Strings – Past Concerts
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Bach, Elgar, Haydn
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Bach, Elgar, Haydn
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Friday, July 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Thursday, July 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler'
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Composer Marc Neikrug's unique union of music & theater depicts a celebrated concert singer struggling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Opening Night with East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Friday, July 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Opening Night with East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, July 1, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Felix Mendelssohn – Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Mendelssohn Concerto for Piano, Violin, & Strings
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Get an eyeful & earful of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, Gloria Chien (piano), & Soovin Kim (violin) as they rehearse Felix Mendelssohn's Double Concerto in D minor.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: An Enchanting Evening at Nordia House
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
The Jupiter String Quartet, members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), & violinist/Director Soovin Kim perform works by Alistair Coleman, Michi Wiancko, & Felix Mendelssohn.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Icicle Creek Visiting Artist Series: The Gothard Sisters
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
This dynamic group of three sisters blends Celtic, folk, classical, world, and Northwest musical influences to create an optimistic style that is "vivid, inspirational, and captivating."
$0-$24
Ladies Musical Club: Wesendonck Lieder, Music for Cello & Piano
Thursday, March 5, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Intimate, one-hour chamber music program featuring songs by Ricky Ian Gordon and Jake Heggie, as well as works for cello and piano.
Free (Free)
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Music Unites Us All
Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra presents an education event for the Bellevue School District.
Free (Free)
Skyros Quartet in honor of Academy of Music NW
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – Erlking (transcription for string quartet)
Free (Free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Mozart's 'Missa brevis in D minor'
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Choir, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Sackbut Ensemble present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K. 65/61a, with motets by Mozart and Michael Haydn.
Free (Free)
Music of Remembrance: Violins of Hope
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A special concert performed on Holocaust-era string instruments, featuring chamber music by composers lost to the Holocaust.
$55 / $30 / $5
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia: Dvořák and Price
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
The Conservatory Orchestra pairs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, plus performances from the SOGO Brass Choir, Academy Orchestra, and Debut Orchestra.
$8-21 (age 6 & under free)