Cello – Past Concerts
University of Puget Sound: Chamber Music I
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Small ensemble works for strings, brass, & piano, performed by Puget Sound’s Chamber Music group I in their first in-person concert of the year.
Free (Free (registration required))
Roulette: Jessica Pavone – 'Lull' for String Octet & Soloists
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Composer/violist Jessica Pavone presents Lull, a new chamber work reflecting a multifaceted experience of ‘stasis’ – quietude & introspection sustained amidst the tension & instability of the pandemic.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: David Shifrin, Peter Wiley, & Anna Polonsky
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, piano, & cello, Op. 38
Johannes Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, piano, & cello, Op. 38
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brand-new works for strings, woodwinds, trumpet, voice, piano, & percussion, including 2 premieres by this year's COW Ensemble.
Free
Ball State Faculty Artist Series: Yu-Fang Chen & Peter Opie
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Recital featuring Yu-Fang Chen, assistant professor of music (violin), & Peter Opie, associate professor of cello.
Free (Free)
Epiphany Center for the Arts: Janusz Olejniczak, cello
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Polish cellist Janusz Olejniczak is joined by vocalist Grażyna Auguścik & pianist Ben Lewis for this special concert from Chicago's Epiphany Center for the Arts – the only US performance in his current tour.
Online: $10 | In person: $40-$50
Atlanta Chamber Players: Opening Concert – Now & Then
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Benjamin Krause – Notes From Inside
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie
Jennifer Higdon – Southern Harmony
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie
Jennifer Higdon – Southern Harmony
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Free (Online: Free | In person: $0-25)
ROCO In Concert: A Stitch in Time
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Hilary Purrington – Threshold (world premiere)
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-what-you-can)
University of Buffalo Faculty Recital: Seth Parker Woods, cello
Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Seth Parker Woods performs the triple role of cellist, narrator/guide, & movement artist in this evening-length, multimedia concert tour de force featuring music written for him.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $10-$23)
Town Hall Seattle: Gretchen Yanover Scratch Night – Past & present work on cello
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Seattle cellist/composer Gretchen Yanover shares a collection of her past & present work, sharing the stories behind her work & discussing the meaning we draw from titles associated with otherwise wordless music.
Free (Free (registration required))
92Y Presents: The Jerusalem Quartet & Amanda Forsyth, cello, play Schubert, Haydn, & more
92Y and
Jerusalem Quartet
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35 "Sun"
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 5
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE members showcase their work with Nicholas Houfek’s ColorSynth, a software interface that converts musical pitches into color & light. Find improvisation, synthesizers, & more in this audiovisual smorgasbord.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 4
Thursday, November 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE is back at Brooklyn's Target Margin Theater with a new art installation by Nathan Davis, plus works based around tactile experiences by Nicholas Houfek, Phyllis Chen, & Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Seattle Symphony: Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
In the first program in the 3-concert Chamber Series, cellists of the Seattle Symphony perform the complete cello sonata cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven — a delightful odyssey through his composing life.
Ticket price TBD
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
92Y: Seth Parker Woods, cello & Andrew Rosenblum, piano, play Mendelssohn, Schumann, & more
Saturday, October 30, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Felix Mendelssohn – Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
George Walker – Cello Sonata
Robert Schumann – Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Florence Price – Short works TBA
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Short works TBA
George Walker – Cello Sonata
Robert Schumann – Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Florence Price – Short works TBA
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Short works TBA
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45
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))
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)
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