Women composers – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Debussy, Beach, Shostakovich, & Suk
Wednesday, July 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Quartet
Josef Suk – Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas," Op. 35a
Josef Suk – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Quartet
Josef Suk – Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas," Op. 35a
Josef Suk – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Holland Andrews, Ambrosia Bardos, & Ebony Miranda
Friday, July 19, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three improvisational artists explore sound for voice, electronics, and cello ranging from expansive loops to pre-composed material.
$5-$20 donation
Wayward Music Series: Symbion Project + Dahliia
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A mix of three electronic artists who use Japanese koto, modular synthesis, field recordings, ultrasonic audio/visual projections, musique concrète, drone tones, and modular synthesizers with spatialized sound processing.
$10-$15 donation
First Lutheran Church of Tacoma: Listen Live at Lunch – Classical Guitar
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, John Dowland, Gaspar Sanz, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and more.
Free
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)
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music – Bunch, Jones, Poulenc, Tower, & Weber
Thursday, July 25, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Kenji Bunch – Paraphraseology
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
$22-$27
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
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Tuesday, August 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
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