Modern period – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Michael Kudirka
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Francesco Canova da Milano – Fantasias, Ricercars, and Improvisations
John Dowland – Three Lute Pieces
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Free (Free)
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Ancestors
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Quinn Mason – A Joyous Trilogy (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Radiance: Reincarnations
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of struggle, death, and renewed hope by Jake Runestad, Samuel Barber, Daniel Elder, Dominick Diorio, Frank Ticheli, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Sequenza Marathon
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear seven of Luciano Berio's 14 Sequenzas for solo instruments performed back to back in this marathon concert – incredible feats of musical athleticism that push the boundaries of virtuosity and possibility.
$25 / $15 / $10
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Happy Birthday Beethoven!
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – "Three Dance Episodes" from On the Town
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Clarinet Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Clarinet Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$37 / $30 / $10
SPU Faculty Artist Series: Circle of Friends
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber music featuring Leopold Godowsky's works for violin, voice and piano, and performed by SPU faculty and guests: violinists Marjorie and Ilkka Talvi, soprano Cherie Hughes, and pianists Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis.
Free (Donations welcome)
Seattle Symphony: Wonder Women
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 11:00am – 11:35am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ruth Crawford Seeger – Rissolty Rossolty
Amy Beach – "Alla siciliana: Allegro vivace" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 32, “Gaelic”
Florence Price – "Tempo moderato" from Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Lili Boulanger – D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship" from Scheherazade, Op. 35
Amy Beach – "Alla siciliana: Allegro vivace" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 32, “Gaelic”
Florence Price – "Tempo moderato" from Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Lili Boulanger – D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship" from Scheherazade, Op. 35
$25 / $15
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
Cascadia Art Museum: Ravel, Mozart, & Dvorák - Piano for Four Hands
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Dr. Harumi Makiyama and Dr. Rie Ando team up at the piano for this presentation of "Piano Four Hands" masterworks.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Groupmuse House Concert: String Theory
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere)
Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere)
Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere)
Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019)
Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere)
Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)
Free (Free)
All The Feelings: A Post-Valentine Hangover
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Andrea Hansen and tenor Andrew Etherington bring love to life in all its messy and beautiful forms at this house concert in Phinney Ridge.
$13 (includes tax)
Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra: Literature in Music
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Otto Nicolai – Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
Otto Nicolai – Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
Free
Olympia Chamber Orchestra: …With Dancing!
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – "Rondo" from Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Dmitri Shostakovich – "I. Allegro" from Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Les Indes galantes ("The amorous Indies")
Carl Maria von Weber – Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Johann Strauss II – Unter Donner und Blitz ("Thunder and Lightning"), Op. 324
Carl Maria von Weber – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 19
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor
Dmitri Shostakovich – "I. Allegro" from Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Les Indes galantes ("The amorous Indies")
Carl Maria von Weber – Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Johann Strauss II – Unter Donner und Blitz ("Thunder and Lightning"), Op. 324
Carl Maria von Weber – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 19
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor
$20 / $10
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Mother Sweden
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of pieces from various Swedish composers that demonstrate why Sweden has long been a cornerstone of the choral tradition.
$30 / $25 / $10
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
Weather
Monday, February 24, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon – Weather One
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
$25 ($12 students & under 25)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Winners
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Ciranda das sete notas ("Dance of the seven notes")
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
Free