Viola – Past Concerts
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Sunday, March 5, 2017 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and two new works written for period instruments.
$10-$20
Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Johannes Brahms
Saturday, February 25, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Mädchenlied, Liebesliederwaltzer, and more from Brahms, with an introduction and historical notes by noted Brahms historian George Bozarth.
Free (Free)
Melia Watras: '26' Album Release
Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW faculty violist Melia Watras performs selections from 26, her newly released CD, with a video presentation and commentary.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: Schubert Octet
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert's inviting Octet and Bolcom's shimmering Serenata Notturna paint two shades of night music, renewing the spirit of Mozart and his gregarious serenades.
$40
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Sunday, February 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Saturday, February 18, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Saturday, February 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
$10-$43
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Friday, February 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
$45 (includes open bar)
Bach’s Lunch: The Corda Quartet
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Corda Quartet, a UW Scholarship Ensemble, plays quartets by Haydn and Mendelssohn.
Free (Free)
Haller Lake Music Series: Rudolf Haken & The Viola Pomposa
Saturday, February 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of J.S. Bach, Haken, and Paganini, arranged for five-string viola by Rudolf Haken.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Le Mozart Noir
Friday, February 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Baroque Orchestra features music of Baroque composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as “Le Mozart Noir” and one of the earliest European classical musicians to have African ancestry.
$26-$46
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Chamber Ensembles
Friday, February 3, 2017 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing chamber music, program TBD.
Free (Free)
Scholarship Chamber Group: Evergreen Trio
Thursday, February 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Theódore Dubois – Terzettino (1905)
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Free
Meany Center presents the Escher String Quartet
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127
Webern – Five Pieces for Quartet, Op. 5
Debussy – Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Webern – Five Pieces for Quartet, Op. 5
Debussy – Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
$40-$45
PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings
Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
High school musicians from throughout the region perform excellent literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: John Adams, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction for Two Pianos
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
$16-$52
Seattle Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes Plays Britten
Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Dohnányi, Schoenfield, Dvořák
Saturday, January 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dohnányi – Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10
Schoenfield – Cafe Music
Dvořák – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81
Schoenfield – Cafe Music
Dvořák – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81
$16-$52
Salish Sea Festival: A Little Concert for Louis XIV
Sunday, January 22, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A never-before-heard selection of suites prepared for evening performances by a select group of Louis XIV's favorite musicians, from a remarkable and unknown manuscript from 1713.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brahms, Kernis, Smetana
Sunday, January 22, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
$16-$52