Strings – Past Concerts
[CANCELLED] Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Elias Quartet
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Free (Cancelled)
SMCO with Cellist Nathan Chan at Town Hall: Music of Shostakovich, Haydn, & more
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen – Ascending Bird
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
$35 ($10 student)
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, October 7, 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: Experiments in Opera & Restless NYC Present 'Rainbird'
Thursday, October 7, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Improvised arias over loops, original folk songs, & textural spaces are featured in director/librettist Mallory Catlett & composer Aaron Siegel's operatic adaptation of a novel by New Zealand author Janet Frame.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
SMCO: Welcome Back Bash with Cellist Nathan Chan
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO & cellist Nathan Chan present an eclectic variety of music including works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sufjan Stevens, Siamak Aghaei, & Colin Jacobsen. Includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, & access to a visual art gallery.
$50 ($75 reserved seating)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Unsupervised with Chicago Composer's Consortium
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 11:45am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Laura Schwendinger – Celestial Bodies (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Crossing Borders Music
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 11:00am – 11:45am (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sabrina CD Jean Louis – La Cité
Jean R. "Rudy" Perrault – Brother Malcolm for cello & piano
Gifrants – Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine for piano quintet
Jean Paul Coffy – New work TBA
Jean R. "Rudy" Perrault – Brother Malcolm for cello & piano
Gifrants – Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine for piano quintet
Jean Paul Coffy – New work TBA
Free (Free)
The Sound Ensemble: EXTRACTION – Art on the Edge of the Abyss
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – Solastalgia (US premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
$15 advance, $20 at the door, $7 student
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Janice Misurell-Mitchell – Resistant Noise
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
World premiere of Janice Misurell-Mitchell's Resistant Noise for vocal & instrumental ensemble & electronics, based on text by Jacques Attali.
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: D-Composed
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Performance by D-Composed, a Chicago-based chamber ensemble that honors Black creativity & culture through the music of Black composers. Program TBA.
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Opening Concert
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA, United States
Oreste Ravanello – Due Pezzi per Orchestra d'Archi, Op. 11
Eugene Goossens – Phantasy Sextet, Op. 37
Ernst von Dohnányi – String Sextet in B-flat major (string orchestra version)
Eugene Goossens – Phantasy Sextet, Op. 37
Ernst von Dohnányi – String Sextet in B-flat major (string orchestra version)
$20 ($15 student/ages 65+)
Philharmonia Northwest: Prismatic Colors with Amber Archibald
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Gabriela Lena Frank – Five Scenes
Carl Stamitz – Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
Carl Stamitz – Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
$15 online; in-person ticket price TBD
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: CHAI Collaborative Ensemble
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 1:45pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Eric Malmquist – Sonata for Cello & Piano
Stacy Garrop – My Dearest Ruth
George Flynn – Selected songs from Chicago Poets Sing!
Shulamit Ran – Birkat Haderekh – Blessing for the Road
Stacy Garrop – My Dearest Ruth
George Flynn – Selected songs from Chicago Poets Sing!
Shulamit Ran – Birkat Haderekh – Blessing for the Road
Free (Free)
The Sound Ensemble: EXTRACTION – Art on the Edge of the Abyss
Saturday, October 2, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – Solastalgia (US premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
Henning Kraggerud – ROMANTARCTICA
Jerry Mader – Pietà: Lament at the Edge of the Abyss (world premiere)
$20 (students/seniors "pay-what-you-can", ages 12 & under free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Avondale Trio
Saturday, October 2, 2021 @ 2:15pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ralph Shapey – Piano Trio No. 1
Timothy Edwards – The Conjecture
Ilya Levinson – "II. Brunches" from The Polyphony of Trees
Timothy Edwards – The Conjecture
Ilya Levinson – "II. Brunches" from The Polyphony of Trees
Free (Free)
Composers Concordance & Austrian Cultural Forum New York: CompCord & Entertaining Science
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert combining a short lecture by renowned scientist/facial recognition specialist Christina Pressl, with performances by trumpet soloist Franz Hackl, drummer Jonathan Kane, & the CompCord String Quartet.
Free (Free (RSVP required to attend in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Zafa Collective
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 3:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Liza Sobel – Five Scenes for String Quartet
Eliza Brown – Figure to Ground
Maria Kaoutzani – jaune doré
George Lewis – Signifying Riffs: Unison for string quartet & percussion
Eliza Brown – Figure to Ground
Maria Kaoutzani – jaune doré
George Lewis – Signifying Riffs: Unison for string quartet & percussion
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Fulcrum Point New Music Project
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 3:15pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Darlene Castro Ortiz – Desmoronamiento for flute & live electronics
Ricardo Lorenz – Jaromiluna for violin & harp
Lupita Diaz-Donato – Nubes for solo B-flat clarinet (world premiere)
Clarice Assad – Book of Spells for mixed ensemble
Ricardo Lorenz – Jaromiluna for violin & harp
Lupita Diaz-Donato – Nubes for solo B-flat clarinet (world premiere)
Clarice Assad – Book of Spells for mixed ensemble
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Bach + Beethoven Experience
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ronnie Kuller – Selections from Stories of the Bloomingdale Trail
Amos Gillespie – Three Songs
Heidi Joosten – Yes.
Amos Gillespie – Three Songs
Heidi Joosten – Yes.
Free (Free)