PONCHO Concert Hall

710 E. Roy Street
Seattle, WA 98102
United States

  http://www.cornish.edu/music/series/venues/
  (206) 726-5030
  Directions

Contemporary Piano I – Reinier van Houdt

Sunday, September 7, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kaikhosru Sorabji – Quasi Notturno (variation Nr 8 from Part 2 of Symphony Nr 4)
PJ van Rossum – Acht
Michael Pisaro – Les Jours, Mon Aubépine
Luc Ferrari – 36 Enfilades
Alvin Curran – Endangered Specie

$10-$22

Tai Murray

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert – Rondo D. 895 ("Rondeau Brilliant")
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Pärt – Fratres
Debussy – Sonate
Corigliano – Sonata

$22 ($17 seniors, $10 students with ID)

Master class: Tai Murray

Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 12:00pm – 12:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Superb young violinist Tai Murray presents a master class.

Free

Contemporary Piano II: Jonathan Powell

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Sorabji – Piano Sonata No. 1
Albeniz – Iberia, Book 4
Sorabji – Le Jardin Parfumé
Szymanowski – Piano Sonata No. 2, Opus 21

$22 ($17 seniors, $10 students/Cornish alumni with ID)

Master class: Jonathan Powell

Friday, October 31, 2025 @ 12:00pm – 12:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Master class by British pianist and composer Jonathan Powell. Free and open to the public.

Free

Contemporary Piano III: Sequentia cyclica super Dies irae

Saturday, November 1, 2025 @ 2:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji – Sequentia cyclica super Dies irae

$22 ($17 seniors, $10 students/Cornish alumni with ID)

Cornish master class: NOW Ensemble

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 @ 1:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The vibrant performers and composers that make up NOW Ensemble present a master class.

Free

The Piano Trio: Classic to Contemporary

Sunday, November 23, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Cristina Valdes, cellist David Requiro and violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim explore piano trios by Beethoven, Brahms, Ives and Garcia.

$22 ($17 seniors; $10 students with ID)

Master Class: New West Guitar Group

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A master class by the cutting-edge guitar ensemble New West Guitar Group. Open to the public.

Free

Pianist Peter Mack: Seldom-heard gems

Sunday, February 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
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

$20 ($15 seniors; $10 students)

Lim + Watras + Vu +Poor

Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An exciting musical collaboration teams up chamber music greats Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin) and Melia Watras (viola) with jazz artists Cuong Vu (trumpet) and Ted Poor (drums) to perform an evening of new written and improvised music.

$10-$20

An Evening with Dawn Clement

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist/composer Dawn Clement presents a special concert featuring a set of her new works for string quartet and voice, as well as a set of solo piano improvisations.

$10-$20

Benjamin Verdery

Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hailed for his innovative and eclectic musical career, classical guitarist and composer Benjamin Verdery performs at Cornish in conjunction with the 2015 Northwest Guitar Festival.

$15-$25

CONSTELLATIONS: Senior Composition Recital

Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening dedicated to new sounds and new experience.

Gustin – String Quartet No. 1
Gustin – Spirit
Gustin – Constellations
Gustin – A. Borealis

Free

Cornish Presents: IWO Flute Quartet

Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
IWO Flute Quartet (Sydney Carlson, Leonard Garrison, Jennifer Rhyne and Paul Taub) will perform a program that includes Second Grand Quartet for Sixteen Flutes – The White Labyrinth by Harvey Sollberger and Song and Dance by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.

Free

Master Class: Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barrière

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Camilla Hoitenga (flute) and Jean-Baptiste Barrière (composer/electronic musician) demonstrate and discuss their collaborative work. Free and open to the public.

Free

Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barriere

Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-media concert with composer/sound designer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, featuring breathtaking electronic music for flute, electronics and video.

$5-$20

St. Helens Quartet performs Borcherding's 'Sound Games'

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Cornish student Roderick Borcherding's new string quartet, a contemporary classical work exploring techniques in sound.

Free

Cornish Presents Gamelan Pacifica: Music for Gamelan and String Quartet

Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unusual chamber music concert featuring premieres of several new works by Seattle composers Marguerite Brown, Stephen Fandrich, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.

$5-$20

Cornish Baroque Ensemble

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A cornucopia of early delights from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a sprinkling of music composed especially for Advent and Christmas.

Free