Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Philharmonia Northwest: Songs of Life – Music by Female Composers, Past & Present
Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Emily Doolittle – Reedbird for winds and brass
Sheila Silver – Being In Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra (new commission)
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
Sheila Silver – Being In Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra (new commission)
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
$15-$25
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Origins
Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Carlos Garcia – Vast Array (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
The Sound Ensemble: Reflections
Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Dietz – Contretemps
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12
Bill at 93: Clarinet Works of William O. Smith
Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate with William O. "Bill" Smith on his 93rd birthday with a concert featuring his works, including world premieres
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
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
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)
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: Concert I
Friday, September 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 25, 2019 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 18, 2019 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale
Friday, August 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale on Lopez Island
Thursday, August 15, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 11, 2019 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Wayward Music Series: East Coast Meets West
Thursday, August 8, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paul Moravec – Epithalamion
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
$5-$20 donation
Live Music Project Concert & Happy Hour at Lagunitas Taproom
Monday, August 5, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Lagunitas Tap Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola, double bass, and toy piano, oh my! Three world premieres for an unusual combination of instruments.
Free ($5 suggested donation, RSVP requested)
Wayward Music Series: Songs from the Exotic
Friday, August 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Kirschner – Four Love Songs of Sara Teasdale (Northwest premiere)
Hale Smith – The Valley Wind
Judith Weir – Songs from the Exotic
Hale Smith – The Valley Wind
Judith Weir – Songs from the Exotic
$5-$20 donation
Cascadia Art Museum: Classical Date Night – Debussy, Mendelssohn, Ponce, & Lewin
Saturday, July 20, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Claude Debussy (arr. Jascha Heifetz) – Beau Soir
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: mvt. II
Manuel Ponce (arr. Jascha Heifetz) – Estrellita
Cal Lewin – New works (world premieres)
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: mvt. II
Manuel Ponce (arr. Jascha Heifetz) – Estrellita
Cal Lewin – New works (world premieres)
$18 ($12 museum members)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Mendelssohn, Currier, & Dvořák
Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet in E-flat major
Sebastian Currier – Voyage Out (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
Sebastian Currier – Voyage Out (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Mendelssohn, Currier, & Dvořák
Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Yesler Terrace Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free