Strings – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Bach in the Subways at the downtown Seattle ferry terminal
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Seattle Ferry Terminal, Seattle, WA, United States
Local musicians, professional and amateurs alike, perform the music of J.S. Bach in celebration of his 332nd birthday.
Free
Bach in the Subways Seattle
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Various Seattle Locations, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate Bach's birthday with performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all.
Free
Bach in the Subways at SeaTac Light Rail Station
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
SeaTac Light Rail Transit Station, SeaTac, WA, United States
Local musicians, amateurs, and professionals alike perform the music of J.S. Bach for free for the public in celebration of Bach's 332nd birthday.
Free
Bach in the Subways at Crossroads
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States
Local musicians, professional and amateur alike, perform music by J.S. Bach on various instruments in celebration of his 332nd birthday.
Free
Bach in the Subways at the Seattle Public Library
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Local musicians give free public performances of the music of J.S. Bach in celebration of his 332nd birthday.
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Hearing Nature
Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
$20/$15
Emerald City Music: Artist Spotlight, Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Collaborating with The Sebastians, a renowned early music ensemble, Bridget Kibbey curates a special evening of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, reinvented for the harp.
$45 (includes one drink)
Seeing Nature: Chamber Music at Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, March 16, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Music of composers living in the same period as the artists featured in the SAM Seeing Nature exhibition, highlighting connections between visual and musical art inspired by natural landscapes.
Free with SAM admission to Seeing Nature
The Daphnes
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Monica Schley (harp and voice), Nate Omdal (bass), and Julie Baldridge (violin) draw sounds from neo-folkster M. Ward, 90’s alternative bands Mazzy Star and Cowboy Junkies, and jazz musicians Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane.
Free (Free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra presents: Overture II
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Interlake High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Cadet & Debut String Orchestras.
$12-$15
Melia Watras: '26' Album Release
Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW faculty violist Melia Watras performs selections from 26, her newly released CD, with a video presentation and commentary.
Free (Free)
Music Y: New Works by Emerging Artists
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present a program of original music and new works by emerging artists.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Sunday, February 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Saturday, February 18, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Saturday, February 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
$10-$43
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Friday, February 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
$45 (includes open bar)
Ladies Musical Club: Piazzolla, Chopin, Brahms
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Piazzolla – Adiós nonino “Tango-Rhapsody”
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Free
Ancora presents Wild!
Ancora and
Skyros Quartet
Saturday, February 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Classic and contemporary choral works by Randall Thompson, Ola Gjeilo, Sarah Quartel, Joan Szymko, Dan Forrest, and Jackson Berkey.
$11-$16
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Chamber Ensembles
Friday, February 3, 2017 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing chamber music, program TBD.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Thursday, February 2, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (“Spring” )
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Free (Free)