Women composers – Past Concerts
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Music & the Power of Influence
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
Music & the Power of Influence featuring Puget Sound's Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS Symphony Orchestra performs works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free | In-person: pre-registration/proof of full vaccination required)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Meany Center: Conrad Tao
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Conrad Tao leads a journey through the sonic worlds of compositional voices from the past & the immediate present – including a newly commissioned piece from Tao himself.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Something Old & Something New
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.
Free
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$45 ($10 youth; other discounts available)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Jubilation
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Quinn Mason – Toast of the Town
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$25-$55 ($10 youth)
Wayward Music Series: Libby Gray & Julie Ives – Reflections
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Gray, flute, & Julie Ives, piano, present a recital of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Cathy Collinge Herrera, Charles Ives, Allison Loggins-Hull, Joseph Schwantner, William Grant Still, & Toru Takemitsu.
$5-$15 donation
UBC Bands – Joy (revisited)!
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frank Ticheli – Joy Revisited
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Free (Online: free | In-person: $0-$9.49)
Groupmuse: Mirta Wymerszberg Capitol Hill House Concert
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Invention in E minor, BWV 778 (performed on flute & violin)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Flute Duet No. 4 in F major, Op. 75, K. 157 (performed on flute & violin)
Suite of tangos TBA
Gustavo Leguizamón – Zamba del Laurel
Mirta Wymerszberg – Candombe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Flute Duet No. 4 in F major, Op. 75, K. 157 (performed on flute & violin)
Suite of tangos TBA
Gustavo Leguizamón – Zamba del Laurel
Mirta Wymerszberg – Candombe
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person
Our House is On Fire
Thursday, October 7, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Livestreamed concert of world premieres urging immediate action to address the global climate crisis, featuring an interdisciplinary team of composers, poets, performers, & sound designers from across the US.
Free (Free)
IU Concert Band & Symphonic Band
Indiana University Concert Band,
Indiana University – Jacobs School of Music, and
Indiana University Symphonic Band
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Joseph Turrin – Scarecrow Overture
David Biedenbender – Unquiet Hours
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento, Op. 42
David Gillingham – New Century Dawn
Paul Creston – Celebration Overture, Op. 61
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Jennifer Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Alex Tedrow – Terrain Unknown
David Biedenbender – Unquiet Hours
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento, Op. 42
David Gillingham – New Century Dawn
Paul Creston – Celebration Overture, Op. 61
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Jennifer Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Alex Tedrow – Terrain Unknown
Free
Oregon Symphony: The Season Premiere – David Danzmayr Conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Kenji Bunch – Time In (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegía Andina
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
$25-$79
The Contemporary Music Ensemble & Bienen Contemporary / Early Vocal Ensemble (BCE) of Northwestern University
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble,
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, and
Ear Taxi Festival
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 6:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Marcos Balter – Meltdown Upshot
Ayanna Woods – SHIFT
David Lang – stateless
Ayanna Woods – SHIFT
David Lang – stateless
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Unsupervised with Chicago Composer's Consortium
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 11:45am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Laura Schwendinger – Celestial Bodies (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Crossing Borders Music
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 11:00am – 11:45am (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sabrina CD Jean Louis – La Cité
Jean R. "Rudy" Perrault – Brother Malcolm for cello & piano
Gifrants – Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine for piano quintet
Jean Paul Coffy – New work TBA
Jean R. "Rudy" Perrault – Brother Malcolm for cello & piano
Gifrants – Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine for piano quintet
Jean Paul Coffy – New work TBA
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Wurtz-Berger Duo
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 7:45pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Lawrence Axelrod – In Winter
Mischa Zupko – Love Obsession
Seth Boustead – New work TBA
Amy Wurtz – New work TBA
Mischa Zupko – Love Obsession
Seth Boustead – New work TBA
Amy Wurtz – New work TBA
Free (Free)
The Sound Ensemble: EXTRACTION – Art on the Edge of the Abyss
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – Solastalgia (US premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
$15 advance, $20 at the door, $7 student