Modern period – Past Concerts
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Friday, July 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Thursday, July 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Collaborative Musicians Project: American Nostalgia with consonari [LIVESTREAM / IN-PERSON]
Thursday, July 8, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
consonari (Anna Larson, violin & Kaden Larson, piano) present an evening of music with nostalgic ties to America. Works by Sergei Prokofiev, Don Freund, George N. Gianopoulos, Charles Ives, & more.
$10 ($5 students & ages 60+)
Listen Live at Lunch Summer Concert Series: Wyatt Smith, organ
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carson Cooman – Concertino, Op. 1081
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Huang Ruo – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$33-$100
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Wacky Wild World of Percussion
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Whirlwind tour of the percussion family, including favorites from The Pink Panther, the story of Mr. Brown Can Moo, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Saturday, March 7, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Uncommon Voices – Music for Woodwind Quintet
Friday, March 6, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kent Lutheran Church, Kent, WA, United States
Enjoy a taste of new and rarely heard works by a diverse set of composers including Claude Arrieu, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Kevin Scott, Godwin Sadoh, Gwyneth Walker, and others.
$20 ($10 students)
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale – How Shall I hold my Soul Still? Songs of Love, Loss and Betrayal
Thursday, March 5, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of American contemporary choral works, the winter quarter concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale examines love through many lenses.
$10
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grimaud stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov.
$61-$69 (FREE ages 5-17)
Tunes at Noon
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
kakáo, Seattle, WA, United States
Frédéric Chopin – Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66
Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Amy Beach – Scottish Legend & Gavotte Fantastique
Edward MacDowell – Ten Woodland Sketches
Jean-Henri Ravina – Ballade, Op. 44
Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Amy Beach – Scottish Legend & Gavotte Fantastique
Edward MacDowell – Ten Woodland Sketches
Jean-Henri Ravina – Ballade, Op. 44
Free (Free (tips Appreciated))
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Music Unites Us All
Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra presents an education event for the Bellevue School District.
Free (Free)
Skyros Quartet in honor of Academy of Music NW
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weiss, Arriaga, Schumann
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Matthew Weiss – Overture to "Octava"
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
$20 / $18 / $15 / $13 / free