Strings – Past Concerts
The Alaska Suite: A Story of Beauty, Loss, & Hope
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Engaging the power of artistic expression to connect audience members deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change.
Free (Free)
Sanctuary in the City: Schubert's Swan Song
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the sublime beauty of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956, considered one of the masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire.
Free
Meany Center presents: Time for Three
Thursday, April 18, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Groundbreaking and category-shattering – a string trio with an infectious energy, virtuosity, and showmanship. Expect Bach, Brahms, and ingenious mash-ups of indie hits.
$40-$48
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents: Tannahill Weavers
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Featuring songs, jigs, reels, marches, and hornpipes performed on the fiddle, flute, tinwhistle, bodhran, guitar, and bagpipes – all with a healthy dose of Scottish humor thrown in for good measure!
$25 ($15 youth)
Haller Lake Music Series: The Brian Wharton Ensemble
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)
Mostly Nordic: Norway – Ancient Melodies, Modern Harmonies
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Ancient Norwegian stevtoner and folk songs meld with updated harmonies to create a timeless musical experience.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: In the Spotlight – Schoenberg & Bach
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Arnold Schoenberg – Wind Quintet, Op. 26
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio
$35
Groupmuse House Concert: Beethoven & Haydn w/ the Ellinor Quartet
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Belltown, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Key to Change: Solo String Festival
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 9:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Riverton Park United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Violin and viola students from the South King County Area showcase their talent as part of the inaugural Key to Change solo string festival.
Free
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert: Puccini, Stark, Corigliano, Poulenc, Still
Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemum for strings
Robert Stark – Wind Quintet, Op. 44
John Corigliano – Voyage for string orchestra
Francis Poulenc – Novelette in C major, Op. 47 for wind quintet
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama for strings
Robert Stark – Wind Quintet, Op. 44
John Corigliano – Voyage for string orchestra
Francis Poulenc – Novelette in C major, Op. 47 for wind quintet
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama for strings
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Romantic Brothers
Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Music by Mendelssohn and Brahms, known for their soaring romantic melodies with waves of magical phrases that wash over you...
$20 ($10 students)
Groupmuse House Concert: Sostenutos Piano Quintet – Shostakovich & Dohnanyi
Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Ernst von Dohnányi – Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Joyne Hands
Saturday, March 30, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from Thomas Morley's First book of Consort Lessons, Christopher Simpson's The Division Viol, as well as keyboard and lute music from the sublime Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd.
$20 suggested donation
OSSCS Chamber Music Concert: Haydn, Beyer, Debussy
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5
Huntley Beyer – It Happened Last Friday
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor
Huntley Beyer – It Happened Last Friday
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor
$25 (includes 1 drink ticket)
Opus 7: The King of Glory
Saturday, March 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The dramatic and moving Requiem (2011) by Tigran Mansurian, Armenia’s greatest living composer – a modern masterpiece dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide – programmed alongside major works by Bern Herbolsheimer and John Muehleisen.
$20-$40
Music Center of the Northwest Student Recital
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of musical styles including folk tunes, Suzuki favorites, and classical pieces performed by MCNW students.
Free
An Index of Possibility feat. EarthToneSkyTone
Thursday, March 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethereal melodies, meditative ostinatos, and explosive waves of sound. A night of mesmerizing lights and percussion music transforming Robert Honstein's six-movement An Index of Possibility into a multimedia experience.
$10 ($15 @ door)
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Ravenna String Orchestra as they present this free community concert!
Free
Choral Arts Northwest: Passion & Resurrection
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Choral Arts Northwest: Passion & Resurrection
Friday, March 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)