Woodwinds – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bernstein, Shostakovich & Dvořák
Sunday, July 18, 2027 @ 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
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Bartok & Mozart
Tuesday, July 20, 2027 @ 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
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Wednesday, July 28, 2027 @ 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: Classical Conversation & Open Rehearsals
Thursday, July 29, 2027 @ 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 Faculty Chamber Music: Britten, Schoenberg, Poulenc, Brahms
Wednesday, August 4, 2027 @ 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
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Thursday, September 16, 2027 @ 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)
Emerald City Music: Cascade Park Family Concert
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 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 17, 2027 @ 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
Thornton Creek Clarinet Quartet Chamber Concert
Monday, September 20, 2027 @ 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)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Opening Concert
Saturday, October 2, 2027 @ 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
Cursive: Imagist Alchemy
Wednesday, October 6, 2027 @ 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
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Counterparts: Cindy Renander & the Tacoma Community College Orchestra
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Tacoma Community College – Building 2, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major, Op. 40
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Free (Free)
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
River Winds Concert Band: Ancient Voices
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Northwest Community Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Giovanni Gabrielli – Canzona Noni Toni
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Free
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Copland & Glass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
$19-$80
New Works by LMC Member Composers
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Conyers – Clarinet duet
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Free (Free)
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir: Have Flute, Will Travel
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonathan Cohen – Flute 66
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Free (Free)