Quartet – Past Concerts
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Concert 10
Saturday, July 24, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lament for viola & piano
Max Bruch – Selections from 8 Pieces for Clarinet Viola & Piano, Op. 83
Béla Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Max Bruch – Selections from 8 Pieces for Clarinet Viola & Piano, Op. 83
Béla Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
$10-$20 ($10-$25 in-person)
CMNW Summer Festival: Reflecting upon Classics
Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Brentano String Quartet performs works by J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, & Samuel Barber, with vocalist Davóne Tines; the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio makes its CMNW debut with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Reflecting upon Classics
Thursday, July 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Brentano String Quartet performs works by J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, & Samuel Barber, with vocalist Davóne Tines; the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio makes its CMNW debut with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Sunday, July 18, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Saturday, July 17, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Beethoven & Debussy
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
CMNW Summer Festival: Visionary Quintets Revealed
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – "III. Andante" from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Matan Porat – Piano Quintet (world premiere)
Leo Ornstein – Piano Quintet, Op. 92, SO 610
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Matan Porat – Piano Quintet (world premiere)
Leo Ornstein – Piano Quintet, Op. 92, SO 610
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Beethoven & Debussy
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
[SOLD OUT] CMNW Summer Festival: Garden Chamber Party – Guitar Quartets in the West Hills
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Chamber music from guitarist Jason Vieaux, violinist, CMNW Artistic Director Soovin Kim, the Dover Quartet’s Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola), & Camden Shaw (cello).
Sold Out
Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute: Chamber Masterworks
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Witold Lutosławski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini for 2 pianos
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Witold Lutosławski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini for 2 pianos
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
Free (Free (RSVP required for in-person))
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Lively rehearsal of Béla Bartók's Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, with musicians Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Gloria Chien (piano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), & Ian Rosenbaum (percussion).
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler'
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Composer Marc Neikrug's unique union of music & theater depicts a celebrated concert singer struggling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: An Enchanting Evening at Nordia House
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
The Jupiter String Quartet, members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), & violinist/Director Soovin Kim perform works by Alistair Coleman, Michi Wiancko, & Felix Mendelssohn.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Wacky Wild World of Percussion
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Whirlwind tour of the percussion family, including favorites from The Pink Panther, the story of Mr. Brown Can Moo, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Chorando na Chuva plays Brazilian Choro
Saturday, March 7, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
C & P Coffee Company, Seattle, WA, United States
Chorando na Chuva digs deep into the roots of Brazilian music, performing upbeat interpretations of this style that blends African rhythm and European forms.
Free (Free)
Skyros Quartet in honor of Academy of Music NW
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Free (Free)