Second City Chamber Series – Upcoming Concerts
Sean Osborn & Friends: Kokopelli
Friday, February 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and String Quartet
Osborn – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, "The Beatles"
Penderecki – Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major
Osborn – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, "The Beatles"
Penderecki – Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major
$10-$25 (age 18 and under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Young Chamber Players Recital
Friday, March 13, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Second City Chamber Series’ wildly successful Young Chamber Players performs their annual showcase recital. Come experience why Tacoma’s young people flock to this exciting event!
$10 (age 18 and under free)
The Tacoma School Plays the Viennese School
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in F major for horn and piano
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378
Brahms – Trio for violin, horn and piano, Op. 40
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378
Brahms – Trio for violin, horn and piano, Op. 40
$10-$25 (age 18 and under free)
Eastern Europe in Western Washington
Thursday, June 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto
Kodály – String Trio
Rózsa – Sonata for Two Violins
Kodály – String Trio
Rózsa – Sonata for Two Violins
$23-$25 (age 18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Romantics and Post-Romantics
Thursday, July 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata in G major, K. 301
Grieg – Sonata in F major, Op. 8
Suk – Four Pieces, Op. 17
Schumann – Sonata No. 2, Op. 121
Grieg – Sonata in F major, Op. 8
Suk – Four Pieces, Op. 17
Schumann – Sonata No. 2, Op. 121
$23-$25 (age 18 & under free)
Duetti Italieni: SCCS Annual Fundraiser
Sunday, July 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Edgewood Garden, Edgewood, WA, United States
With the stunning backdrop of Edgewood Garden, Classical Guitarist Elizabeth Brown joins SCCS Artistic Director Svend Rønning to perform works for violin and guitar by Italian greats such as Corelli, Cavalli and Paganini.
$60
Second City Chamber Series: Clarinet Classics
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Paul Reade – Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite
Malcolm Arnold – Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 29
Jaren Hinckley – Two Estate Gardens
Richard Rodney Bennett – Sonatina for Clarinet Solo
Charles Villiers Stanford – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 129
Malcolm Arnold – Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 29
Jaren Hinckley – Two Estate Gardens
Richard Rodney Bennett – Sonatina for Clarinet Solo
Charles Villiers Stanford – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 129
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Valentine Chocolates
Sunday, February 14, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano
Poulenc – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Beethoven – Seven Variations on The Magic Flute
David Diamond – Love Song
R. Strauss – Romance for Cello and Piano
Kreisler/Schwarz – Liebesfreud, Liebeslied, & Schon Rosmarin
Poulenc – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Beethoven – Seven Variations on The Magic Flute
David Diamond – Love Song
R. Strauss – Romance for Cello and Piano
Kreisler/Schwarz – Liebesfreud, Liebeslied, & Schon Rosmarin
$10-$25
Young Chamber Players Annual Concert
Thursday, March 11, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Eighteen of Tacoma's brightest and best share their work under the guidance of YCP Director Zachary Lyman.
$10 (age 18 & under free)
Kareem Kandi & Friends
Thursday, April 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
A “third stream” concert mixing the classical tradition of America with the music of the European classical tradition.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Angels & Demons
Wednesday, June 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 3 in E major
Eugène Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 2, “Obsession” (à Jacques Thibaud)
Bjarne Brustad – Fanitulsuite
William Doppmann – The Devil’s Trill
Heinrich Ignaz Biber – Passacaglia
Svend Rønning – Variations from Opposite Sides of the Water
Eugène Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 2, “Obsession” (à Jacques Thibaud)
Bjarne Brustad – Fanitulsuite
William Doppmann – The Devil’s Trill
Heinrich Ignaz Biber – Passacaglia
Svend Rønning – Variations from Opposite Sides of the Water
$10-$25, 18 & under free
Second City Chamber Series: The Birth of Chamber Music
Thursday, October 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Buxtehude, Castello, Telemann, and Uccellini.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Looking Back – Looking Forward
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carl Phillip Stamitz – Quartet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: The Trumpet Shall Sound
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Masterpieces written for the king of instruments!
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Past and Future Tense
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Alexandra T. Bryant – The Open for Violin and Piano
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
Alexandra T. Bryant – The Open for Violin and Piano
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Home Turf
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452
Ravel (arr. Doppmann/Kracht) – Suite from Ma mère l’oye
Ibert – Trois pièces brèves
Poulenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds
Ravel (arr. Doppmann/Kracht) – Suite from Ma mère l’oye
Ibert – Trois pièces brèves
Poulenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Young Chamber Players Annual Recital
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Second City’s wildly successful Young Chamber Players performs its annual showcase recital.
$10 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series: Ancestral Voices
Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works for soprano and piano by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Mozart.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Second City Chamber Series presents Genre: Works for flute, viola, & harp
Thursday, June 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Arnold Bax – Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Vincent Persichetti – Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 10
Erich Zeisl – "Arrowhead” trio for flute, viola, and harp
Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Vincent Persichetti – Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 10
Erich Zeisl – "Arrowhead” trio for flute, viola, and harp
Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp
$25/$23/$10
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10
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