Modern period – Past Concerts
NOCCO: Emerge
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fred Onovwerosuoke – Fantasia on Lift Every Voice
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Meany Center: Conrad Tao
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Conrad Tao leads a journey through the sonic worlds of compositional voices from the past & the immediate present – including a newly commissioned piece from Tao himself.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: String Quartets
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:40pm (PDT)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74 "Rider"
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Free (Free)
CMNW: Zlatomir Fung & Benjamin Hochman – Protégé Premiere
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations concertantes, Op. 17
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
Béla Bartók – Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
César Franck, arr. Jules Delsart – Violin Sonata in A major
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
Béla Bartók – Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
César Franck, arr. Jules Delsart – Violin Sonata in A major
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Federal Way Symphony: Season Premiere – The Magic of Sound
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Clare Longendyke performs as soloist on L.v. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, in this program that also features P.I. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 & Morton Gould's Symphonette No. 2.
$35 ($25 senior/military, $10 child)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$45 ($10 youth; other discounts available)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$25-$55 ($10 youth)
Bellingham Music Club Night Beat presents Oboist Bhavani Kotha & pianist Rebecca Manalac
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Oboist Bhavani Kotha and pianist Rebecca Mañalac present works by Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, and William Grant Still.
$20 (take-a-teen-for-free)
UBC Bands – Joy (revisited)!
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frank Ticheli – Joy Revisited
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Free (Online: free | In-person: $0-$9.49)
SMCO with Cellist Nathan Chan at Town Hall: Music of Shostakovich, Haydn, & more
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen – Ascending Bird
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
$35 ($10 student)
Wayward Music Series: Libby Gray & Julie Ives – Reflections
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Gray, flute, & Julie Ives, piano, present a recital of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Cathy Collinge Herrera, Charles Ives, Allison Loggins-Hull, Joseph Schwantner, William Grant Still, & Toru Takemitsu.
$5-$15 donation
MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Música de Cámara Clásica y Latinoamericana
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music from Mexico in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, with members of the Ballard Civic Orchestra, the Powers-de la Torre piano duo, & other special guests.
Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))
The New York Pops Underground: Max Von Essen
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Award-nominated singer/actor Max von Essen is featured in an intimate New York Pops Underground cabaret performance, featuring selections from the golden age of Broadway & the American Songbook.
$20
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Opening Concert
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA, United States
Oreste Ravanello – Due Pezzi per Orchestra d'Archi, Op. 11
Eugene Goossens – Phantasy Sextet, Op. 37
Ernst von Dohnányi – String Sextet in B-flat major (string orchestra version)
Eugene Goossens – Phantasy Sextet, Op. 37
Ernst von Dohnányi – String Sextet in B-flat major (string orchestra version)
$20 ($15 student/ages 65+)
Philharmonia Northwest: Prismatic Colors with Amber Archibald
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Gabriela Lena Frank – Five Scenes
Carl Stamitz – Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
Carl Stamitz – Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
$15 online; in-person ticket price TBD
Clarinettissimo 2021
Saturday, October 2, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle's premiere clarinet festival meets for its 21st year for 1 day only. Featuring masterclasses; an ornamentation workshop; clarinet choir; & performers from the Metropolitan Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, & beyond.
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Clare Longendyke, piano
Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 10:45am – 11:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Florence Price – Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang – Isles
Shawn Okpebholo – mi sueño: afro-flamenco
Augusta Read Thomas – Love Twitters
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang – Isles
Shawn Okpebholo – mi sueño: afro-flamenco
Augusta Read Thomas – Love Twitters
Free (Free)
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Soaring Notes
Sunday, September 26, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
New concertmaster Dawn Posey is featured on Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending in this program book-ended by 2 Classical greats: Joseph Bologne's Symphony No. 2 & W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 29.
$15-$49
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Sunday, September 26, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD