Concert – Upcoming Concerts

Works by Mozart, Turina and Tchaikovsky.

British composer Gabriel Jackson's new setting of the Passion.

Gwenk is a collaborative quartet that focuses on original, creative compositions. This music challenges assumptions about stereotypical beauty by engaging with the unexpected and absurd.

J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4

Curtis – Souvenir of Guanajuato suite
Ginastera – Panambi Ballet suite
Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Ravel – Bolero

Music Director Christophe Chagnard bids farewell to Northwest Sinfonietta after 23 incredible seasons at the helm. For his final concert as music director, we return to our roots with a scintillating and lavish performance of the best Mozart opera arias and overtures.

Sibelius – Finlandia
Brahms – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8

Glinka – Divertimento brilliante
Falla – Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello
Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet

Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring, for piano, four hands
Gliere – 8 pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
A. Rosenblatt – Tango for violin, cello, and piano

A solo piano concert featuring seldom-heard gems from the 19th and 20th Century piano repertoire.

J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor, transcribed by Alexander Siloti
Grieg – 'Holberg' Suite, Op. 40
Medtner – Sonate-Elegie in D minor, Op. 11, No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov – "A Song of India" from the opera Sadko
Sorabji – Pastiche on the Hindu Merchant's song from Sadko
A. Scriabin – Prelude for the Left Hand alone, Op. 9, No. 1
A. Scriabin – Albumleaf, Op. 45, No. 1
A. Scriabin – Prelude, Op. 51, No. 2 (Lugubre)
A. Scriabin – Prelude, Op. 74, No. 2 (Très lent, contemplatif)
J. Scriabin – Two Preludes, Op. 3
A. Scriabin – Etude in D sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12

Dedicated to the exploration of the cultural heritage and folkloric inspirations of classical composers, the Apollo Chamber Players present their Seattle debut.

Faculty pianist Cristina Valdes performs Helmut Lachenmann's Ein Kinderspiel and Giacinto Scelsi's Quattro Illustrazioni. New Jazz Studies appointee Greg Sinibaldi leads an orchestral ensemble of musicians from across UW Music programs through a guided improvisation.

Presented by the Pacific Northwest Cultural Exchange Council.

Thomas Collier directs the University of Washington Percussion Ensemble.

French hornist/composer Tom Varner is joined by percussionist Paul Kikuchi, field recordists Steve Barsotti and Steve Peters (both members of the Seattle Phonographers Union), and a group of top Seattle brass players who will be moving about the beautiful space of the chapel, “Gabrieli style.”

The University of Washington Concert and Campus Bands perform works by prize-winning composers:

Percy Grainger — Faeroe Island Dance
Percy Grainger — Shepherd's Hey
Johan Halvorsen /arr. Fennell — Entry March of the Boyars
W. Francis McBeth — Chant and Jubilo
Morton Gould — Ballad for Band

Mozart — Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482
Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Explore the intersection between folk, traditional spirituals, drone, noise, glitch and electroacoustic elements.

The Bach Cantata Project debuts with a powerful performance that explores grief, sorrow and hope in the works of the Bach family.

Ensign Symphony and Chorus' February program features sublime hymn tunes for relaxation, contemplation and praise coupled with spectacular classical selections.