Women composers – Past Concerts
Seattle Opera: Blue
Saturday, February 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The 2020 winner for Best New Opera (Music Critics Association), Jeanine Tesori & Tazewell Thompson's Blue presents a portrait of contemporary African American life.
Ticket price TBA
NOCCO: Flourish
Saturday, February 26, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
William Grant Still – Patterns
Works featuring Concerto Competition soloists TBA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Selections from Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492
William Grant Still – Patterns
Works featuring Concerto Competition soloists TBA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Selections from Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 2022
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 10:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
Cutting-edge piano duo HOCKET & SSO musicians present works by jazz-/pop-influenced composers Hitomi Oba & Jonathan Richards that imagine a hopeful future emerging from the pandemic.
Ticket price TBD
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers | Feast of Martin Luther (trans.)
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring music based on Martin Luther's chorale Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott by Dietrich Buxtehude, Karl Osterland, & Barbara Harbarch, as well as a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Organ Plus in Thomsen Chapel
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Una Hwang, organ, & Svend Rønning, violin, perform a continental mix of Italian, French, & German music. Works by Tomaso Vitali, C.W. Gluck, Nicolaus Bruhns, J.S. Bach, & Jeanne Demessieux, as well as “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
$20 ($15 senior)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Sunshine Concert
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Thomas Chapel at Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA, United States
Liana Alexandra – Larghetto for String Orchestra
Șerban Nichifor – Transylvania Bluegrass for violin & string orchestra
Sadie Harrison – Via Della Fortuna
Lennox Berkeley – Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
Șerban Nichifor – Transylvania Bluegrass for violin & string orchestra
Sadie Harrison – Via Della Fortuna
Lennox Berkeley – Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
$20 ($15 student/ages 65+)
The Sound Ensemble: FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE – A cultural exchange concert
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Collaboration between The Sound Ensemble & composers from both Sweden & the western United States, featuring world premieres from Marie Samuelsson & PNW composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte.
Ticket price TBA
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Saturday, February 5, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Sibelius One Untuxed
Friday, February 4, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Thursday, February 3, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Ticket price TBD
Gallery Concerts: Mozart the Galant
Sunday, January 30, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachell Ellen Wong (violin) joins Jonathan Oddie (fortepiano) for a journey witnessing W.A. Mozart's stylistic transformation from Galant to Classical. With works by Johann Christian Bach & Hélène de Montgeroult.
$15-$35
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon Series – The 31st Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital
Sunday, January 30, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
UPS Faculty organist Wyatt Smith presents the 31st Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital. Featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Stephen Paulus, & Margaret Vardell Sandresky.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Mozart the Galant
Saturday, January 29, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachell Ellen Wong (violin) joins Jonathan Oddie (fortepiano) for a journey witnessing W.A. Mozart's stylistic transformation from Galant to Classical. With works by Johann Christian Bach & Hélène de Montgeroult.
$15-$35
Meany Center: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Mongo Santamaria, arr. Valerie Coleman – Afro Blue
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
$65 (subscriptions available)
Seattle Symphony: Aretha – A Tribute
Sunday, January 23, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Features Symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins & 3-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as Respect, Think, A Natural Woman, & many more.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Aretha – A Tribute
Saturday, January 22, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Features Symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins & 3-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as Respect, Think, A Natural Woman, & many more.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Aretha – A Tribute
Friday, January 21, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Features Symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins & 3-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as Respect, Think, A Natural Woman, & many more.
Ticket price TBD
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, Anthony McGill, & Aizuri Quartet
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute & String Quartet, Op. 80
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Flentrop Organ Concert
Friday, January 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program of organ compositions inspired by the Magnificat & the Te Deum laudamus. Works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Nicolas de Grigny, Rachel Laurin, & David Hurd, plus a world premiere from Rebecca Groom Te Velde.
$20 ($15 senior)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Thursday, January 6, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Works for solo violin by Rhiannon Giddens, Maya Miro Johnson, Angelica Negron, Tyshawn Sorey, Conrad Tao, Tomeka Reid, Olivia Davis, & more, each reflecting on America's cultural tapestry & the current state of its society.
Free (Free ($20 in-person))