Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Heitmann, bass-baritone
Monday, October 26, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes Rorem's War Scenes, selected Stephen Foster Parlor Songs, and spirituals arranged by Harry Thacker Burleigh. RSVP for location.
$10 donation
Seattle Symphony: Bernstein & Shostakovich
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Piano Trio
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
$39
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra: Glazunov, Finzi & Telemann
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Glazunov – Themes and Variations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
$12-$16
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
St. Mark’s Organ Plus Concert
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed by the acoustical resonance of the Nave, the intimate clarity of Thomsen Chapel, and the incomparable Flentrop and Fritts organs, Saint Mark’s offers unparalleled musical performances in unusually enchanting spaces.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Cornish Presents Gamelan Pacifica: Music for Gamelan and String Quartet
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unusual chamber music concert featuring premieres of several new works by Seattle composers Marguerite Brown, Stephen Fandrich, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.
$5-$20
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Telemann Paris Quartets
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Paris Quartets in E minor and D major
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
$10-$42
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Ladies Musical Club: Handel, Wolf, Debussy, Liszt
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Free (Free)
UW World Series: The Danish String Quartet
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Per Nørgaard – Quarteto Breve
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$38-$43 (age 17 & under free)
Seattle Pacific University Choir Concert
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Men’s Choir, and Women’s Choir.
Free
First Friday Salon: When It's Classic, It's Classic
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
$20-$25
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Kairos Quartet
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Schnittke – Polka
Walton – Quartet
Schnittke – Polka
Walton – Quartet
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Bartok, Snow, Strauss
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
$20 ($15 youth/senior)
Daana String Quartet Family Concert: Music in George Washington's Time
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring selections from:
Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E-flat major “The Joke”
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor
Kevin Burke – Irish Session Suite
Washington’s March
Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E-flat major “The Joke”
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor
Kevin Burke – Irish Session Suite
Washington’s March
Free
Music of Remembrance: La Revue de Cuisine
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Capriccio, Op. 11 (1943)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Aria, Op. 9 (1942)
Joel Engel – Freilachs, Op. 20, No. 2 (1923)
Songs of the Vilna Ghetto
Franz Schreker – The Wind (1909)
Dick Kattenburg – Deux Valses a la Ravel
Bohuslav Martinu – La revue de cuisine: ballet du Jazz (1927), H. 161
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Aria, Op. 9 (1942)
Joel Engel – Freilachs, Op. 20, No. 2 (1923)
Songs of the Vilna Ghetto
Franz Schreker – The Wind (1909)
Dick Kattenburg – Deux Valses a la Ravel
Bohuslav Martinu – La revue de cuisine: ballet du Jazz (1927), H. 161
$30-$40
Ladies Musical Club: French Operatic Favorites
Monday, November 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Charles Gounod – “Ah! Parle encore Mireille” from Mireille
Ambroise Thomas – “Connais tu le pays?” from Mignon
Daniel Auber – “C’est l’histoire amoureuse” from Manon
Jules Massenet – “Adieu, notre petite table” from Manon
Gioachino Rossini – “Je rends a vostre amor,” Act IV Trio from Guillaume Tell
Giacomo Meyerbeer – “Nobles Seigneur” from Les Hugenots
Georges Bizet – “Je dis que Rien ne m’epouvante” from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Card trio" from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Gypsy song" from Carmen
Ambroise Thomas – “Connais tu le pays?” from Mignon
Daniel Auber – “C’est l’histoire amoureuse” from Manon
Jules Massenet – “Adieu, notre petite table” from Manon
Gioachino Rossini – “Je rends a vostre amor,” Act IV Trio from Guillaume Tell
Giacomo Meyerbeer – “Nobles Seigneur” from Les Hugenots
Georges Bizet – “Je dis que Rien ne m’epouvante” from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Card trio" from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Gypsy song" from Carmen
Free (Free)
UW Music with Seattle Symphony: Chamber Music of Carl Nielsen
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Nielsen – String Quartet No. 4
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Free (Free)
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Mendelssohn, Cumming, Schubert
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1
Richard Cumming – As Dew in April
Schubert – The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen)
Richard Cumming – As Dew in April
Schubert – The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen)
Free