Women composers – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD
SFCM Orchestra Conducted by Edwin Outwater featuring PaviElle French
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Something for the Dark
PaviElle French – Requiem for Zula
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
PaviElle French – Requiem for Zula
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
loadbang: Plays Well With Others
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 9:00am – 10:00am (PDT)
Online and in-person
New music ensemble loadbang celebrates the release of their new album Plays Well With Others with this live concert featuring works by Eve Beglarian, Reiko Füting, Scott Wollschleger, & more.
Free (Free ($10-$20 in person))
Tamara Zenobia: Galactic Pyramid Transmissions
Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using her voice, singing bowls, pan drum, & other world instruments, Tamara Zenobia shares stories & "galactic messages from within her self-built pyramid" in this special performance.
$20 in advance
Jacobsen Series: When the Violin Sings
Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Reena Esmail – When the Violin
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS, students free)
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Cedar & The Slow: Kaley Lane Eaton & Kayce Guthmiller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer-performer Kaley Lane Eaton presents Cedar, an electro-chamber pop song cycle, with guests Tom Baker, Ha-Yang Kim, Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith, & Kayce Guthmiller. Opening set by Guthmiller.
$15 ($20 at the door)
Roulette: JUNI ONE SET – Boy mother / faceless bloom [in process]
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
JUNI ONE SET (Eddy Kwon, Senga Nengudi, Haruko Crow Nishimura, & Joshua Kohl) presents this in-progress collaborative work combining ritual, dance, music, poetry, video, & sculptural installation.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Fourth Coast Ensemble – 'A Brush With Our Time'
Sunday, September 19, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
4 vocalists move throughout the modular performance hall of Chicago's Newberry Library, while Zen artist Kazuaki Tanahashi paints large-scale calligraphy works, in this world premiere from composer Andrea Clearfield.
Free (Online: $20 ($10 student) | In-person: $45 ($25 student))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Koeun Grace Lee, piano
Sunday, September 19, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Koeun Grace Lee presents works by three composers with strong ties to Chicago: David Burge, Kyong Mee Choi, & Carter Pann.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Seattle Symphony: Free Opening Weekend Concert
Sunday, September 19, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration including the unveiling of a commissioned work of Indigenous art, a cross-cultural musical performance, & a mainstage performance by the SSO at 2pm.
Free (Free (reservation required))
Seattle Symphony: Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cocktail hour performances; a full concert with the Thomas Dausgaard & the orchestra, featuring Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite; & a formal dinner featuring Chef Kristi Brown.
$1000-$50,000
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Josquin, Bach, Kayser
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program spanning 4 centuries of music, performed on Renaissance & Baroque recorders. Works by Josquin des Prez, J.S. Bach, Fulvio Caldini, & more, as well as compositions & arrangements by ensemble members.
$20 or pay as able (kids free)
Bryant Park Picnic Performances & National Sawdust: Allison Loggins-Hull's Diametrically Composed
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Collection of newly commissioned works featuring flute, voice, & piano – produced by flutist/composer Allison Loggins-Hull – that explore the duality of being a mother & an artist.
Free
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: rhythm is image
Thursday, September 16, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Musical assemblage for 1, 2, or 3 people playing violin, electric guitar, paper, & a game. Works by Kotoka Suzuki, David Bithell, Dai Fujikura, Rebecca Saunders, & world premieres by Hannah A. Barnes & Christopher W. Jones.
Free (Donations appreciated ($10-$15 in person))
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 3
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange for piano quartet
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 2
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Camille Saint Saëns – Fantaisie pour harpe et violon, Op. 124
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 1
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))