Black composers – Upcoming Concerts
Westside Community & Youth Orchestra: Celebrating Women Composers
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Cécile Chaminade
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Callirhoë Suite, Op. 37
("I. Prélude")
Amy Beach — Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic" ("II. Alla siciliana – allegro vivace")
Julie Giroux — The Big Blue Marble
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba")
Florence Price — The Old Boatman
Ethel Smyth — Overture to The Wreckers
Amy Beach — Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic" ("II. Alla siciliana – allegro vivace")
Julie Giroux — The Big Blue Marble
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba")
Florence Price — The Old Boatman
Ethel Smyth — Overture to The Wreckers
Free
Handel Choir of Baltimore: From Baroque to Barnes
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich ("For Thee, O Lord, I long"), BWV 150
Jasmine Barnes — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Claudio Monteverdi — Gloria à 7 voci, SV 258
George Frideric Handel — Chandos Anthem No. 9: Praise the Lord with one consent, HWV 254
Jasmine Barnes — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Claudio Monteverdi — Gloria à 7 voci, SV 258
George Frideric Handel — Chandos Anthem No. 9: Praise the Lord with one consent, HWV 254
$37 ($10 student)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Blockbuster Film Classics
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by
Richard A. Whiting,
Maurice Jarre,
Bernard Herrmann,
Leonard Bernstein,
Ennio Morricone,
Kenneth J. Alford,
Elmer Bernstein,
John Williams,
Kris Bowers,
Michael Giacchino, and
James Horner.
$15-$92
Symphony Tacoma: Portraits
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$28-$89
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Blockbuster Film Classics
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by
Richard A. Whiting,
Maurice Jarre,
Bernard Herrmann,
Leonard Bernstein,
Ennio Morricone,
Kenneth J. Alford,
Elmer Bernstein,
John Williams,
Kris Bowers,
Michael Giacchino, and
James Horner.
$15-$92
Candlelight Concert Society: Imani Winds
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Horowitz Center Smith Theatre at Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, United States
Paquito D'Rivera
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La Fleur de Cayenne
Tania León — De Memorias
Benedito Lacerda / Pixinguinha — 1 X 0 (Um A Zero) (arr. Jeff Scott)
Astor Piazzolla — Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla — Vayamos al diablo
Júlio Medaglia — Belle Epoque en Sud America
Tania León — De Memorias
Benedito Lacerda / Pixinguinha — 1 X 0 (Um A Zero) (arr. Jeff Scott)
Astor Piazzolla — Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla — Vayamos al diablo
Júlio Medaglia — Belle Epoque en Sud America
$45 ($10 student)
Portland Chamber Orchestra: The Mother & Child Union
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR, United States
Paul Simon
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Selected works
Robert Schumann — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
Andrew Lloyd Webber — Selected works
Bill Withers — Selected works
Robert Schumann — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works
Andrew Lloyd Webber — Selected works
Bill Withers — Selected works
$44 ($39 senior, $19 student)
Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra 6th Annual Food Bank Concert
Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eastridge Church – Issaquah Campus, Issaquah, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — The Bamboula, Op. 75
Elfrida Andrée — Concert Overture in D major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — The Bamboula, Op. 75
Elfrida Andrée — Concert Overture in D major
Free
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Lighting the Fire – In Celebration of Courageous Young People
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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The Firebird Suite
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 19 & over; ages 18 & under free)
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$100
MATA Festival 2024 Evening 2: Changing Voices
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Danae Venson – Atlas
Vasiliki Krimitza’s – Streichquartett No. 1 [World Premiere]
Giuseppe Gallo-Balma – Ornitomaquia
Angela Elizabeth Slater …
$45
Carnegie Hall presents The Knights
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Rhapsody No. 2
(arr. Michi Wiancko for violin & chamber orchestra; world premiere of arrangement)
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
$74-$84
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
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112 ($15-$100 wheelchair/companion)
Southwest Washington Wind Symphony: Tributes
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Union High School Performing Arts Center, Camas, WA, USA
George Gershwin
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Rhapsody in Blue
John Philip Sousa — Sesquicentennial Exposition March
Dwayne Milburn — Fantasy on American Folk Songs
Julie Giroux — Paprikash
John Philip Sousa — Sesquicentennial Exposition March
Dwayne Milburn — Fantasy on American Folk Songs
Julie Giroux — Paprikash
Free
Pacific Rose Ensemble: A Joyous Finale
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Madeleine), Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Strum
Mikhail Glinka — String Quartet No. 2 in F major
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Mikhail Glinka — String Quartet No. 2 in F major
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Free
The Washington Wind Symphony: soUSA
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Robertson Performing Arts Center (Redmond Performing Arts Center), Redmond, WA, United States
Program includes works by
John Philip Sousa,
Karl King,
William Schuman,
Aaron Copland,
Ray Heraty,
Kevin Day,
Charles Ives, and
Omar Thomas.
$15 ($10 senior; students/youth free)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 with Jonathan Carney
Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Zoltán Kodály
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Dances of Galánta
Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor
$15-$92
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125