Modern period – Past Concerts
Music of Remembrance: Violins of Hope
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A special concert performed on Holocaust-era string instruments, featuring chamber music by composers lost to the Holocaust.
$55 / $30 / $5
Second City Chamber Series: That's Entertainment!
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim brings us music from the stage adapted to the intimacy of a winter “hot chocolate and tea” concert at Lakewold Gardens.
$50
University of Washington: Fantasies, Folk, and Fairy Tales
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students and guests perform works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and others, plus a pre-concert lecture by UW Department of Classics faculty member Olga Levaniouk.
Free (Free)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic"
$18 / $14 / $5 / FREE under age 5
Tacoma Concert Band: Sousa Spectacular!
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Biennial salute to John Philip Sousa and his band, featuring works by Percy Grainger, Richard Wagner, Georges Bizet, Karl King, Sir Arthur Sullivan, and the famed bandmaster himself.
$18-$36 / free
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Evening of music, song, and poetry that explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
Free
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Family Concert
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic"
$18 / $14 / $5 / under age 5 FREE
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Winners
Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 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
Seattle Pacific University: Orchestra Concert
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The SPU Symphony Orchestra explores the dance music of black composers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in honor of African American Heritage Month.
Free (Free)
Weather
Monday, February 24, 2020 @ 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)
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 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)
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 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
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Mother Sweden
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 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
Olympia Chamber Orchestra: …With Dancing!
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 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
Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra: Literature in Music
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 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
All The Feelings: A Post-Valentine Hangover
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 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)
Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 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)
Port Angeles Symphony: Mozart, Liszt, Stravinsky
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919 orchestration)
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919 orchestration)
$15-$35 (16 & under free w/ adult)
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 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