Strings – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Plymouth Chancel Choir: Schütz's 'The Christmas Story'
Monday, December 24, 2018 @ 8:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schütz’s beautiful The Christmas Story, presented by Plymouth Chancel Choir and accompanied by string orchestra and organ.
Free
Key To Change Holiday Recital
Saturday, December 22, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Luther's Table, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change students perform in a holiday-themed recital celebrating the culmination of Fall Semester lessons.
Free (Free (RSVP requested))
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach in the Ballroom
Friday, December 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Court House Square, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$40 / $20 / $10
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach in the Ballroom Matinee
Friday, December 21, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Court House Square, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$40 / $20 / $10
Wayward Music Series: Gishiki + Dahliia – Quadraphonic Modular Synth & Koto
Thursday, December 13, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique live performance fusing electronic elements (vintage synthesizers, field recordings, sound design) with Japanese koto (a traditional 13-stringed harp to create a lush, atmospheric electro-acoustic experience. Presented in quadraphonic 4-channel sound.
$10 donation at the door
A Home for the Holidays: A Benefit Concert for Mary's Place with Amazon Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Amazon Meeting Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit for Mary’s Place No Child Sleeps Outside campaign, featuring the Amazon Symphony Orchestra and special guests the Amazon Choir and a cappella group Vocally Self Critical! Featuring Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, and Carol of the Bells.
$30 (VIP seating $75)
Seasonal Sundays at Chihuly Garden & Glass: Ian Williams & Strings
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, WA, United States
Festive live music in the Glasshouse featuring Ian Williams and Strings!
$26 / $22 / $17
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Ravenna String Orchestras present a free community concert.
Free
PLU String Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
String Kaleidoscope, featuring students of the string department.
Free
PLU Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Chamber Music Kaleidoscope featuring students of the string department.
Free
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert: Taffanel, Waterhouse, Barthe, & more
Sunday, December 2, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Paul Taffanel – Wind Quintet in G minor
Graham Waterhouse – Jig, Air and Reel, Op. 9
Adrien Barthe – Passacaille for Winds
Gerald Finzi – Romance for Strings, Op. 11
Uuno Klami – Suite for String Orchestra
Graham Waterhouse – Jig, Air and Reel, Op. 9
Adrien Barthe – Passacaille for Winds
Gerald Finzi – Romance for Strings, Op. 11
Uuno Klami – Suite for String Orchestra
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Fall Student Chamber Music Concert
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle University chamber music students perform their annual fall concert. Dr. Quinton Morris directs both piano and string students.
$12 / $8 / $5
Vintersong Nordic Holiday Concert
Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag,
Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association, and
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Nordic holiday concert of yuletide favorites to top off the Ballard Julefest weekend.
Free
Capriccio String Ensemble: Grieg, Barber, Mendelssohn, Elgar
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for string ensemble by Edvard Grieg, Samuel Barber, Felix Mendelssohn, and Edward Elgar.
Free
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Courtly Dance & Music of Renaissance Italy
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Courtly dances of the Renaissance accompanied by skilled teen musicians on instruments of the time. Appropriate for all ages.
$12 (youth $8)
[CANCELLED] Northwest Sinfonietta: It’s a Woman’s World
Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Metropolist, Seattle, WA, United States
This performance has been cancelled.
Performance cancelled.
Childsplay: Fiddlers, Fiddles, & Fiddlemaker, with guest Karan Casey
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Virtuosic fiddling, from all-Ireland and Scottish fiddle champions to members of the Boston Symphony.
$34.50 / $26.50 / $19.50
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Dove, Zwilich, Méhul
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
From Sea to Shining Sea: Island Consort Presents American Music
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
An all-American music program including Gershwin's Lullaby for Strings, Copland's Quiet City, settings of Walt Whitman poems by Spencer Arias, and more.
$20 suggested donation
Russian Chamber Music Foundation: Autumn Evenings w/ Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet
Sunday, November 4, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A visiting quartet performs music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
$35 / $25 / $15 / $10