Woodwinds – Past Concerts
Roulette: Nick Dunston – 'La Operación: Reverberated'
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nick Dunston presents La Operación: Reverberated, an "alternate reality-based inversion" of his 2019 work La Operación. Featuring Stephanie Lamprea (voice), Joy Guidry (bassoon), Anna Webber (tenor saxophone), & more.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Roulette: Lea Bertucci – 'A Visible Length of Light' + Duo with Ben Vida
Monday, September 27, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Lea Bertucci presents recent discoveries for alto sax, wooden venu flute, tape, & electronics from her most recent release, plus a collaboration with Ben Vida (accordion & electronics).
Free (Free ($20-$25 in-person))
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest
Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
1-night explosion of improvised music, featuring local virtuosos & spontaneous jams that will stretch your imagination.
$5-$15 donation
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Josquin, Bach, Kayser
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program spanning 4 centuries of music, performed on Renaissance & Baroque recorders. Works by Josquin des Prez, J.S. Bach, Fulvio Caldini, & more, as well as compositions & arrangements by ensemble members.
$20 or pay as able (kids free)
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
[SOLD OUT] Chamber Music on Lopez Island: From Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, August 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Sold Out)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Saturday, August 14, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
New Music Gathering 2021: The Sonoglyph Collective & Zeitgeist
Saturday, August 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The Sonoglyph Collective performs music & poetry that interrogate the theme of money. Zeitgeist presents music by Minnesota composers.
Free (Free (registration required))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Friday, August 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
New Music Gathering 2021: COULTER HILL, Girlnoise, John Dorhauer
Friday, August 13, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
COULTER HILL – Concert
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Free (Free (registration required))
Mystic Chords of Memory
Thursday, August 5, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/performer Nat Evans & saxophonists Neil Welch & Kate Olson perform a new, semi-improvisatory work while drifting around Olympic Sculpture Park.
Free (Free)
Listen Live at Lunch: Onomatopoeia Trio
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Flute/sax/horn trio Onomatopoeia presents a wide-ranging program spanning the 18th Century to today. Works by W.A. Mozart, Friedrich Kuhlau, & Ben Seavello, with pops arrangements by Jessi Harvey.
Free
Port Townsend Summer Band Live Outdoor Free Concert
Sunday, July 25, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Music includes: His Honor March by Henry Fillmore; The Mandalorian; themes from Superman, James Bond, & Batman; Fanfare for the Unsung Hero; & more.
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Friday, July 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Thursday, July 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Valerie Coleman & Jeff Scott Wind Quintets
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Tara Helen O’Connor (flute), Monica Ellis (bassoon), William Purvis (French horn), & Oregon Symphony musicians James Shields (clarinet) & Martin Hébert (oboe) rehearse 2 inspiring works.
Free (RSVP required)
Student Showcase at Music Works Northwest
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Music Works Northwest, Bellevue, WA, United States
Selected students of Music Works Northwest are invited to perform in a professional venue.
Free (Free)
Weather
Monday, February 24, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon – Weather One
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
$25 ($12 students & under 25)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Sequenza Marathon
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear seven of Luciano Berio's 14 Sequenzas for solo instruments performed back to back in this marathon concert – incredible feats of musical athleticism that push the boundaries of virtuosity and possibility.
$25 / $15 / $10