Strings – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Des Moines Beach Park Community Concert
Friday, October 13, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
Alexandra Gardner – Coyote Turns for string quartet
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10
Town Music: Benjamin Beilman with Anna Polonsky
Thursday, October 12, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in D major Op. 12, No. 1
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
$20/$15 for members
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase
Friday, October 6, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of student ensembles from Cornish College of the Arts.
Free
Bach's Lunch: Band of Brothers
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Schmelzer, Pleyel, and Graun that celebrates the 18th century sibling rivalry between violin and viola.
Free
Pacifica Chamber Concert: Debussy, Williamson, Still, Janáček
Sunday, October 1, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Debussy – Petit Suite (arr. for wind quintet)
Williamson – Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
Still – Miniatures for Wind Quintet
Janáček – Idyll
Williamson – Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
Still – Miniatures for Wind Quintet
Janáček – Idyll
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Pacific MusicWorks: Songs of Love & Passion
Sunday, October 1, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An emotionally charged and powerful program dedicated to the music of one of the most important composers between Monteverdi and Handel.
$45 / $35 / $25
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$20, $15 under age 30
An Evening of Baroque Music for Recorder & Violin
Sunday, September 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Telemann – Sonata for Flute and Violin, TWV 40:111
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Séjourné, Mendelssohn
Sunday, September 24, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Overture to The Beautiful Melusine
Séjourné – Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 1
Séjourné – Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 1
$18 / $13 / kids free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Friday, September 22, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$25 general, $20 seniors, under 18 free
Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito Concert Celebrating Hispanic & Latino Heritage
Monday, September 18, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paula Madrigal (conductor), Teo Benson (violin), Jose Iniguez (tenor), Antonio Navarro (classical guitar), and Mariachi Festival Mexicana, guest artist.
Free (Free)
Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito Concert Celebrating Hispanic & Latino Heritage
Saturday, September 16, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Paula Madrigal (conductor), Teo Benson (violin), Jose Iniguez (tenor), Antonio Navarro (classical guitar), and Mariachi Festival Mexicana, guest artist.
Free
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Olympic Music Festival: Hungarian Fantasies
Sunday, August 13, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Dohnányi – Serenade in C major for String Trio, Op. 10 (1904)
Brahms – Selections from Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands, WoO1
Bartók – Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1928)
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Brahms – Selections from Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands, WoO1
Bartók – Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1928)
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Music of Missions & Mysteries: Latin American Baroque
Sunday, August 6, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by Esteban Salas, Manuel José de Quiroz, Manuel de Zumaya, and others.
$20 ($10 students/military)
Whidbey Island Music Festival presents Stylus Fantasticus: The free & fantastic style
Saturday, August 5, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
The musicians’ instrumental and improvisational agility is on display in this program of music from Italy and Austria.
$20 ($10 students/military)
Gretchen Yanover, Electric Cello: Bridge Across Sound album release show
Friday, August 4, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
String layers create a nuanced landscape, with melodies that map the heart.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Music of Missions & Mysteries: Latin American Baroque
Friday, August 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by Esteban Salas, Manuel José de Quiroz, Manuel de Zumaya, and others.
$20 ($10 students/military)
Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: American Gems
Thursday, August 3, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
A quartet concert for all ages filled with standards from American classical pop culture, including works by Philip Glass, Gershwin, ragtime, and more.
$20 ($10 students)