Strings – Past Concerts
First Wednesday Concert Series: Students of the UW Strings Program
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
UW North Allen Library Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of the UW Strings Program perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music & UW Libraries.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls – Requiem by Duruflé
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral commemorates the Feast of All Souls with a solemn Mass for the Dead featuring Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, his sublime sacred work of music based on Gregorian chant.
Free (Free)
Second City Chamber Series: Chamber Music of Horrors
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Dystopian State Brewing Co., Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate Oktoberfest & Halloween at the Dystopian State Brewery as the KASA Quartet performs classical chamber music, bluegrass, pop, jazz, & everything in-between.
$30 plus service fee
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Ticket price TBA
SFCM Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi, Purcell, Destouches
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in A minor, RV 161
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Bellingham Music Club: Rastrelli Cello Quartet – From Brahms to Beatles
Saturday, October 30, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WCC Syre Auditorium, Bellingham, WA, United States
Program featuring Russian folk tunes; selections from the Beatles song book; works by Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, & Astor Piazzolla; plus film scores by Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, & Henry Mancini.
$30 ($10 ages 12-18/students with ID)
Konnect Club: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – Live at the Phinney Center
Saturday, October 30, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, standard-bearers of fiddle & cello playing in traditional music for the past 20 years, perform in this live concert from the Phinney Neighborhood Center in Seattle.
Online: $20-$30 | In person: $10-$30
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, October 28, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sight read string music with Ravenna Strings in these weekly sessions at Phinney Center, Thursdays through November 18. Beginner/intermediate & intermediate/advanced sessions available; come for 1 or both.
Free (Free (registration required))
Roulette: Charmaine Lee with Joanna Mattrey & Lester St. Louis
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
NYC-based Australian vocalist/composer Charmaine Lee debuts new solo work followed by first time collaboration with violist Joanna Mattrey & cellist Lester St. Louis.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Eastman School of Music: Musica Nova
Monday, October 25, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Michael Gordon – Weather One
Julia Wolfe – Tell Me Everything
Louis Andriessen – De Staat ("The Republic")
Julia Wolfe – Tell Me Everything
Louis Andriessen – De Staat ("The Republic")
Free
Port Townsend Symphony: PNW Premiere by Blauth
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Brenno Blauth – Concertino for oboe & strings (PNW premiere)
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Free (Free (reservations encouraged))
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration of 18th-c. Italian style & the explosion of musical invention from this period. Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah & cellist William Skeen star alongside Pacific MusicWorks' Artistic Directors.
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Bruce Stark – The Vigor of Hope (brass fanfare) (Seattle premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration of 18th-c. Italian style & the explosion of musical invention from this period. Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah & cellist William Skeen star alongside Pacific MusicWorks' Artistic Directors.
$30-$55
Emerald City Music: What You Are To Me
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
$55 ($44 ETV member)
Emerald City Music: What You Are To Me
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
$55 ($44 ETV member)
Federal Way Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
FWYSO celebrates overcoming the pandemic, their 2020-2021 seniors, & Korean Culture week with this special performance. Featuring a performance by FWYSO alumni.
$15
92Y Presents: Takács Quartet & Garrick Ohlsson, piano, play Brahms
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45
Groupmuse: New Canons
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Hybrid in-person/virtual concert featuring works that experiment with latency & technology, interact with audiences, & invite listeners into a collective landscape in which all sounds become music.
Online: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event | In person: $25
Emerald City Music: What You Are To Me
Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
$55 ($44 ETV member)