Classical KING’s Northwest Focus Concert Calendar – Past Concerts
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Soaring Notes
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
New concertmaster Dawn Posey is featured on Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending in this program book-ended by 2 Classical greats: Joseph Bologne's Symphony No. 2 & W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 29.
$15-$49
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Rep 1 – Singularly Cerrudo
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Come admire the creative power of PNB’s Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo in this triple bill of his most beloved work.
Available with subscription
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Rep 1 – Singularly Cerrudo
Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Come admire the creative power of PNB’s Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo in this triple bill of his most beloved work.
Available with subscription
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Free Opening Weekend Concert
Sunday, September 19, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration including the unveiling of a commissioned work of Indigenous art, a cross-cultural musical performance, & a mainstage performance by the SSO at 2pm.
Free (Free (reservation required))
Seattle Symphony: Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cocktail hour performances; a full concert with the Thomas Dausgaard & the orchestra, featuring Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite; & a formal dinner featuring Chef Kristi Brown.
$1000-$50,000
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 3
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange for piano quartet
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 2
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Camille Saint Saëns – Fantaisie pour harpe et violon, Op. 124
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Family Show – San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
An outdoor show at the SJI Museum of Art, suitable for families & children. Come meet the instruments & musicians of the Archipelago Collective.
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 1
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Harp at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Nino Rota – Sarabanda e Toccata
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$45
Auburn Symphony: Family Concert in the Garden
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Soos Creek Botanical Garden, Auburn, WA, United States
Stroll the flower gardens, woodland areas, & aviary of Auburn’s Soos Creek Botanical Garden & Heritage Center as Auburn Symphony musicians perform a variety of music for the whole family.
$15 ($8 student, ages 12 & under free)
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration with GardenMusic
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Musicians from GardenMusic kick off the 2021 OMF summer season with a thrilling, genre-bending program encompassing jazz, bluegrass, & more.
$40 ($65 VIP, ages 12 & under free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$25
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 22, 2021 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Montrose Foray
Saturday, August 21, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
Grand Teton Music Festival: Festival Orchestra – Tchaikovsky Season Finale
Saturday, August 21, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Maurice Ravel – "IV. Alborada del Gracioso" from Miroirs
Igor Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Igor Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Free (Free (in-person tickets are SOLD OUT))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Montrose Foray
Friday, August 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Montrose Trio
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))