Winds – Past Concerts
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))
loadbang: Plays Well With Others
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 9:00am – 10:00am (PDT)
Online and in-person
New music ensemble loadbang celebrates the release of their new album Plays Well With Others with this live concert featuring works by Eve Beglarian, Reiko Füting, Scott Wollschleger, & more.
Free (Free ($10-$20 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))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Composers Concordance: Gene Pritsker @ 50
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Composers Concordance kicks off its 2021/2022 concert season with a concert celebrating the 50th birthday of composer/performer Gene Pritsker. Performances by Sound Liberation, B3+, violinist Lara St. John, & more.
Free (Free ($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))
Live on the Lawn! An Evening of Chamber Music
Thursday, August 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Enjoy the soothing sounds of strings under a setting sun as the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra brings the concert hall to the BPA patio. Featuring a special opening performance from the Valhalla Brass Quintet.
Free
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
Vancouver Bach Festival: A Tribute To The Hospitalières (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Musical & theatrical film honoring the 17-C. Hospitalières of France & Quebec. Featuring performances by female singers of the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal & French actress Célia Laguitton.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
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)