Chamber music – Past Concerts
Ladies Musical Club: Dreamscape Oboe/Piano Suite; Songs ‘From the Sublime to the Ridiculous’
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Edward Kilenyi – 5 Mexican Love Songs
Francis Poulenc – Le Bestiaire, FP 15
Dominick Argento – Songs from Miss Manners on Music
Francis Poulenc – Le Bestiaire, FP 15
Dominick Argento – Songs from Miss Manners on Music
Free (Free)
Early Music Seattle: Festive Cantatas – Christmas in Gabrieli’s Venice
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music that would have echoed from the mosaic-covered vaults of Saint Mark’s Basilica: motets, dazzling sonatas and canzonas, and festive music worthy of the pomp and brilliance of the Venetian State.
$20-$45
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Hello/Goodbye
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Krommer – Harmonie in B-flat major, Op. 67
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
$35 ($25 seniors, 21 & under FREE)
Scenes from 'Suor Angelica'; Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano Duets
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents duets for soprano and mezzo-soprano by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks: ¡Navidad!
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous Christmas music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru.
$45 / $35 / $25
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle: Winners' Recital
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Hear the winners of the RCMF annual competition.
$20
Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Olympia Ballroom, Olympia, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
$28-$43 (students $10)
Pacific MusicWorks: ¡Navidad!
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous Christmas music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru.
$45 / $35 / free
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Hello/Goodbye
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Krommer – Harmonie in B-flat major, Op. 67
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
$35 ($25 seniors, 21 & under FREE)
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle: Solo/Chamber Music Competition
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 9:00am – 3:00pm (PST)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Participants ranging from age 5 up to college gather to compete for the first place prize in this piano/chamber music competition.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
$45 (students $10)
SoundCity Social Ugly Sweater Concert
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SURF Incubator, Seattle, WA, United States
Casual introduction to classical music featuring a mix of holiday favorites, sing-a-longs, unfamiliar classical pieces, and secular madrigals.
$20 / 2 for $30
Groupmuse House Concert: Steeple Chase Trio Concert w/ Alexander Hawker
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Renton, Renton, WA, United States
Joaquín Turina — Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Ladies Musical Club: Jake Heggie; Music for Oboe/Clarinet/Bassoon
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents Jake Heggie’s On the Road to Christmas, followed by a program of trios for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join Brass Band Northwest for a concert of light classics and Christmas pops featuring some of your favorite holiday tunes.
$10 suggested donation
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Wine & Song Benefit
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music for tenor and piano by Antonín Dvořák, Franz Schubert, Reynaldo Hahn, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, paired with a reception of wines, finger-foods, and carols.
$30
University of Washington Faculty: Craig Sheppard, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, Rachel Priday
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
First of a four-concert series over two seasons of the complete Beethoven piano trio cycle.
$20 / $10
Ladies Musical Club: The Inspiring Words of Emily Dickinson
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents works by Aaron Copland, André Previn, Ricky Ian Gordan, Libby Larson, and more.
Free (Free)
Comfy Concerts: A Holiday Celebration!
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Hillary Nordwell's Music Studio, Bellevue, WA, United States
Informal family concert including wintertime and holiday favorites, a reading of Frosty the Snowman, and a sing-along.
$12 / $15