Romantic period (1800-1910) – Past Concerts

Newly created, 90-minute version of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto, with narration written & performed by Shakespearean actor/playwright Bill Van Horn.

SSO performs an abridged version of Die Walküre, featuring more than 2 hours of Richard Wagner’s music & kicking off with “The Ride of the Valkyries", live at the Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion Lawn.

St, James' new Assistant Director of Music & Organist, Christopher Stroh, performs a program in honor of the Virgin Mary, including Dietrich Buxtehude's Magnificat.

Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

Maurice Ravel – "IV. Alborada del Gracioso" from Miroirs
Igor Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Operatic favorites suited for the whole family. Includes selections from The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Rigoletto, La bohème, & more.

Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola, & orchestra, K. 364 / 320d
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21

Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898

Marcel Dupré – "IV. Final" from Suite, Op. 39
Robert Schumann – "IV. Innig (A-flat major)" from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56
Felix Mendelssohn – Allegro, Chorale, and Fugue in D minor
Pierre Cochereau – Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet
Louis Vierne – "I. Allegro" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 20
Philip James – Méditation à Sainte Clotilde
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Jonathan Scott – Finale from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony"

Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898

Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20

Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20

Richard Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20

George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet

George Frideric Handel – Chaconne in G major, HWV 435
Franz Liszt – "II. Der Müller und der Bach" from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565
Franz Liszt – "VIII. Gretchen am Spinnrade" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Robert Schumann – "I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton" from Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Çesk Zadeja – Tokkata

George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet

Celebrate the return of live music with this free outdoor concert inside the drained Tenino Rock Quarry Pool. Enjoy a mix of patriotic & "Americana" favorites followed by familiar classical tunes made popular in old cartoons.