Folk – Past Concerts
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Medieval Arts Pop-Up Performance
Thursday, July 29, 2021 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime SHAK student & guest singers share a casual performance of catchy tunes from the 13th & 14th centuries — plus a live demonstration of calligraphy of the period.
Free
Listen Live at Lunch: Corvid Ensemble – A Flight of Song
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Diverse program of music featuring birds & other flying things. Works by Johannes Brahms, Mikhail Glinka, H. Leslie Adams, Sammy Fain, Sally Whitwell, & more.
Free (Free)
Icicle Creek Visiting Artist Series: The Gothard Sisters
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
This dynamic group of three sisters blends Celtic, folk, classical, world, and Northwest musical influences to create an optimistic style that is "vivid, inspirational, and captivating."
$0-$24
Port Gardner Bay Music Society: Cara Harp Ensemble
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Everett, WA, United States
A wide variety of musical styles, including popular Celtic music.
$15 / $12 / $5
Philharmonia Northwest: Latin Flair
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Alberto Ginastera – Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a
Alberto Ginastera – Harp Concerto, Op. 25
Joaquín Turina – Sinfonía sevillana, Op. 23
Alberto Ginastera – Harp Concerto, Op. 25
Joaquín Turina – Sinfonía sevillana, Op. 23
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Sunday, February 16, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lairmont Manor, Bellingham, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$75
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$10-$43
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$45 / $40 / $10
Meany Center presents Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Broad and interconnecting collection of American music through violin/fiddle solos and duos with additional music by Mr. O'Connor on guitar.
$49-$57 ($39-$45 ages 5-17)
Bach's Lunch: The Irish Influence
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the intersections of folk and art music in Ireland and America from the 18th century to the present, from Baroque sonatas by Irish composers to original compositions.
Free (Free)
Music Northwest: Schubert and African-American Spirituals
Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cross-genre event featuring spirituals and art songs by Franz Schubert, Florence Price, Undine Moore, Robert Morris, and Moses Hogan.
$18 / $16 / Free
Haller Lake Music Series presents: Play On! in ‘Tipping Point’
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
With music, song, and poetry, Tipping Point performed by Play On! explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students/children)
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center, Coupeville, WA, United States
Concert marking the end of the Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas Scottish/Traditional Fiddle and Cello Workshop, featuring the two instructors with The Sempre Sisters and over 100 participants.
$23 / $20 / $18
Edmonds Center for the Arts presents Shesh Besh
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Musicians from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Israel’s Arab community form this Arab-Jewish ensemble searching for an elusive balance of East and West in music.
$19-$49
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Fiddler on the Hoof
Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Join the Symphony Tacoma String Quintet for Western-themed music by Aaron Copland and Gioachino Rossini, Home on the Range, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Bach's Lunch: Trío Guadalevín
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the roots that bind the Americas with Southern Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East, and West Africa with this captivating program of music for voices, plucked strings, and colorful percussion.
Free (Free)
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)
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)
Radiance: An American Christmas
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shapenote Carols from New England and Appalachia with music by William Billings, Isaac Watts, Daniel Read, and more.
$25 / $20 / $15