Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Winter Showcase

Sunday, March 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Sammamish High School PAC, Bellevue, WA, United States
A special concert featuring the ensembles that “bookend” the full span of the BYSO educational experience.

$12 / $8

UW Symphony w/ Concerto Competition Winners: Vaughan Williams, Liszt, Webbon & more

Friday, March 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
R. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Mvt. 1 (Natalie Hagwood, cello)
Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto, Mvt. 1 (Logan Esterling, oboe)
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
D. Webbon – That is to Say

$15 ($10 students/seniors 62+)

Second City Chamber Series: Neighbors & Visitors

Friday, March 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2
Jones – String Quartet No. 1
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2

$25/$23/$10 (age 18 & under free)

Bellingham Music Club Strings and Winds Competition Winners

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Winners of Bellingham Music Club High School competitions offer a program of works for violin, cello, tuba, oboe, flute, and bassoon.

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Music of Spain & South America

Sunday, March 4, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Merrill Gardens, Burien, WA, United States
Music for soprano, mezzo soprano, guitar, cello, clarinet, bassoon, and piano. Featuring works by Piazzolla, de Falla, Rodrigo, Lorca, Obradors, Chapí, Posadas, Granados, and Turina.

Free

UW Modern Music Ensemble w/ Ludovic Morlot & Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir

Thursday, March 1, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Marc Andre Dalbavie – Palimpseste
Betsy Jolas – Wanderlied for solo cello and ensemble
Pierre Boulez – Dérive 2

$10

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Sacred Sensuality

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by nuns who composed, published, and performed sacred music that blended deep spirituality with richly sensual poetic and musical imagery.

$20 ($15 ages 21-30)

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Sacred Sensuality

Sunday, February 25, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Works by nuns who composed, published, and performed sacred music that blended deep spirituality with richly sensual poetic and musical imagery.

$25 (seniors $20, under 18 free)

Symphony Tacoma: Elgar & Sibelius

Sunday, February 25, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuelsson – “The Eros Effect & Solidarity” from The Love Triology (US premiere)
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2

$19-$82

Symphony Tacoma: Elgar & Sibelius

Saturday, February 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Samuelsson – “The Eros Effect & Solidarity” from The Love Triology (US premiere)
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2

$19-$82

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Sacred Sensuality

Saturday, February 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music from the mystical to the ecstatic by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Maria Peruchona, Isabella Leonarda, and more.

$25

Groupmuse: Heart of the Cello

Saturday, February 24, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in the Central District, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of simply beautiful solo cello music prefaced by a brief meditation to enhance your listening experience.

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Haller Lake Music Series: Thomas Lee, piano & Emily Hu, cello

Friday, February 23, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A program anchored by two Russian masterpieces of the twentieth century: Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata and Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne.

$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)

DXARTS' Music of Today: to speak, to strike

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Daniel Webbon – An infinite number of others, for string quartet
Wei Yang – ….verse…. for cello and piano
Marcin Pączkowski – Drum Memory, for percussion and interactive sound processing
Cameron Fraser – Chatra, electro-acoustic percussion
Daniel Peterson – Spun-Glass Garden
Daniel Peterson & Adam S. Hogan – Foresta (open wood)

$15 / $10

Byron Schenkman & Friends – Handel: From the War of Love

Sunday, February 18, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber cantatas for bass voice full of youthful passion, gorgeous melodies, and even a bit of humor.

$10-$42

Groupmuse House Concert: Bartók, Liszt, Cassado, oh my!

Sunday, February 18, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA, United States
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances
Bach – Cello Suite No. 3 in C major: Sarabande, Bourrées, and Gigue
Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Cassado – Suite for Solo Cello: 1. Preludio-Fantasia
Kapustin – Eight Concert Preludes: Toccatina
Kapustin – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40: 1. Allegro non troppo and 2. Allegro

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Spiritual Journey... by Emerald City Music

Saturday, February 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor

$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)

Spiritual Journey… by Emerald City Music

Friday, February 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor

$45 includes open bar; $10 students

Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Khot, Baker, Dunn, Miller, Reid, Rigler, Williams

Friday, February 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.

$5-$15 donation

Clarinet Trios with William Blayney, Julian Schwarz, & Li-Tan Hsu

Friday, February 16, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital from cellist Julian Schwarz and clarinetist William Blayney.

$15