BIPOC composers – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Barber Violin Concerto
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Unsuk Chin
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subito con forza
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
$35-$135
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Included with Mar. 17 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
MATA Festival 2024 Evening 3: Earthing
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
April Dawn Guthrie
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ToyToyToypurina
(NY premiere; for flute, cello, & percussion)
Henryk Golden — Sprechen Sie Musik? (NY premiere; for reader & mezzo-soprano)
Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh — Permeating Through the Pores of Shifting Planes (NY premiere; for percussion & electronics)
Marco-Adrián Ramos — Altar with pines and bread from Acámbaro (Music with my grandma) (for alto flute, percussion, & electronics)
Qiujiang Levi Lu — Before it Gets Too Late (NY premiere; for solo percussion & laptop)
Bobby Ge — Doppelgänger Streets (NY premiere; for violin & electronics)
Jane Sheldon — I am a tree, I am a mouth (world premiere; for 2 voices & gong drone)
Henryk Golden — Sprechen Sie Musik? (NY premiere; for reader & mezzo-soprano)
Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh — Permeating Through the Pores of Shifting Planes (NY premiere; for percussion & electronics)
Marco-Adrián Ramos — Altar with pines and bread from Acámbaro (Music with my grandma) (for alto flute, percussion, & electronics)
Qiujiang Levi Lu — Before it Gets Too Late (NY premiere; for solo percussion & laptop)
Bobby Ge — Doppelgänger Streets (NY premiere; for violin & electronics)
Jane Sheldon — I am a tree, I am a mouth (world premiere; for 2 voices & gong drone)
$45
Washington National Opera: Turandot
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (EDT)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC, United States
$51-$264 (MyTix/BravO tickets available)
Library of Congress: Takt Trio, Program I
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, DC, United States
Marcos Balter
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Selected works
(world premiere TBA)
Hilda Paredes — Koan for Horn Trio
György Ligeti — Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano "Hommage à Brahms"
Hilda Paredes — Koan for Horn Trio
György Ligeti — Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano "Hommage à Brahms"
Free (RSVP required)
Nashville Ballet – Live in Studio A: 5 Short Stories
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
David Lang,
Florence Price,
Devin Farrell,
Johannes Brahms,
Cristina Spinei,
Robert Schumann,
Madi Diaz,
Maurice Ravel,
Claude Debussy, and
Jennifer Higdon.
$80.50
Austin Symphony: 'In Nature's Realm'
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (CDT)
The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX, United States
Antonín Dvořák
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In Nature's Realm, Op. 91, B. 168
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
$29-$115
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra: Márquez, Schumann, Sibelius
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Church, Beaverton, OR, United States
Arturo Márquez
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Danzón No. 2
Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
$15 ($10 senior; ages 18 & under free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Out of This World (Open Rehearsal)
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Josef Strauss — Music of the Spheres, Op. 235
Henri Duparc — Aux étoiles
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Josef Strauss — Music of the Spheres, Op. 235
Henri Duparc — Aux étoiles
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Free (RSVP required)
ICE & Either/Or Perform the Music of Talib Rasul Hakim
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Bruno Walter Auditorium – New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, NY, United States
Talib Rasul Hakim
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Scope-Seven
(for solo piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Four (for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Psalm of Akhnaten; ca. 1365-1348 B.C. (for mezzo soprano, flutes, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Currents (for string quartet)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Music for Nine Players and Soprano Voice
Talib Rasul Hakim — Four (for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Psalm of Akhnaten; ca. 1365-1348 B.C. (for mezzo soprano, flutes, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Currents (for string quartet)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Music for Nine Players and Soprano Voice
Free (RSVP required)
Nashville Ballet – Live in Studio A: 5 Short Stories
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (CDT)
Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
David Lang,
Florence Price,
Devin Farrell,
Johannes Brahms,
Cristina Spinei,
Robert Schumann,
Madi Diaz,
Maurice Ravel,
Claude Debussy, and
Jennifer Higdon.
$80.50
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Ephemeral Bloom (Family Concert)
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
First United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Yifeng Yvonne Yuan
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Ephemeral Bloom
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
$20 ($15 seniors, $5 youth)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Aaron Haas
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Improvisation
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Selected works
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Vals, Op. 8, No. 3
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Julia Florida
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Vals, Op. 8, No. 4
Joe Hisaishi — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Vals, Op. 8, No. 3
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Julia Florida
Agustin Barrios Mangoré — Vals, Op. 8, No. 4
Joe Hisaishi — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998
Free
Formation Wind Band: Ready, Set, Grow
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
North Seattle College Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Lindsay Bronnenkant
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Selected works
Rossano Galante — Selected works
Holly Harrison — Selected works
Michael Markowski — Selected works
Cait Nishimura — Selected works
Rossano Galante — Selected works
Holly Harrison — Selected works
Michael Markowski — Selected works
Cait Nishimura — Selected works
$20 ($10 student; ages 10 & under free)
UW Campus Philharmonia: Beethoven, Bach, Moncayo
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Emmanuel Chabrier — España
George Gershwin — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Wolfgang Birtel)
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Emmanuel Chabrier — España
George Gershwin — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Wolfgang Birtel)
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Free
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Included with Mar. 18 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
American Composers Orchestra & Boston Lyric Opera: An American Soldier
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York, NY, United States
Huang Ruo
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An American Soldier
(NYC premiere; libretto by Danny Chen)
$54-$148
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra: Bachman, Hutt, & Gospel Choir
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Bel Air High School, Bel Air, MD, United States
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Jenn Hutt — Scenes from an Urban Ballad (world premiere)
Moses Hogan — Hear My Prayer
Stan Spottswood — You are the Light of the World
Benny Russell — Lord, How Come Me Here?
Jenn Hutt — Scenes from an Urban Ballad (world premiere)
Moses Hogan — Hear My Prayer
Stan Spottswood — You are the Light of the World
Benny Russell — Lord, How Come Me Here?
$20 ($15 senior/student ages 11-17; ages 10 & under free); +$5 at the box office
Concerto Celebration: Bologne, Mendelssohn, & Beethoven
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Marymount University – Ballston Center, Arlington, VA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
$40 ($20 student)
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