Woodwinds – Past Concerts
Cursive: Imagist Alchemy
Thursday, October 6, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard mid-century American works inspired by the Imagist poetry movement.
$5-$14
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Opening Concert
Sunday, October 2, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Robert Volkmann – Serenade for Strings No. 2, Op. 63
Theodor Blumer – Sextet, Op. 45 for Wind Quintet and Piano
Edward Elgar – Sospiri for Strings
Reinhold Glière – String Sextet No. 3, Op. 11 arr. for String Orchestra
Theodor Blumer – Sextet, Op. 45 for Wind Quintet and Piano
Edward Elgar – Sospiri for Strings
Reinhold Glière – String Sextet No. 3, Op. 11 arr. for String Orchestra
$15-$20
Thornton Creek Clarinet Quartet Chamber Concert
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Northgate Community Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Mozart, Mussorgsky, Stella Sung, Jean Francaix, Shostakovich, and Richard Sentieri – written (or arranged) for clarinet.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Saturday, September 17, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$10-$43
Emerald City Music: Cascade Park Family Concert
Saturday, September 17, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Cascade Park, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively set of classical music makes this a fun afternoon of music in the park. Families, picnic blankets, and grub welcome!
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Friday, September 16, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$45 (includes one drink)
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Britten, Schoenberg, Poulenc, Brahms
Thursday, August 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Britten – Phantasy Quartet
Schoenberg – Transfigured Night
Poulenc – Sextet for Winds and Piano
Brahms – String Quartet No. 1
Schoenberg – Transfigured Night
Poulenc – Sextet for Winds and Piano
Brahms – String Quartet No. 1
$10-$15
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Classical Conversation & Open Rehearsals
Friday, July 29, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical conversation with Julie Albers (at Soundbridge), followed by open rehearsals of Mozart and Britten (in the recital hall).
Free
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Thursday, July 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
$10-$15
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Bartok & Mozart
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 16
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111
Mozart – Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111
Mozart – Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
$16-$50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bernstein, Shostakovich & Dvořák
Monday, July 18, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 87
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 87
$16-$50
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay
Sunday, July 10, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Sz. 111 (written for Benny Goodman)
Bruch – from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83 (arr. for oboe, viola, and piano)
Saint-Saëns – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 65, for piano, trumpet, string quartet, and bass
$60
Summer at Cornish: Chamber Music Workshop Concluding Performances
Saturday, July 9, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
This program will present the concluding performances by student ensembles enrolled in the Summer at Cornish Chamber Music course.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Dvořák & Walton
Friday, July 8, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Andante and Variations, WoO 44b
Beethoven – Sonatina in C major, WoO 44a
Dvořák – Bagatelles for Two Violins, Cello and Harmoninum, Op. 47
William Walton – Facade
Beethoven – Sonatina in C major, WoO 44a
Dvořák – Bagatelles for Two Violins, Cello and Harmoninum, Op. 47
William Walton – Facade
$16-$50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Ravel, Puccini, Hindemith & Strauss II
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
Puccini – I Crisantemi for String Quartet
Hindemith – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Johann Strauss II – Roses from the South, Op. 388 (Trans. Arnold Schoenberg)
Johann Strauss II – Wine, Women and Song, Op. 33 (Trans. Alban Berg)
Johann Strauss II – Treasure Waltz, Op. 418 (Trans. Anton Webern)
Johann Strauss II – Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 (Trans.Arnold Schoenberg)
Puccini – I Crisantemi for String Quartet
Hindemith – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Johann Strauss II – Roses from the South, Op. 388 (Trans. Arnold Schoenberg)
Johann Strauss II – Wine, Women and Song, Op. 33 (Trans. Alban Berg)
Johann Strauss II – Treasure Waltz, Op. 418 (Trans. Anton Webern)
Johann Strauss II – Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 (Trans.Arnold Schoenberg)
$16-$50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Open Rehearsal
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 @ 1:15pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
Puccini – I Crisantemi for String Quartet
Puccini – I Crisantemi for String Quartet
Free
Inverted Space Long Piece Fest IV: Aperghis & Xenakis
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Xenakis – XAS for saxophone quartet
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
$5-$15 suggested donation
Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Voyages'
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Karel Husa – Music for Prague 1968
Samuel Hazo – Ride
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Frank Ticheli – Shenandoah
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances
Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Samuel Hazo – Ride
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Frank Ticheli – Shenandoah
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances
Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$10-$20
Discrete Infinity
Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Vivier – Samarkand (1981) – Seattle premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Wayward Music presents Cursive: Black Anemones
Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique chamber music concert of individualist masterworks by Schulhoff, Fine, Schwantner, and others.
$5-$15 suggested donation