Chansons – Past Concerts
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas at Naked City
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Friday, November 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, and tender lullabies.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Sanctuary in the City: James Dargan, baritone
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Bach's Lunch: James Dargan, baritone
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal concert celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Bellingham Music Club Night Beat: Musical Grand Tour of Europe
Thursday, September 6, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Tour the capitals of Europe in songs and vignettes that will elicit a chuckle or a misty eye, bring back memories, and leave you feeling good!
$20 ($15 seniors, FREE for teens)
Bellingham Music Club: Musical Grand Tour of Europe
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Tour the capitals of Europe in songs and vignettes that will elicit a chuckle or a misty eye, bring back memories, and leave you feeling good!
Free
First Friday Salons: An evening with Brooklyn Art Song Society
Friday, May 4, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Experience the intimacy, directness, and emotional honesty of art song with beloved lieder by Franz Schubert, classic melodies by Reynaldo Hahn, new masterpieces by Jake Heggie, unearthed gems by Othmar Schoeck, and a monumental song cycle by Benjamin Britten.
$25
Spiritual Journey... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, February 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Spiritual Journey… by Emerald City Music
Friday, February 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Scores of Sound: Day 2
Thursday, December 7, 2017 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle: The Life and Works of Claude Debussy
Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-Debussy concert featuring early, middle, and late works.
Free (Free)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: It Might As Well Be Spring
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First United Methodist Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance madrigals and chansons, 19th-century classics by Brahms and Grieg, modern gems by Britten, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Rogers/Hammerstein, and contemporary works by Daniel Elder and Giselle Wyers.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: It Might As Well Be Spring
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance madrigals and chansons, 19th-century classics by Brahms and Grieg, modern gems by Britten, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Rogers/Hammerstein, and contemporary works by Daniel Elder and Giselle Wyers.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The French Connection
Sunday, March 5, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance chansons, secular works by Saint-Saens, Debussy, and Morten Lauridsen, French and Canadian folk songs, sacred music by Poulenc and Fauré, and Duruflé’s exquisite Requiem for organ and chorus.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The French Connection
Saturday, March 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance chansons, secular works by Saint-Saens, Debussy, and Morten Lauridsen, French and Canadian folk songs, sacred music by Poulenc and Fauré, and Duruflé’s exquisite Requiem for organ and chorus.
$20/$15/$10/$5
Canzonetta: 'A la Francaise'
Friday, October 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Progression of the French chanson from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Free (Free)
Magnificent 'Magnificats'
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Magnificat in D major
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
$5-$25
Voix Etouffees (‘Stifled Voices’): Schulhoff, Tokayer, Korngold & Weill
Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schulhoff – Selections from Jazz Partita for Solo Piano
Tokayer – Unpublished duets
Korngold – Selections from Shakespearean Songs and Much Ado About Nothing
Weill – Songs for soprano/piano
Tokayer – Unpublished duets
Korngold – Selections from Shakespearean Songs and Much Ado About Nothing
Weill – Songs for soprano/piano
$5-$20 suggested donation
Muse Collective: Animal Songs – A Bestiary
Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Muse Collective Little Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
30 classical art songs about animals, including selections from Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals and works by Ravel, Chabrier, Barber, Irving Fine, Rorem, Poulenc, and Flanders and Swann.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Shostakovich, Turina & Rochberg
Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet in C major No. 1, Op. 49
Turina – Poema en forma de Canciones
Rochberg – Four Songs of Solomon
Turina – Poema en forma de Canciones
Rochberg – Four Songs of Solomon
Free (Free)
LMC: Rachmaninoff, Scarlatti, Chaminade, & more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for piano and soprano by Rachmaninoff, Bach, Scarlatti, Cécile Chaminade, Gloria Wilson Swisher, and Amy Beach.
Free (Free)