Harp – Upcoming Concerts
Vancouver Bach Festival: Cozzolani Reunited (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Italian Baroque works are on display in this concert film featuring motets from Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Scherzi di sacra melodia, as well as Maria Francesca Nascinbeni's chamber trio, Non tema nò di morte.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Medieval Arts Pop-Up Performance
Thursday, July 29, 2032 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime SHAK student & guest singers share a casual performance of catchy tunes from the 13th & 14th centuries — plus a live demonstration of calligraphy of the period.
Free
Nadia Boulanger & Her World, Program 4 – The Epitome of Chic: Paris Between the Wars
Sunday, August 8, 2032 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nadia Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Lili Boulanger – Cortège
Erik Satie – Passacaille
Pierre Menu – Sonatine pour quatuor à cordes
Germaine Tailleferre – Piano Trio
Georges Auric – Trois Interludes
Francis Poulenc – "Toccata" from Trois Pièces, FP 48
Elsa Barraine – Crépuscules et Fanfare
Albert Roussel – Sérénade, Op. 30
Lili Boulanger – Cortège
Erik Satie – Passacaille
Pierre Menu – Sonatine pour quatuor à cordes
Germaine Tailleferre – Piano Trio
Georges Auric – Trois Interludes
Francis Poulenc – "Toccata" from Trois Pièces, FP 48
Elsa Barraine – Crépuscules et Fanfare
Albert Roussel – Sérénade, Op. 30
$10 ($55 in-person)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Harp at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Friday, September 10, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Nino Rota – Sarabanda e Toccata
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 2
Saturday, September 11, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Camille Saint Saëns – Fantaisie pour harpe et violon, Op. 124
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 3
Sunday, September 12, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange for piano quartet
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
[CLOSED] Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito
Wednesday, September 15, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Renowned international artists join BCO & the Consul of Mexico in Seattle to perform their favorite classical pieces from Mexico & the world, in commemoration of Mexican Independence Day.
Free (CLOSED)
Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 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
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Liza Sobel & Jonathan Hannau / deaf rabbit
Sunday, September 26, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Double bill featuring the duo of Liza Sobel, soprano & Jonathan Hannau, piano; & deaf rabbit (Rachel Peters, violin & Autumn Selover, harp). Includes world premieres from Liza Sobel & Oswald Huynh.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Fulcrum Point New Music Project
Friday, October 1, 2032 @ 3:15pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Darlene Castro Ortiz – Desmoronamiento for flute & live electronics
Ricardo Lorenz – Jaromiluna for violin & harp
Lupita Diaz-Donato – Nubes for solo B-flat clarinet (world premiere)
Clarice Assad – Book of Spells for mixed ensemble
Ricardo Lorenz – Jaromiluna for violin & harp
Lupita Diaz-Donato – Nubes for solo B-flat clarinet (world premiere)
Clarice Assad – Book of Spells for mixed ensemble
Free (Free)
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person
UW Wind Ensemble: Chamber Winds Concert
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Sextet for Piano & Wind Instruments, H. 174
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Free (Free)
Ensemble Dal Niente: Guest Artist Recital at University of Iowa
Monday, November 1, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ensemble Dal Niente performs music by Rebecca Saunders, Aida Shirazi, Alican Çamcı, Kyong Mee Choi, Juan Ortiz de Zarate, Sivan Cohen Elias, & Igor Stravinsky.
Free
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Trío Guadalevín debuts a new collaboration with Ke Guo (voice, harp, dizi) in this globetrotting musical journey, featuring works from Spain & the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca, & the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Free (Free)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "I. Allegro moderato" & "III. Andante con moto " from from 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
$20 ($15 senior, $0-$10 student)
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Online: from $12.99 | In-person: $24-$134
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Ticket price TBD
Pacific MusicWorks: Fiesta de Navidad
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PMW continues its traditional December exploration of music from the missions & cathedrals of Latin America. Featuring an expanded instrumental ensemble & a cast of favorite PMW musicians.
$30-$55