Chamber orchestra – Past Concerts
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Byron, Bon, & Brandenburg 5
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Byron Schenkman reprises their digital production with a twist! Featuring harpsichord concerti by J.S. Bach & Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, a flute sonata by Anna Bon, & Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
$48-$66
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Series
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.
$10
Thalia Symphony Returns to Town Hall
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
$25 (General Admission) $20 (Students/Seniors)
Seattle Flute Society: Felix Skowronek Memorial Event
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 2:15pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Annual event featuring a masterclass for adult amateur flutists led by Dr. Sarah Bassingthwaighte, plus a live performance by the SFS Flute Choir.
Ticket price TBA
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Byron, Bon, & Brandenburg 5
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Byron Schenkman reprises their digital production with a twist! Featuring harpsichord concerti by J.S. Bach & Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, a flute sonata by Anna Bon, & Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
$48-$66
Pacific Lutheran University: Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music for percussion & steel pan ensembles, performed by music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
WWU String Sinfonia: Bologne, Hindemith, Grieg
Western Washington University String Sinfonia and
Western Washington University (WWU) Department of Music
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 1, No. 3
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Concert 1 – Dissociation
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Forum at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Kaley Lane Eaton – Dissociation, or Self-Portrait (world premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Online: $15 | In-person: $25 ($15 senior, $10 student)
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
ROCO In Concert: A Stitch in Time
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Hilary Purrington – Threshold (world premiere)
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-what-you-can)
Philharmonia Northwest: Norwegian Sounds with Laura Loge
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl – Scherzo for Orchestra
David Monrad Johansen, arr. Adam Stern – Syv Sange ("7 Songs"), Op. 6
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
David Monrad Johansen, arr. Adam Stern – Syv Sange ("7 Songs"), Op. 6
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$15 online | $20-25 in-person
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "I. Allegro moderato" & "III. Andante con moto " from from 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
$20 ($15 senior, $0-$10 student)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Masters of Innovation
Sunday, November 7, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
$18 ($14 senior, $5 ages 5-12, ages 5 & under free)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
$35 ($24 youth/seniors)
Music at St. James Cathedral: Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls – Requiem by Duruflé
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral commemorates the Feast of All Souls with a solemn Mass for the Dead featuring Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, his sublime sacred work of music based on Gregorian chant.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Ticket price TBA
UW Wind Ensemble: Chamber Winds Concert
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Sextet for Piano & Wind Instruments, H. 174
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Free (Free)