Folk – Upcoming Concerts
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Harmless Modern Vikings w/the Danish String Quartet
Tuesday, February 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
The internationally acclaimed Danish String Quartet performs in an informal, relaxed setting.
Free (Free)
Spiritual Journey… by Emerald City Music
Friday, February 16, 2029 @ 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
First Friday Salons: Celtic Music with the Gothard Sisters
Friday, March 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Three high-energy sisters perform family-friendly musical entertainment steeped in Celtic roots, classical violin chops, champion Irish step-dancing and lots of fun.
$20
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Mostly Nordic: Songs Unknown – An Evening of Icelandic Art Song
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Iceland's most prominent and beloved composers, as well as songs that were once considered for Iceland’s national anthem.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
Seattle Folklore Society: Windborne Song Workshop
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Home Street Bank Community Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A vocal workshop with a dual theme: songs of labor and social movements, and songs from musical cultures around the world.
$10-$25 suggested donation
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: Celtic Dreams
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
The symphony is joined by acclaimed violinist Sophie Lee for this St. Patricks Day program including an Irish Medley arranged by our own Maestro Alan Futterman.
$28 / $24 / $15 / $10
Seattle Folklore Society presents: Windborne
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A New England quartet specializing in close-harmony singing.
$18 / $16 / $9
On Stage with Classical KING FM: St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Dréos
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Exciting, handcrafted music and a centuries-old cultural-artistic dialogue.
$20-$25
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$45 (includes open bar) / $10 students
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$28-$43 (students $10)
First Friday Salons: The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg – The Norwegian Soul
Friday, April 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An evening of rarely heard gems and some of Grieg’s most beloved songs performed by two specialists of Norwegian song repertoire.
$20
Mostly Nordic: Kyrkans Musik – Trumpet och Orgel
Sunday, April 15, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Swedish-American trumpeter Brian Chin joins Douglas Cleveland on a program of Swedish pipe organ and trumpet music.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Ricardo Garcia – Spanish Flamenco Music
Thursday, May 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Interpretations of Flamenco blended with other musical forms.
Free
Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI with Carlos Núñez: Celtic Universe
Saturday, May 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of an exhilarating tradition in the style of classically trained musicians with the charisma of rock stars.
$20-$50 (sold out)
Emerald Ensemble: Finlandia
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring twentieth-century composers Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and more.
$25
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Finlandia
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring twentieth-century composers Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and more.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
Issaquah Singers Annual Free Community Concert
Saturday, June 2, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Sammamish Presbyterian Church, Sammamish, WA, United States
A musical journey for all ages!
Free (Free)
The Debutones
Saturday, June 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
A concert in support of the Kent Grand Organ construction.
$12.50