Strings – Past Concerts
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Boccherini & Scarlatti
Sunday, October 14, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Piano quintets by Boccherini, a soulful string trio by Sirmen, and four keyboard sonatas by Scarlatti.
$10-$48
BACHtoberfest at Naked City
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
From Baroque brilliance to Classical virtuosity, this is one family reunion you’ll not want to miss.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Groupmuse: San Francisco’s Friction String Quartet in Seattle
Sunday, October 7, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Leoš Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata"
Loren Loiacono – Besides (mvt. 2)
SOHN – Wheel (arr. Otis Harriel)
Anne Sophie Andersen – String Quartet No. 1
Marc Mellits – Tapas (mvts. 1, 4, 6)
Prince – Little Red Corvette (arr. Doug Machiz)
Britney Spears – Toxic (arr. Doug Machiz)
Loren Loiacono – Besides (mvt. 2)
SOHN – Wheel (arr. Otis Harriel)
Anne Sophie Andersen – String Quartet No. 1
Marc Mellits – Tapas (mvts. 1, 4, 6)
Prince – Little Red Corvette (arr. Doug Machiz)
Britney Spears – Toxic (arr. Doug Machiz)
$20+ donation, RSVP required
BACHtoberfest on Whidbey Island
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
From Baroque brilliance to Classical virtuosity, this is one family reunion you’ll not want to miss.
$25 ($20 seniors and students, under 18 free)
Seattle Symphony: The Strings – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Nursery rhymes and classic children’s songs as you get to know the largest family in the orchestra – the strings! Designed for ages 0 to 5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Strings – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Nursery rhymes and classic children’s songs as you get to know the largest family in the orchestra – the strings! Designed for ages 0 to 5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Strings – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 9:30am – 10:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Nursery rhymes and classic children’s songs as you get to know the largest family in the orchestra – the strings! Designed for ages 0 to 5.
$12
BACHtoberfest at Naked City
Friday, October 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
From Baroque brilliance to Classical virtuosity, this is one family reunion you’ll not want to miss.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Seattle Symphony: The Strings – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Friday, October 5, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Nursery rhymes and classic children’s songs as you get to know the largest family in the orchestra – the strings! Designed for ages 0 to 5.
$12
SMCO Tenth Anniversary Celebration: American Experiences
Thursday, October 4, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture (Scottish Opera Version)
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students)
Second City Chamber Series: Girsky Quartet – Songs from a Hidden Land
Friday, September 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
$25 ($23 senior/military, $10 student)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Secret Chamber Music in Pioneer Square
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$25
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Saturday, September 15, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Friday, September 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$45 ($10 students)
Sanctuary in the City: Pacific MusicWorks 2018-2019 Season Preview
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:55pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A preview of the 2018-2019 Pacific MusicWorks Mainstage concerts, including music by Barbara Strozzi, Monteverdi, Corelli, and Handel.
Free
Kin of the Moon: Public Radiation
Thursday, August 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience participation sonic rituals. Bring instruments, toys, your voice, a walking stick ... anything to summon the sound waves!
$5-$20 sliding scale cash donation
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening of improvised violin
Sunday, August 26, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a Seattle tiki bar to the soundtrack of an improvised violin?
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Windy Day in Paris
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A cavalcade of wind instruments playing music filled with color and imagery by Boulanger, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and more.
$10-$40
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Windy Day in Paris
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A cavalcade of wind instruments playing music filled with color and imagery by Boulanger, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and more.
$10-$40
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Channel Crossing
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 71 No. 3
Antonín Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Johann David Heinichen – Trio Sonata for oboe, violin, and continuo in C minor, S. 258
Edward Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Antonín Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Johann David Heinichen – Trio Sonata for oboe, violin, and continuo in C minor, S. 258
Edward Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
$10-$40