Strings – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Bridge, Chretien, Marin-Garcia, & Bloch
Sunday, April 8, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Bridge – Suite for String Orchestra
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
$20 ($15 senior/student)
'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Arad, Britten, Penderecki, and Watras.
$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
Groupmuse House Concert: Dvořák & Beethoven in Inverness
Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor "Dumky"
Beethoven – Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Beethoven – Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Bach's Coffeehouse – A Brief History of the String Quartet
Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
The dynamic San Francisco-based period instrument group The Sylvestris Quartet blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven and beyond.
$25/$20 (under 18 FREE)
Ravenna String Orchestras Spring Concert: Haydn, Bartók, Vivaldi & more
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Concerto for String Orchestra (arr. Elliott Del Borgo)
Mendelssohn – Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Brian Balmages – Forever Joyful!
Haydn – Symphony in D major, No. 57 (1st and last movements)
Bartók – Divertimento (2nd movement)
Vivaldi – Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Mendelssohn – Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Brian Balmages – Forever Joyful!
Haydn – Symphony in D major, No. 57 (1st and last movements)
Bartók – Divertimento (2nd movement)
Vivaldi – Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Free
OSSCS Chamber Music: Ewald & Brahms
Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewald – Brass Quintet No. 4 in A-flat major, Op. 8
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
$25
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet
Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
$18 ($14 seniors & minors)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: The Fairy Queen
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen, Matthew Locke's The Tempest, and other English Baroque favorites.
$20-$40
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
$18 ($14 seniors & minors)
Women Who Score: HerStory
Sunday, March 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Romance, Op. 28
Clara Schumann – Lieder selections
Louise Farrenc – Piano Quintet, Op. 30
Libby Larsen – Four on the Floor
Clara Schumann – Lieder selections
Louise Farrenc – Piano Quintet, Op. 30
Libby Larsen – Four on the Floor
$37 ($10 youth/seniors)
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound
Sunday, March 4, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
$20
Sound of Late: Book of the Dark
Saturday, March 3, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ruth Crawford Seeger – Diaphonic Suite No. 1
Alexander Miller – Short Stanzas
Arvo Pärt – Summa
Adriana Verdié – Confluencia
Alan Shockley – Book of the Dark (world premiere)
Alexander Miller – Short Stanzas
Arvo Pärt – Summa
Adriana Verdié – Confluencia
Alan Shockley – Book of the Dark (world premiere)
$15 ($5 students)
Opus 7: The Road of Mercy
Saturday, February 17, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An inventive and powerful concert of choral music for the Lenten season that includes Benjamin Britten’s great masterpiece, Cantata Misericordium for choir.
$20-$24
Clarinet Trios with William Blayney, Julian Schwarz, & Li-Tan Hsu
Friday, February 16, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital from cellist Julian Schwarz and clarinetist William Blayney.
$15
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Harmless Modern Vikings w/the Danish String Quartet
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
The internationally acclaimed Danish String Quartet performs in an informal, relaxed setting.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Sunday, February 11, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed countertenor Reginald L. Mobley joins an ensemble of period banjo, guitar, strings, and piano for an unforgettable program exploring the contributions of Black musicians to American music.
$25-$45
The Sound Ensemble: A Life Transformed
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Call for Scores Winner – Work TBD
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
$15
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Rossini & Strauss
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Horizon House, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – String Sonata in G major
Nielsen – Bohmisk Danse-Folketone
Strauss – Metamorphosen
Nielsen – Bohmisk Danse-Folketone
Strauss – Metamorphosen
Free (Free)
UW Symphony at Benaroya Hall: Rossini, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Enesco
Monday, February 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
$22 / $12
Northwest Honor Orchestra for Strings
Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A festival offering high school string players the opportunity to perform literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor, culminating in a final concert.
Free (Free)