3 choral faculty, 2 hours of great music, & 1 impressive grand finale.
$10
Pacific Lutheran University: Piano Ensemble
Friday, December 10, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program of chamber music featuring piano students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
German ensemble Formation Solenne presents a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, & other instruments, including the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette on the Toilet".
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$25)
Pacific MusicWorks: Fiesta de Navidad
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PMW continues its traditional December exploration of music from the missions & cathedrals of Latin America. Featuring an expanded instrumental ensemble & a cast of favorite PMW musicians.
$30-$55
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Pacific MusicWorks: Fiesta de Navidad
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
PMW continues its traditional December exploration of music from the missions & cathedrals of Latin America. Featuring an expanded instrumental ensemble & a cast of favorite PMW musicians.
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano & Laurent Philippe, piano
Friday, December 17, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
Francisco Ernani Braga – Cinco Canções Nordestinas do Folclore Brasileiro ("Five Songs of Northeastern Brazilian Folklore")
Crystal E. Williams – They Stand Alone
B.E. Boykin – Moments in Sonder
Selection of spirituals by McLin, Margaret Bonds, & Undine Smith Moore.
Francisco Ernani Braga – Cinco Canções Nordestinas do Folclore Brasileiro ("Five Songs of Northeastern Brazilian Folklore")
Crystal E. Williams – They Stand Alone
B.E. Boykin – Moments in Sonder
Selection of spirituals by McLin, Margaret Bonds, & Undine Smith Moore.
Free (Free ($20 in-person))