Octet – Upcoming Concerts
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Thursday, July 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Saturday, July 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
Chamber Music in the Park at Volunteer Park
Tuesday, July 27, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Free
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
NOCCO: Solstice Celebration
Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
A sonic respite with music of Stravinsky, Respighi, and Bach, plus a work by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: Solstice Celebration
Sunday, December 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A sonic respite with music of Stravinsky, Respighi, and Bach, plus a work by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
The Sound Ensemble: Life After Y2K
Friday, January 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Premiere
Sean Osborn – 12-4-6 (2005)
Marcin Pączkowski – Deep Decline (2015)
Greg Dixon – Piece for tuba and electronics (premiere)
Daron Hagen – Chamber Symphony (2003)
Sean Osborn – 12-4-6 (2005)
Marcin Pączkowski – Deep Decline (2015)
Greg Dixon – Piece for tuba and electronics (premiere)
Daron Hagen – Chamber Symphony (2003)
$10-$15
The Sound Ensemble: Music for the Stage
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Plog – Animal Ditties VII
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
$15/$10
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Friday, May 4, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:50pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, May 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$28 ($10 w/ student ID)
First Friday Salons: More than quartets with Skyros & friends
Friday, June 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance of seldom-performed works, including the famed Mendelssohn String Octet, written when he was just 16 years old.
$20
Ellinor Quartet: Beethoven, Piazzolla, Mendelssohn’s Octet
Sunday, June 3, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18, No. 1
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango (arranged by Lisa L. Ochoco for string octet)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet, Op. 20
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango (arranged by Lisa L. Ochoco for string octet)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet, Op. 20
Free (Free)
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Nighttime Serenade
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Vaughan Williams – Violin Concerto
Puccini – Crisantemi
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Violin Concerto
Puccini – Crisantemi
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Free (Free)
SCMS Summer Festival: Beethoven, Prokofiev, Enescu
Friday, July 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet for Viola and Cello in E-flat major, WoO 32 "With Two Eyeglasses Obbligato"
Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 94bis
Georges Enescu – Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7
Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 94bis
Georges Enescu – Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Friday, September 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$45 ($10 students)
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Saturday, September 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$28–$43 ($10 students)
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