Strings – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Sunday, April 15, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
Kin of the Moon: What Better Than Call A Dance?
Friday, April 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A hybrid of through composed and improvised music, the retrospective/reworking includes dance music of the Renaissance, and new view on the waltz and the tango, and a sort of EDM thing... and electronics.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Passion Through Harmony
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach (arr. Stern) – Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Sibelius – Suite champêtre
Sibelius (arr. Stern) – Impromptu, Op. 5 No. 3
Verdi – String Quartet in E minor
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Sibelius – Suite champêtre
Sibelius (arr. Stern) – Impromptu, Op. 5 No. 3
Verdi – String Quartet in E minor
Free
Ustad Usman Khan, sitar & Ravi Albright, tabla
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Heights Community Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Master sitarist Ustad Usman Khan and local tabla maestro Ravi Albright bring a performance that is not to be missed.
Free
Puget Sound Music Academy: The Insignia Sessions w/ Seattle Rock Orchestra Quintet
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Insignia Towers – South Tower, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music for piano and violin.
Free
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Vivaldi & the High Baroque
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of virtuoso sonatas and concertos by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Anna Bon, George Frideric Handel, and Vivaldi.
$10-$42
Fulton Street Chamber Players: Dvořák's string quintet in G major
Monday, April 23, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
A quintet rich with folkloric material, with the unusual feature of a string bass as the fifth player.
$20 ($15 for Folio members)
Highlands Chapel Concert Series: Bazhanov, Farkas, DiLorenzo, & Barston String Quartet
Sunday, April 29, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 "Lark Quartet"
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
$30
OSSCS Chamber Music: Shaw, Mozart, & Choral Selections
Sunday, April 29, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Woodhouse Wine Estates, Woodinville, WA, United States
Shaw – Punctum
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Various composers – A cappella choral selections
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Various composers – A cappella choral selections
$25
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Friday, May 4, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:50pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
JACK Quartet with Joshua Roman
Thursday, May 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jefferson Friedman – Quintet
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
$20/$15 for Town Hall members
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Brahms Symphony No. 2
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Kyr – Fanfare for a New Dawn (2003)
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$12-$20
OSSCS Chamber Music: Mozart, Crespo, Previn & more
Sunday, May 13, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Violin Sonata in G major, K. 301
Crespo – Bruckner Etude
Previn – Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven – String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
Crespo – Bruckner Etude
Previn – Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven – String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
$25
Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, May 15, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Featuring students of the PLU Department of Music string studios.
Free
String Orchestra of the Rockies: The Cascades Meet the Rockies
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by regional and acclaimed composers reflecting the grandeur and beauty of the Northwest.
Free
Tasting Notes: Concert & Exclusive Wine Tasting
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Virtuosic music for the viola da gamba, featuring gamba superstar William Skeen.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Music of Remembrance: Gaman – to persevere
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard – Gaman (2018 – world premiere)
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
$45 ($30 for under 30)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Debut Orchestra, Beginning Strings, & Intermediate Orchestra Spring 2018 Concert
Tuesday, May 22, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Steven Bryant – Dusk
Robert W. Smith – Into the Storm
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Carl Strommen – Prairiesong
Michael Mogensen – Quest for the Grail
Additional works TBA
Robert W. Smith – Into the Storm
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Carl Strommen – Prairiesong
Michael Mogensen – Quest for the Grail
Additional works TBA
Free (Free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach's Brandenburg Concerto
Wednesday, May 23, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and other works for flute, violin, harpsichord, and string chamber orchestra.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)