Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
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
Seattle Pacific University: Orchestra Concert
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 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)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Family Concert
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 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
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 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
Tacoma Concert Band: Sousa Spectacular!
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 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
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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
Second City Chamber Series: That's Entertainment!
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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)
Music of Remembrance: Violins of Hope
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weiss, Arriaga, Schumann
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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
Skyros Quartet in honor of Academy of Music NW
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 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)
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Music Unites Us All
Sunday, March 2, 2031 @ 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)
Tunes at Noon
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 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))
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 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)
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale – How Shall I hold my Soul Still? Songs of Love, Loss and Betrayal
Wednesday, March 5, 2031 @ 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