Strings – Upcoming Concerts
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Harmless Modern Vikings w/the Danish String Quartet
Tuesday, February 13, 2029 @ 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)
Clarinet Trios with William Blayney, Julian Schwarz, & Li-Tan Hsu
Friday, February 16, 2029 @ 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
Opus 7: The Road of Mercy
Saturday, February 17, 2029 @ 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
Sound of Late: Book of the Dark
Saturday, March 3, 2029 @ 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)
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound
Sunday, March 4, 2029 @ 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
Women Who Score: HerStory
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 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)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 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)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: The Fairy Queen
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 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
Sunday, March 18, 2029 @ 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)
OSSCS Chamber Music: Ewald & Brahms
Sunday, March 18, 2029 @ 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
Ravenna String Orchestras Spring Concert: Haydn, Bartók, Vivaldi & more
Wednesday, March 21, 2029 @ 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
Bach's Coffeehouse – A Brief History of the String Quartet
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 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)
Groupmuse House Concert: Dvořák & Beethoven in Inverness
Sunday, March 25, 2029 @ 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
'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, March 28, 2029 @ 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+)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Bridge, Chretien, Marin-Garcia, & Bloch
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 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)
Bainbridge First Sundays: Skyros Quartet
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A concert from the Skyros Quartet.
$20 ($5 youth)
Wayward Music Series: Adam Briggs
Friday, April 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Adam Briggs' first string quartet and a large work for split percussion and orchestra.
$5-$15 donation
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Sunday, April 15, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25