Women composers – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Beethoven, Enescu, Kodály, Boulanger, & Strauss
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, 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
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Beethoven, Enescu, Kodály, Boulanger, & Strauss
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 12 No. 2
Georges Enescu – Aubade for String Trio in C major
Zoltán Kodály – Intermezzo for String Trio
Lili Boulanger – Lullaby et Cortège
Richard Strauss – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Georges Enescu – Aubade for String Trio in C major
Zoltán Kodály – Intermezzo for String Trio
Lili Boulanger – Lullaby et Cortège
Richard Strauss – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Groupmuse House Concert: A Young Person's Guide to the Opera
Sunday, July 28, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Woodinville, Woodinville, WA, United States
A house concert of art songs for kids and parents alike, featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, Amy Beach, Steven Luksan, and more.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Wayward Music Series: The Alchemy of Improvisation
Wednesday, July 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending genres and styles into a tapestry of improvised music aimed at representing the mystical qualities of life and sound.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Songs from the Exotic
Friday, August 2, 2030 @ 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
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Finale Concert
Saturday, August 3, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Stacy Garrop – "Penelope Waits" from Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Stacy Garrop – "Penelope Waits" from Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Live Music Project Concert & Happy Hour at Lagunitas Taproom
Monday, August 5, 2030 @ 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)
Listen Live at Lunch: Early Music Concert
Wednesday, August 7, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Barbara Strozzi – Sacri Musicali Affetti (selections)
Barbara Strozzi – Three secular songs
Tarquino Merula – Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna
Isabella Leonarda – Two selected works
Barbara Strozzi – Three secular songs
Tarquino Merula – Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna
Isabella Leonarda – Two selected works
Free
Third Fridays at Noon: Samuel Libra, organist
Friday, August 16, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Libra plays music by Johannes Brahms, Jean-François Dandrieu, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, and Ethel Smyth on the renowned Brombaugh pipe organ.
Donation
Wayward Music Series: McDonas, Denio, & Boshnack
Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three musicians approach music with precision and abandon, fierceness and joy as they explore the infinite possibilities of their instruments and their relationship to each other.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Bassett, Samara, Suzuki, Krausbauer, Kelley, & Millis
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Touring duos Marcia Bassett & Samara Lubelski (NYC), and Kaori Suzuki & John Krausbauer (Oakland) perform at the Chapel Performance Space with Seattle’s Greg Kelley & Rob Millis.
$8-$15 suggested donation at the door
Wayward Music Series: Aaron Butler & Bonnie Whiting
Friday, August 23, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works composed for Butler, a recently revived piece from 1973, and duo improvisations with Whiting.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: Secret Love
Sunday, September 1, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet (Viola) Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Clara Schumann – Mazurka in G major from Soirées musicales, Op. 6 No. 5
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Clara Schumann – Mazurka in G major from Soirées musicales, Op. 6 No. 5
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Music from Home II: Ibidunni Ojikutu, soprano
Sunday, September 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Soprano Ibidunni Ojikutu performs music by Libby Larsen, Nailah Nombeko, Florence Price, and Nina Simone as part of an inclusive social ceremony of wine, beer, and musical storytelling.
$25 / $15
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2030 @ 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)
Sustain Music Project: Music + Yoga + Wine
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 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
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 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)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Clara Schumann Bicentennial Celebration
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in F major, Hob. XVI:6
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$48 / $41 / $10
Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 1
Thursday, September 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Lotta Wennäkoski – Flounce
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)