Modern period – Past Concerts
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Friday, September 27, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Town Music: You Had Me At Cello
Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joshua Roman and four talented Seattle Symphony cellists ruminate on the cello’s iconic sound with a curated array of works originally written for a cello quartet, and perform unique and clever new arrangements that redefine the boundaries of the cello.
$15-$20
Seattle Flute Society's Flute Celebration Day
Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber music featuring members of the Seattle Symphony, Ah Tempo Flute Choir, Bellevue Youth Symphony, the Jolly-Jones Duo, and Flûtes-en-Bois, plus contemporary music by Steven Luksan, Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Leanna Keith, Bun-Ching Lam, Stuart Zobel, and Naoyuki Sawada.
Free
Cascadia Art Museum presents: American Classical Songs w/ Kristin Vogel
Saturday, September 21, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Internationally-honored opera soprano Kristin Vogel will present songs from Aaron Copland’s 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson along with music by Charles Ives.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Rhapsody in Blue: Symphony Tacoma Gala
Friday, September 20, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
A celebration of the Roaring Twenties, the music of George Gershwin, and Symphony Tacoma's 2019-2020 season.
$200
Pianist Geísa Dutra in Concert
Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Youngs' Home, Bellevue, WA, United States
A not-to-be-missed opportunity for a close and intimate house concert with award-winning pianist Geísa Dutra. Music by Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Enrique Granados, and more.
$25
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito
Orquesta Northwest,
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra, and
Mariachi Guadalajara de Seattle
Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Free
The Esoterics: Johan Kvandal & Sven-Erik Bäck – A double centennial
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Johan Kvandal – Balladen om freden ("The ballad of peace")
Johan Kvandal – Tre motetter ("Three motets")
Johan Kvandal – Underet ("The miracle")
Johan Kvandal – Våkn op du som sover ("Sleepers, wake")
Sven-Erik Bäck – 12 Motetter för kyrkoåret ("Motets for the church year")
Johan Kvandal – Tre motetter ("Three motets")
Johan Kvandal – Underet ("The miracle")
Johan Kvandal – Våkn op du som sover ("Sleepers, wake")
Sven-Erik Bäck – 12 Motetter för kyrkoåret ("Motets for the church year")
$22 / $15
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$28-$43 ($10 students)
Sustain Music Project: Music + Yoga + Wine
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind yoga class featuring live music for flute and marimba, from J.S. Bach and Franz Schubert to music written in the 21st century.
$40
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$45 ($10 students)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music III
Sunday, September 8, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
André Jolivet – Chants de Linos
Miguel del Aguila – Salon Buenos Aires
Antonín Dvorák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky"
Miguel del Aguila – Salon Buenos Aires
Antonín Dvorák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky"
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Olympic Music Festival: Art of the Violin II w/ Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde
Sunday, September 8, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music II
Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Samuel Magrill – Five Bagatelles for flute, violin, cello, and piano
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Olympic Music Festival: Art of the Violin II w/ Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde
Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Russian Tributes
Saturday, August 31, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Nikolai Medtner – Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Listen Live at Lunch: Virtuoso Works for Violin & Piano
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Free
Port Townsend Summer Band 2019 Season Finale
Sunday, August 25, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Chetzemoka Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Ernesto Cavallini's Adagio and Tarantella for solo clarinet and band, music by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein, and more!
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)