Mostly Nordic: Finland's Musical Centennial

Sunday, April 23, 2017 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Finnish chamber music encompassing the last century of musical innovation and beauty, including works by Sibelius, Wessman, Rautavaara, Salmenhaara, and more.

$25-$60

Emerald City Music: Without Words

Saturday, April 15, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Wagner – Isolde's Liebestod for Solo Piano
Verdi – String Quartet
Grainger – Fantasy on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Schiff – Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool

$10-$43

Emerald City Music: Without Words

Friday, April 14, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
MadArt Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Wagner – Isolde's Liebestod for Solo Piano
Verdi – String Quartet
Grainger – Fantasy on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Schiff – Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool

$45 (includes one drink)

NOCCO: The Silken Ladder

Sunday, April 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to La Scala di Seta
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work

$15-$25 (under 18 free)

NOCCO: The Silken Ladder

Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to La Scala di Seta
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work

$15-$25 (under 18 free)

SYAMFA Music Festival

Monday, March 20, 2017 @ 9:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
UW School of Music, Seattle, WA, United States
Young classical musicians from 5th through 12th grades participate in master classes for piano, strings, and woodwinds with nationally renowned adjudicators. Open to the public.

Free (Free)

Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Spring Freshness

Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1st mvt.)
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
James Stephenson – Printemps
Puccini – Crisantemi
Britten – Simple Symphony

$12-$55

Bach in the Subways at Third Place Commons

Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 11:00am – 2:50pm (PDT)
Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States
Local musicians perform the music of J.S. Bach for free to the public to celebrate his 332nd birthday.

Free (Free)

Bach in the Subways at Beacon Hill Light Rail Station

Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Beacon Hill Light Rail Transit Station, Seattle, WA, United States
Local musicians perform the music of J.S. Bach for free to the public to celebrate his 332nd birthday – all in front of the Beacon Hill Light Rail Transit Station.

Free

Sound of Late: 2000 Moving Parts

Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.

$10

Mo Yan Clarinet Recital

Monday, March 6, 2017 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW School of Music student Mo Yan performs a degree recital in clarinet.

Free

M3C2: 20/21st Century Chamber Music by Russian & American Composers

Monday, March 6, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:15pm (PST)
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello
Frederic Rzewski – selections from Spots, for alto saxophone, vibraphone, piano, electric guitar
Sofia Gubaidulina – Allegro Rustico for flute and piano
Dmitri Shostakovich – Five pieces for two violins and piano
Bun-Ching Lam – Solitude d’autumne for violin and piano

Free (Free)

James Falzone & Bonnie Whiting: Utterances

Thursday, March 2, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A seamless evening of original, composed, and improvised music based on text, spoken word, and translation.

$5-$15 donation

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

Cornish Mid-day Concert: Classical Instrumentalists

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing chamber music, program TBD.

Free (Free)

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)

$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)

$15-$25 (under 18 free)

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)

Washington Wind Symphony presents Tabula Rasa

Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Jacques Press – Wedding Dance
Franz Biebl – Ave Maria
William Bolcom – Machine
John Williams – Overture to The Cowboys
Ryan George – Firefly
Mark Camphouse – Watchman Tell Us of the Night
Dana Wilson – Shortcut Home

$10-$20

Spiritus Winds with pianist Maria Khavin

Sunday, January 8, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jean Françaix – Quatuor à vent
Milhaud – La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
Endre Szervánszky – Wind Quintet No. 1
Liszt – Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
Mozart – Quintet in E-flat major, K. 452

$20 suggested donation (youth $5)