Women composers – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Cappella Romana: Hymns of Kassianë
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard music by Byzantium’s most formidable and prolific female composer, Kassianë.
$32-$52
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Saturday, January 11, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Christ Episcopal Church: Wyatt Smith, organ
Friday, January 17, 2031 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by contemporary American composers Carson Cooman, Margaret Sandresky, and Frederick Frahm.
Donations accepted
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Arnaud Sussmann & Anton Nel play Clara Schumann & Chaminade
Friday, January 24, 2031 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Cécile Chaminade – Six Etudes de Concert for Solo Piano, Op. 35, No. 2 "Automne"
Cécile Chaminade – Rondeau, Op. 97
Cécile Chaminade – Capriccio, Op. 18
Cécile Chaminade – Six Etudes de Concert for Solo Piano, Op. 35, No. 2 "Automne"
Cécile Chaminade – Rondeau, Op. 97
Cécile Chaminade – Capriccio, Op. 18
Free (Free)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Clara & Johannes
Friday, January 24, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
$20 / $10
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Legendary Women
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mel Bonis – Le songe de Cléopâtre (US premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah
Jules Massenet –"J'ai versé le poison" from Cléopâtre
Georges Bizet – "Seguidilla and Habanera" from Carmen
Ruth Gipps – Symphony No. 4 (US premiere)
Mel Bonis – Le songe de Cléopâtre (US premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah
Jules Massenet –"J'ai versé le poison" from Cléopâtre
Georges Bizet – "Seguidilla and Habanera" from Carmen
Ruth Gipps – Symphony No. 4 (US premiere)
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart, Mendelssohn, & Bacewicz
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Yoon-Jae Lee) – Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Yoon-Jae Lee) – Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
$25-$55
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart, Mendelssohn, & Bacewicz
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Yoon-Jae Lee) – Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Yoon-Jae Lee) – Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
$45
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir plays Cornish, Saariaho, & Jónsdóttir
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jane Antonia Cornish – Portrait
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Free (Free)
Mostly Nordic: Rhythms of Iceland
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Enter the percussive and ethereal sounds of Iceland with the Seattle-based Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet.
$30 / $25 / $10
Music Northwest: Chamber Music Masterpieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet No. 3 in B-flat major, WoO 27
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
$18 / $16 / Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Clara & Johannes
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
$20 ($10 students)
Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds
Tuesday, January 28, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4
$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Intimate Voices
Friday, January 31, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Gustav Mahler) – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Franz Schubert – Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D. 438
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Gustav Mahler) – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Franz Schubert – Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D. 438
$25 / $20 / $15
The Sound Ensemble: Come Together
Saturday, February 1, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Bagatelles for flute, alto flute, cello, and piano
Assaf Shatil – New work (world premiere)
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Eleven Portraits Suite
Grace-Evangeline Mason – Upon Weightless Wings
Assaf Shatil – New work (world premiere)
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Eleven Portraits Suite
Grace-Evangeline Mason – Upon Weightless Wings
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12
University of Puget Sound: Annual Schneebeck Organ Recital
Sunday, February 2, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Margaret Vardell Sandresky – Salem Suite
Felix Mendelssohn – Prelude and Fugue in G major, Op. 37
Craig Phillips – Ode and Salutation
Dietrich Buxtehude – Canzonetta in G major, BuxWV 171
Josef Rheinberger – Organ Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 132
Margaret Vardell Sandresky – Salem Suite
Felix Mendelssohn – Prelude and Fugue in G major, Op. 37
Craig Phillips – Ode and Salutation
Dietrich Buxtehude – Canzonetta in G major, BuxWV 171
Josef Rheinberger – Organ Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 132
Free
Music Northwest: Schubert and African-American Spirituals
Sunday, February 2, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cross-genre event featuring spirituals and art songs by Franz Schubert, Florence Price, Undine Moore, Robert Morris, and Moses Hogan.
$18 / $16 / Free
The Sustain Music Project: Music & Light – Music for Flute, Cello, & Piano
Thursday, February 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Hilary Tann – The Gardens of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici
Philippe Gaubert – Trois Aquarelles ("Three Watercolors")
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae ("The Voice of the Whale")
Zhou Tian – Viaje ("Voyage")
Philippe Gaubert – Trois Aquarelles ("Three Watercolors")
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae ("The Voice of the Whale")
Zhou Tian – Viaje ("Voyage")
$25-$30
Seattle Opera: Wilde Tales – A Youth Opera for Families
Friday, February 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An amalgam of favorite Oscar Wilde stories, this colorful and heartwarming parable reminds us all that true beauty lies in the way we treat one another.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)