Strings – Past Concerts
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra & PNW Conducting Institute Concert
Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra plays host to orchestra conductors from around the globe in this final concert of the PNW Conducting Institute. Works by Antonín Dvořák, Grażyna Bacewicz, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Hanna Benn.
$25
Nadia Boulanger & Her World, Program 2 – Contemporaries & Colleagues
Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nadia Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno – Selection from Les heures claires
Lili Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Florent Schmitt – Andantino, Op. 30, No. 1
Claude Debussy – Trois Chansons de France, L. 102
Charles Koechlin – Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Gabriel Fauré – Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 70
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Marion Bauer – Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21
Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno – Selection from Les heures claires
Lili Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Florent Schmitt – Andantino, Op. 30, No. 1
Claude Debussy – Trois Chansons de France, L. 102
Charles Koechlin – Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Gabriel Fauré – Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 70
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Marion Bauer – Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21
$10 ($55 in-person)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Welcome Back!
Friday, August 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$40 ($10 ages 6-18)
[SOLD OUT] Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Summer Serenade
Sunday, August 1, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Sheila Bristow – When Music Sounds (world premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "I. Marcia" from Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra in D major, K. 239 "Serenata notturna"
Arthur Honegger – Pastorale d'été, H. 31
Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22, B. 52
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "I. Marcia" from Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra in D major, K. 239 "Serenata notturna"
Arthur Honegger – Pastorale d'été, H. 31
Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22, B. 52
Sold Out
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Concert Program IX
Sunday, August 1, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Gabriel Fauré – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
$25
Marmaduke Overend Festival: Concert 2 & Afternoon Tea
Sunday, August 1, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Join harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky, baroque violinists Anna Okada & Eleanor Legault, & baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh for a tour of late Baroque English trio sonatas – paired with afternoon tea, claret, & stories.
$35
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Price, Brahms
Sunday, August 1, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – String Quartet in G major
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
$75
Marmaduke Overend Festival: Concert 1 & Sherry Tasting
Saturday, July 31, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Join harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky, baroque violinists Anna Okada & Eleanor Legault, & baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh for a tour of late Baroque English trio sonatas, paired with a tasting of 4 exceptional sherries.
$35
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Concert Program VIII
Saturday, July 31, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
Eugène Ysaÿe – Rêve d’enfant ("A Child’s Dream"), Op. 14
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Eugène Ysaÿe – Rêve d’enfant ("A Child’s Dream"), Op. 14
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$25
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Concert Program VII
Friday, July 30, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Georges Bizet – Jeux d'enfants ("Children's Games") for piano, four hands, Op. 22
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$25
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Medieval Arts Pop-Up Performance
Thursday, July 29, 2021 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime SHAK student & guest singers share a casual performance of catchy tunes from the 13th & 14th centuries — plus a live demonstration of calligraphy of the period.
Free
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Prelude Performance II
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Bedřich Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Bedřich Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Free (Free)
Vancouver Bach Festival: The City of Ladies (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Portative organist Catalina Vicens & early music ensemble Servir Antico tell the story of revolutionary Medieval poet Christine de Pizan. Featuring compositions by Baude Cordier, Solage, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay, & more.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Vancouver Bach Festival: Barbara Strozzi – From Tears To Laughter (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Tribute to Italian composer/singer Barbara Strozzi that explores lighter side of her repertoire, as well as her famous lament Lagrime mie, complimented by plucked & bowed string instruments from Iran, Turkey, & Italy.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Vancouver Bach Festival: Nightingales in the Garden (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert film featuring music from Scottish Classical composer James Oswald's 48 Airs for the Seasons, performed by VBF musicians & dancers from Ballet BC at Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Gardens.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
CMNW Summer Festival: Festival Finale – A Journey Into the Light
Sunday, July 25, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "V. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Davóne Tines – Excerpts from Recital No. 1: MASS
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Davóne Tines – Excerpts from Recital No. 1: MASS
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
$47.50 ($62.50 summer single tickets; $20 ages 30 & under)
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Concert Program VI
Sunday, July 25, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
$25
CMNW Summer Festival: Festival Finale – A Journey Into the Light
Saturday, July 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "V. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Davóne Tines – Excerpts from Recital No. 1: MASS
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Davóne Tines – Excerpts from Recital No. 1: MASS
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Music@Menlo 2021 Festival: Concert Program V
Saturday, July 24, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes for piano four-hands, Op. 52
Antonín Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48, B. 80
Antonín Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48, B. 80
$25
CMNW Summer Festival: Reflecting upon Classics
Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Brentano String Quartet performs works by J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, & Samuel Barber, with vocalist Davóne Tines; the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio makes its CMNW debut with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)