Early Music Seattle: Bach – Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 & 4

Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Georg Philipp Telemann – Triple concerto
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello – Double concerto
Florian Leopold Gassmann – Concerto grosso

$45 ($30 student/under 35)

The Sound Ensemble: Reflections

Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Dietz – Contretemps
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374

$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12

Wayward Music Series: Different Drummer

Friday, September 27, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A show that represents genres as varied as the artists presenting it. Prepare to be entertained, amused, and exhilarated by this unique collaboration.

$15 ($10 youth/seniors)

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Secret Chamber Music Season Kickoff

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

$25

Korean Music Association (KMA) 40th Autumn Concert

Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Giuseppe Verdi – “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco
The Maiden Selling Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto (3rd mvt.)
Franz Lehár – “Lippen schweigen” from Die lustige Witwe
Various – Korean Gagok
Claude Debussy – L’isle Joyeuse
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

$30 / $50 / $75

Byron Schenkman & Friends: Clara Schumann Bicentennial Celebration

Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in F major, Hob. XVI:6
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47

$48 / $41 / $10

The Highlands Concert Series Opening Night with Kristin Lee, Violin

Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Award-winning violinist Kristin Lee in recital at the intimate and acoustically-excellent Florence Henry Memorial Chapel.

$30 ($15 youth)

Mid-Autumn Melody 2019: Cellist Kai Chen & Orchestra Seattle

Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore diverse cello music, Vincent Liang's popular Chinese song Wishing We Last Forever, beautiful Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 5 with soprano Yali Lee and Orchestra of Cellos, and more.

$30 / $40 / $50 / $100

Skål! A Toast to Edvard Grieg

Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
An afternoon of Grieg’s music in an intimate setting, just like Grieg did in his own home. Expect a fun, interactive concert with food, drinks, and door prizes!

$25 (NWEGS members free)

Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music

Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.

$28-$43 ($10 students)

Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music

Friday, September 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.

$45 ($10 students)

Olympic Music Festival: Art of the Violin II w/ Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde

Sunday, September 8, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane

$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)

Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music II

Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Samuel Magrill – Five Bagatelles for flute, violin, cello, and piano
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2

$20 (age 18 & under FREE)

Olympic Music Festival: Art of the Violin II w/ Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde

Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
César Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Chaconne" from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 for violin
Claude Debussy (arr. Alexandre Roelens) – "Claire de Lune" from Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane

$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)

Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Concert I

Friday, September 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956

$20 (age 18 & under FREE)

BMC Night Beat presents Ballance Duo

Thursday, September 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.

$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)

BMC presents Ballance Duo

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.

Free (Free)

Olympic Music Festival: Russian Tributes

Saturday, August 31, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Nikolai Medtner – Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)

Listen Live at Lunch: Virtuoso Works for Violin & Piano

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33

Free

Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: The BSO Plays Bach

Friday, August 23, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060
Arvo Pärt – If Bach Had Been a Beekeeper
Johann Sebastian Bach – Selections from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Arvo Pärt – Collage on B-A-C-H
Johann Sebastian Bach – Selections from Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066

$10-$33