Black composers – Upcoming Concerts
Harlem Chamber Players: Women of the Movements
Monday, March 20, 2023 @ 9:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
The Forum at Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
Caroline Shaw
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Entr’acte
Ke-Chia Chen — Rhapsody of Seasons
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello
Dorothy Rudd Moore — Transcension (I have been to the mountaintop) (for flute, oboe, clarinet, & string quintet)
Ke-Chia Chen — Rhapsody of Seasons
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello
Dorothy Rudd Moore — Transcension (I have been to the mountaintop) (for flute, oboe, clarinet, & string quintet)
Free (RSVP required)
The Complete Goldberg Variations
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Damien Geter
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Buh-roke
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach — Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach — Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
$41
String Theories 1: String Orchestra of Brooklyn – Nepenthae – Nyokabi Kariũki
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Online and in-person
In person: $30 door, $25 advance, $20 student/seniors 65+ | Stream: Free
Crossings: Malang Jobarteh, kora & Chelsea Randall, piano
Thursday, March 23, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn, NY, United States
György Ligeti
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Étude No. 16: Pour Irina
Fred Onovwerosuoke — Twenty-Four Studies in African Rhythm (excerpts)
Joshua Uzoigwe — Talking Drums ("I. Ukom")
Nkeiru Okoye — African Sketches ("II. Dusk")
Philip Glass — Metamorphosis
Fred Onovwerosuoke — Twenty-Four Studies in African Rhythm (excerpts)
Joshua Uzoigwe — Talking Drums ("I. Ukom")
Nkeiru Okoye — African Sketches ("II. Dusk")
Philip Glass — Metamorphosis
$25 (student discounts available – contact organizer)
Baltimore Symphony: Angel Blue & Rachmaninoff 2
Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Leoš Janáček
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Taras Bulba
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
$25-$65
The Living Horn
Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Shanyse Strickland
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Selected works
(new horn quartet TBA)
TBA
The Living Horn
Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Shanyse Strickland
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Selected works
(new horn quartet TBA)
$30
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Mozart, Bologne, & Beyond
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 ("II. Andante"; Annie Shen, piano)
George Frideric Handel — Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (arr. Boyd E. Gibson)
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess") (adapted for ECO by M. Paczkowski)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Berceuse & Finale"; arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 ("II. Andante"; Annie Shen, piano)
George Frideric Handel — Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (arr. Boyd E. Gibson)
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess") (adapted for ECO by M. Paczkowski)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Berceuse & Finale"; arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Free
Kamratōn Ensemble: She Scores
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Emily Cook
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Preoccupations
(world premiere)
Brittany J. Green — Intersections
Younghi Pagh-Paan — Bi-Yu
Allison Loggins-Hull — Homeland
Julia Wolfe — Retrieve
Du Yun — dreams-bend
Brittany J. Green — Intersections
Younghi Pagh-Paan — Bi-Yu
Allison Loggins-Hull — Homeland
Julia Wolfe — Retrieve
Du Yun — dreams-bend
$15
UNCSA Symphony Orchestra with Robert Franz – world premiere of Robert Chumbley's 'Permutations'
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Stevens Center – UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Florence Price
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Concert Overture No. 2
Robert Chumbley — Permutations for Piano and Orchestra (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Robert Chumbley — Permutations for Piano and Orchestra (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
$20 ($15 student)
Baltimore Symphony: Angel Blue & Rachmaninoff 2
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Leoš Janáček
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Taras Bulba
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
$35-$90
Northwest Chamber Chorus & The Sound of the Northwest: NOW
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Traditional,
J. Rosamond Johnson,
Richard Smallwood,
Neil Ginsberg,
Claudio Monteverdi,
Alessandro Scarlatti,
Undine Smith Moore,
Jester Hairston,
Cora Jackson, and
Vanessa Bruce.
Pay-what-you-can (suggested price: $27, ages 5-18 free)
Skagit Symphony: It Takes Two to Tango
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla
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Fuga y misterio
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Kelly-Marie Murphy — En el Escuro, es Todo Uno (US premiere; Rosanna Moore, harp & Nicholas Finch, cello)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland — Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Kelly-Marie Murphy — En el Escuro, es Todo Uno (US premiere; Rosanna Moore, harp & Nicholas Finch, cello)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland — Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
$10-$50 (college student/ages 12 & under free)
San Francisco Choral Artists: Sound & (Not Much) Silence
Saturday, March 25, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
All Saints Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Program includes works by
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel,
Johannes Eccard,
Charles Villiers Stanford,
Clark Evans,
William Byrd,
Elliott Carter,
Caroline Mallonée,
Orlande de Lassus,
Ralph Vaughan Williams,
Traditional,
Johannes Brahms,
David Conte,
Steven Sametz,
Jacobus Clemens non Papa,
Clément Janequin,
William Dawson, and
Stanley Glasser.
Advance: Pay What You Wish |
At the door: $35 ($30 senior, $15 ages 29 & under)
Kamratōn Ensemble: She Scores
Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (EDT)
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Emily Cook
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Preoccupations
(world premiere)
Brittany J. Green — Intersections
Younghi Pagh-Paan — Bi-Yu
Allison Loggins-Hull — Homeland
Julia Wolfe — Retrieve
Du Yun — dreams-bend
Brittany J. Green — Intersections
Younghi Pagh-Paan — Bi-Yu
Allison Loggins-Hull — Homeland
Julia Wolfe — Retrieve
Du Yun — dreams-bend
$15
Baltimore Symphony: Angel Blue & Rachmaninoff 2
Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Leoš Janáček
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Taras Bulba
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Samuel Barber — Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Terence Blanchard — "Peculiar Grace" from Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
In person: $25-$80 | Stream: $9.99
San Francisco Choral Artists: Sound & (Not Much) Silence
Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland, CA, United States
Program includes works by
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel,
Johannes Eccard,
Charles Villiers Stanford,
Clark Evans,
William Byrd,
Elliott Carter,
Caroline Mallonée,
Orlande de Lassus,
Ralph Vaughan Williams,
Traditional,
Johannes Brahms,
David Conte,
Steven Sametz,
Jacobus Clemens non Papa,
Clément Janequin,
William Dawson, and
Stanley Glasser.
Advance: Pay What You Wish |
At the door: $35 ($30 senior, $15 ages 29 & under)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: J.S. Bach Meets Caroline Shaw
Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Henry Purcell — The Gordion Knot Untied, Z. 597
Damien Geter — Buh-roke
Caroline Shaw — Selected works (newly commissioned work for harpsichord & strings TBA; world premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
Henry Purcell — The Gordion Knot Untied, Z. 597
Damien Geter — Buh-roke
Caroline Shaw — Selected works (newly commissioned work for harpsichord & strings TBA; world premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
$48 ($41 senior, $10 youth/student)
American women play American women – Cassatt Quartet with Magdalena Baczewska, piano
Thursday, March 30, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
The Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
Florence Price
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String Quartet No. 1 in G major
Florence Price — Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor
Dorothy Rudd Moore — Modes
Amy Beach — Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Florence Price — Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor
Dorothy Rudd Moore — Modes
Amy Beach — Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Free (RSVP recommended)
A Celebration of Love & Joy: Riverside Choral Society with Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir & Glee Club
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Ludwig van Beethoven — Mass in C major, Op. 86
André J. Thomas — Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven — Mass in C major, Op. 86
André J. Thomas — Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy
$18-$84
Seattle Opera: From His Heart's Deep Core – Ellaina Lewis & Martin Bakari in Recital
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Thompson
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Selected works
$45 ($40 subscriber)
Talent Unlimited High School x Sound Off: Side-By-Side Concert & Reception
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Julia Richman Education Complex (JREC), New York, New York, United States
Frederick C. Tillis
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Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Malachi Brown — Neo-Romance
Malachi Brown — Statements: Homesick
Malachi Brown — Neo-Romance
Malachi Brown — Statements: Homesick
$10 advance, $15 day of concert |
$20 with post-concert reception
Meany Center: Dover Quartet
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Beach
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Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
George Walker — String Quartet No. 1
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51 B. 92
George Walker — String Quartet No. 1
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51 B. 92
$43-$55 ($10-$44 UW student; ages 5-17 free – 2 per paid adult)
Snohomish Concert Series: Made In America with the Puget Sounds Quintet
Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Snohomish Carnegie, Snohomish, WA, United States
Valerie Coleman
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Umoja
Irving Fine — Partita for Wind Quintet
William Grant Still — Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet
Vincent Persichetti — Pastoral, Op. 21
Leonard Bernstein — Overture to Candide
Irving Fine — Partita for Wind Quintet
William Grant Still — Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet
Vincent Persichetti — Pastoral, Op. 21
Leonard Bernstein — Overture to Candide
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Seattle Symphony: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Abel Selaocoe
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Selected works
(new work TBA; US premiere; Abel Selaocoe, cello)
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$25-$140
Emerald City Music: Windsync ft. Nathalie Joachim
Friday, April 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Selected works
("Pastoral Suite"; arr. Kara LaMoure)
Akshaya Avril Tucker — Hold Sacred
Marc Mellits — Apollo
Miguel del Águila — Quinteto Sinfónico
Nathalie Joachim — Selected works (new work TBA; world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Akshaya Avril Tucker — Hold Sacred
Marc Mellits — Apollo
Miguel del Águila — Quinteto Sinfónico
Nathalie Joachim — Selected works (new work TBA; world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
$40-$55 ($10 student)
Emerald City Music: Windsync ft. Nathalie Joachim
Saturday, April 15, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Selected works
("Pastoral Suite"; arr. Kara LaMoure)
Akshaya Avril Tucker — Hold Sacred
Marc Mellits — Apollo
Miguel del Águila — Quinteto Sinfónico
Nathalie Joachim — Selected works (new work TBA; world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Akshaya Avril Tucker — Hold Sacred
Marc Mellits — Apollo
Miguel del Águila — Quinteto Sinfónico
Nathalie Joachim — Selected works (new work TBA; world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
$30-$40 ($10 student)
Seattle Symphony: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday, April 15, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Abel Selaocoe
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Selected works
(new work TBA; US premiere; Abel Selaocoe, cello)
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$25-$140
Seattle Symphony: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Sunday, April 16, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Abel Selaocoe
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Selected works
(new work TBA; US premiere; Abel Selaocoe, cello)
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$25-$140
Capitol Hill Concerts: Edward W. Hardy – Classical, Pop, & Original Works
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (MDT)
First Unitarian Society of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
Online and in-person
Edward W. Hardy
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Evolution
(pre-concert performance; inspired by the evolution of Black Music)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "V. Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Eugène Ysaÿe — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3 "Ballade"
Edward W. Hardy — BORN FREE (Colorado premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "V. Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Eugène Ysaÿe — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3 "Ballade"
Edward W. Hardy — BORN FREE (Colorado premiere)
$20 advance, $25 at the door ($10 student ages 13 & up w/ID; ages 12 & under free)
Phillips Collection: Michelle Cann
Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Maurice Ravel
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La valse
Franz Liszt — Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
Franz Liszt — Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Auburn Symphony: Antonín Dvořák’s Concerto for Cello
Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Adolphus Hailstork — Three Spirituals for Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Adolphus Hailstork — Three Spirituals for Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
$36 ($28 seniors, $8 students)
Meany Center: Aaron Diehl
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Harry Burleigh
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From the Southland
Margaret Bonds — "III. Troubled Water" from Spiritual Suite
Mary Lou Williams — Black Christ of the Andes (St. Martin de Porres) (arr. Aaron Diehl)
William Grant Still — Three Visions
Florence Price — Piano Sonata in E minor
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin’
Margaret Bonds — "III. Troubled Water" from Spiritual Suite
Mary Lou Williams — Black Christ of the Andes (St. Martin de Porres) (arr. Aaron Diehl)
William Grant Still — Three Visions
Florence Price — Piano Sonata in E minor
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin’
$53-$65 ($10-$52 UW student; ages 5-17 free – 2 per paid adult)
Early Music Seattle: De Inga y Mandinga
Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Delayed this season because of the pandemic, we are planning a full-length dramatic production of De Inga y Mandinga in partnership with th…
$20 ($15 student)
Early Music Seattle: De Inga y Mandinga
Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Delayed this season because of the pandemic, we are planning a full-length dramatic production of De Inga y Mandinga in partnership with th…
$20 ($15 student)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Destinations
Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Paul Dukas
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Fanfare from La Péri
John Barnes Chance — Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Bill Connor — Tails aus dem Vood Viennoise
Giovanni Santos — Three Latin American Dances
Valerie Coleman — Roma
Edwin Franko Goldman — On the Mall
John Barnes Chance — Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Bill Connor — Tails aus dem Vood Viennoise
Giovanni Santos — Three Latin American Dances
Valerie Coleman — Roma
Edwin Franko Goldman — On the Mall
$25 ($10 student)
Tesla Quartet: Rising Tides
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Kogod Theatre | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD, United States
Adeliia Faizullina
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Drops and Ripples
Alexandra Gardner — Watershed (world premiere)
Adrian B. Sims — Selected works (new work TBA)
Caroline Shaw — The Evergreen
Alexandra Gardner — Watershed (world premiere)
Adrian B. Sims — Selected works (new work TBA)
Caroline Shaw — The Evergreen
Pay-what-you-can, $5-$100
Phillips Collection: Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms
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Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Isidore Quartet with James Ehnes & Efe Baltacıgil
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2, Hob. III:32
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Pay-what-you-can ($35 suggested donation)
Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, alto saxophone, & Carl Banner, piano at the Wellfleet Public Library
Friday, May 12, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States
Oliver Nelson
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Sonata for E-flat Alto Saxophone and Piano
Alec Wilder — Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Johannes Brahms — Selected works (4 lieder TBA)
Alec Wilder — Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Johannes Brahms — Selected works (4 lieder TBA)
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Blues, Tangos, & Rhapsodies
Saturday, May 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Claudio Constantini
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Concerto for Bandoneon & Orchestra
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Florence Price — Ethiopia's Shadow in America
George Gershwin — An American in Paris
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Florence Price — Ethiopia's Shadow in America
George Gershwin — An American in Paris
$24-$85
Shriver Hall Concert Series: Imani Winds
Sunday, May 14, 2023 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
Shriver Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Mongo Santamaria
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Afro Blue
(arr. Valerie Coleman)
Jason Moran — Cane
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, W 182
Carlos Simon — Selected works (new work for wind quintet TBA; world premiere, SHCS co-commission)
Miguel del Águila — Wind Quintet No. 2
Jason Moran — Cane
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, W 182
Carlos Simon — Selected works (new work for wind quintet TBA; world premiere, SHCS co-commission)
Miguel del Águila — Wind Quintet No. 2
$44 ($10 student)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Dvořák's Piano Quintet
Sunday, May 14, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexander Glazunov
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Elegy for viola and piano, Op. 44
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
$48 ($41 senior, $10 youth/student)
Devonté Hynes: Select Classical Works with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
$51-$122
The Thirteen: Flowering of Days
Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Episcopal High School Chapel, Alexandria, VA, United States
Online and in-person
Frank Martin
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Mass for Double Choir
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
In person: $40 ($10 student) | Stream: $30
The Thirteen: Flowering of Days
Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
St. Paul’s Parish – K Street, Washington, DC, United States
Frank Martin
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Mass for Double Choir
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
$40 ($10 student)
Northwest Sinfonietta: This Land
Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K. 251
(selections)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite (with dance)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Alberto Ginastera — Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite (with dance)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Alberto Ginastera — Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
$25-$55 ($10 student; military & group discounts also available)
Atlanta Chamber Players Spring Concert
Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber
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Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75
(Arranged for Oboe and Organ)
Brian Raphael Nabors — Piano Quintet
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin
Johannes Brahms — Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40
Brian Raphael Nabors — Piano Quintet
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin
Johannes Brahms — Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40
$25 ($15 senior, free for students)
Northwest Sinfonietta: This Land
Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K. 251
(selections)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite (with dance)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Alberto Ginastera — Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite (with dance)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Alberto Ginastera — Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
$45 (student, military, & group discounts available)
The Thirteen: Flowering of Days
Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD, United States
Frank Martin
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Mass for Double Choir
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
R. Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
$40 ($10 student)
Oregon Symphony: Holst's 'The Planets'
Saturday, June 3, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Xavier Foley
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Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
$25-$129
Oregon Symphony: Holst's 'The Planets'
Sunday, June 4, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Xavier Foley
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Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
$25-$125
Oregon Symphony: Holst's 'The Planets'
Monday, June 5, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Xavier Foley
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Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32
$25-$125
Candlelight: A Tribute to Beyoncé at Sparkman Cellars
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Sparkman Cellars, Woodinville, WA, United States
Beyoncé
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Selected works
$55-$70
Candlelight: A Tribute to Beyoncé at Sparkman Cellars
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Sparkman Cellars, Woodinville, WA, United States
Beyoncé
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Selected works
$45-$70
Seattle Symphony: Dances Around The World
Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Chen Yi — Selected works
Ruth Crawford Seeger — Selected works
Arturo Márquez — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Chen Yi — Selected works
Ruth Crawford Seeger — Selected works
Arturo Márquez — Selected works
$25 ($15 student/senior)