West Seattle Library

2306 42nd Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
United States

  http://www.spl.org/locations/west-seattle-branch
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Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library

Sunday, February 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major
Scriabin – Sonata Fantasy No. 2 in G sharp minor
Debussy – Clair de lune
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Earl Wild transcription of Gershwin – Etude No. 4: Embraceable You
Mozart – Adagio Religioso
Amilcare Ponchielli – Capriccio

Free

Ladies Musical Club: The Golden Age of Italian Opera

Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Rossini, Bellini and more.

Free

Dickinson Poetry in Song

Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
In honor of National Poetry Month at the West Seattle Library, hear “Dickinson Poetry in Song" as well as poems set to music by Copland, Laitman and others.

Free

Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library

Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Alfred Tokayer – Day in the Life of My Child
Bernstein – Children’s songs
Music by Schumann and Granados

Free

LMC at the West Seattle Library

Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Verroust – Theme and Variations, Op. 23 for English Horn and Piano
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe

Free

Ladies Musical Club: French Operatic Favorites

Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Charles Gounod – “Ah! Parle encore Mireille” from Mireille
Ambroise Thomas – “Connais tu le pays?” from Mignon
Daniel Auber – “C’est l’histoire amoureuse” from Manon
Jules Massenet – “Adieu, notre petite table” from Manon
Gioachino Rossini – “Je rends a vostre amor,” Act IV Trio from Guillaume Tell
Giacomo Meyerbeer – “Nobles Seigneur” from Les Hugenots
Georges Bizet – “Je dis que Rien ne m’epouvante” from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Card trio" from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Gypsy song" from Carmen

Free (Free)

Der Freischütz (select scenes) by Carl Maria von Weber

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber – Der Freischütz (select scenes)

Free

A Celebration of Women Composers

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Johanna Kinkel, Josephine Lang, Clara Schumann, Melanie Bonis, Cécile Chaminade, Pauline Viardot, Germaine Tailleferre, Pierrette Mari, and Amy Marcy Beach.

Free (Free)

LMC: Charpentier, Silvestrini, Devienne & more

Sunday, February 14, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Korngold – "Glück, das mir verblieb" from Die tote Stadt
Lehár – "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß" from Giuditta
Charpentier – "Depuis le jour" from Louise
Verdi – "È strano... Sempre libera" from La traviata
Giles Silvestrini – Trois Duos Pour Hautbois
Philip Hansell – Six Esquisses for two oboes
Francois Devienne – Two Duets from Six Duets, Op. 74

Free (Free)

LMC: Haydn, Brahms, Poulenc, Rameau

Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata in E-flat major, Hob XVI:49
Brahms – Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Poulenc – La courte paille (The short straw), song cycle
Rameau – “Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – “Aux langeueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie) from Platée

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A free concert in tribute to Cole Porter (1891-1964).

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: 20th Century American Songs

Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Copland, Bernstein, Beach, Heggie, Cipullo, Morrill, and more.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Bach Violin Sonata & Soprano Vocal Recital

Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Violin sonata No. 1 in G minor
Herrmann – “I have dreamt” from Wuthering Heights
Fauré – Les berceaux
Fauré – Apres un reve
Duparc – L’invitation au voyage
Puccini – Morire
Puccini – A te
Puccini – “In quelle trine morbide” from Manon Lescaut

Free (Free)

LMC Opera presents scenes from Verdi's 'Falstaff'

Saturday, December 11, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Fulgida Alice, amor t’offro….Quell’otre! quell tino ("Radiant Alice, I offer my love…That wineskin! That tub!"), Gaia comari di Windsor ("Merry Women of Windsor"), and more.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Music for Oboe by Martinů & Colin

Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Concerto for oboe
Charles Colin – Concerto No. 6, Op. 4
Violin & cello duos by Beethoven & Bach

Free

Ladies Musical Club Opera presents Italian and German Opera, 1780-1840

Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A pivotal time in opera history, the German and Italian schools grew into distinctly different styles between 1780 and 1840.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Duets of the Late Romantic Period

Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
French and British Songs and duets of the Late Romantic Period. Works by Ireland, Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Debussy, Fauré, Paladilhe, Pierné, Massenet, and more.

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Morris, Herbolsheimer, & more

Sunday, April 9, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Morris – Up and Away – The Story of a Balloon
de Grandval – Trio de Salon
Irish, Traditional – Danny Boy (arr. Julie Knowles)
American, Traditional – From American Folk Song Settings (arr. Bern H. Herbolsheimer)

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Songs by Puccini, Wagner, Handel, & more

Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Excerpts from Turandot, Die Walküre, Cendrillon, Don Giovanni, Lohengrin and more.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: LMC Opera – The Italians: Verdi to Verismo

Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Arias from operas by Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Catalani, and Cilea.

Free (Free)