Women composers – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Opus 7: Musical Family Ties
Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works by composers from the same family, including Clara and Robert Schumann (wife and husband); Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn (sister and brother); Gustav and Imogen Holst (father and daughter); and more.
$20-$40
Haller Lake Music Series: Ladies Musical Club Composers' Showcase
Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring composers Janet Anderson, Hilary Field, and Nicole Truesdell.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)
The Esoterics: Inclusivity – The Power of Togetherness
Friday, May 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.
$22 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Compassion – Janna Webbon & friends
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-ages, intergenerational event including chants by Hildegard von Bingen, musical improvisation, and performance art.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Organist Katelyn Emerson in Recital
Monday, May 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
Horatio Parker – Organ Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 65 "Allegretto"
Charles Tournemire – Fantaisie Improvisation on "Ave maris stella"
Percy Whitlock – Five Short Pieces, "Allegretto"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
Rachel Laurin – Finale, Op. 78
Franz Liszt – Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam," S. 259
Horatio Parker – Organ Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 65 "Allegretto"
Charles Tournemire – Fantaisie Improvisation on "Ave maris stella"
Percy Whitlock – Five Short Pieces, "Allegretto"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
Rachel Laurin – Finale, Op. 78
Franz Liszt – Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam," S. 259
$21-$32
Seattle Symphony: Lullaby Project Celebration Concert
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring songs created by parents at Mary’s Place and performed by Seattle Symphony musicians, in celebration of Mother's Day.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Nicole Truesdell's 'Memories of You'
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
LMC member composer Nicole Truesdell's Memories of You, plus music by Gabriel Fauré, Elliott Carter, Alexander Glazunov, and Ernest Bloch.
Free
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Romantic Muse & Northern Spirit
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Members of Ensemble MidtVest perform music by Niels Gade, Clara Schumann, Per Nørgaard, and Johannes Brahms.
$30 ($25 museum members)
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
Pacific Sound Woodwind Quintet: Alyssa Morris' 'Melting Pot'
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Juanita Community Club, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot (world premiere)
Peter Schickele – A Year in the Catskills
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Erik Satie – Sonatine bureaucratique
Peter Schickele – A Year in the Catskills
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Erik Satie – Sonatine bureaucratique
$10
Thalia Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Still, Rossini, Szőnyi, Vaughan Williams
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
William Grant Still – Summerland
Gioachino Rossini – William Tell Overture
Erzsébet Szőnyi – Organ Concerto (Northwest premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A London Symphony
Gioachino Rossini – William Tell Overture
Erzsébet Szőnyi – Organ Concerto (Northwest premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A London Symphony
$24 ($18 students/seniors)
The Alaska Suite: A Story of Beauty, Loss, & Hope
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Engaging the power of artistic expression to connect audience members deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change.
Free (Free)
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
UW School of Music & DXARTS: Music of Today w/ Bonnie Whiting & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Joël-François Durand – La mesure des choses mvt. IV "La mesure du temps" (world premiere)
Huck Hodge – Fracture (world premiere)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Rumore e Silenzio
Huck Hodge – Fracture (world premiere)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Rumore e Silenzio
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Anya McCullough: Short Stories & Tall Tales (Cornish junior recital)
Monday, April 29, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music based on folk stories, poetry, and literary classics, with repertoire from multiple eras and styles, as well as an original arrangement.
Free
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: American Horizons
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Poème Électronique
Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint
Nina C. Young – Spero Lucem
Kaley Lane Eaton – New work (world premiere)
Mary Kouyoumdjian – Sedna, Beneath the Sea
Mason Bates – White Lies for Lomax
Derek Bermel – Nine Revolutions (world premiere)
Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint
Nina C. Young – Spero Lucem
Kaley Lane Eaton – New work (world premiere)
Mary Kouyoumdjian – Sedna, Beneath the Sea
Mason Bates – White Lies for Lomax
Derek Bermel – Nine Revolutions (world premiere)
$35
Island Consort: Landscape With Birds
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Crawford House, Langley, WA, United States
A salon concert of mostly 20th-century music for bass flute, alto flute, and piccolo, from 3 continents, and covering a gamut of styles, techniques, and influences.
$20 suggested donation
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: LMC Composers’ Spotlight
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
LMC member composers Katie O’Rourke, Kathy Roberts, Nicole Truesdell, Sarah Conyers, and Janet Anderson are featured on this concert of new music.
Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: D A N C E
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – Masquerade
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
$37 ($30 seniors, $10 students)