Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra – Past Concerts
SMCO: An Evening in Paris (on-demand until 5/19/2021)
Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Claude Debussy – Violin Sonata in G minor, L. 140
Germaine Tailleferre – Piano Trio
Gabriel Fauré’s – Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
Germaine Tailleferre – Piano Trio
Gabriel Fauré’s – Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
$15
SMCO: An Evening in the Andes – Music & Cuisine of Perú [LIVE]
Friday, March 26, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Chamber music with Peruvian influences, paired with a curated dinner delivery (Seattle addresses only) from acclaimed Peruvian restaurant & food truck, Don Lucho’s.
$15-$50
SMCO: Sakari Dixon Vanderveer – 'Of Tattered Threads and Recollections' (on-demand until 12/1/21)
Saturday, January 16, 2021 @ 11:00pm – 11:15pm (EST)
Online event
SMCO presents the virtual world premiere of Sakari Dixon Vanderveer's Of Tattered Threads and Recollections, recorded & produced in quarantine.
Free
SMCO with DA QWEEN & Arnaldo!: 'Stay On It' by Julius Eastman (on-demand until 9/1/2021)
Saturday, January 9, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 3:25pm (EST)
Online event
SMCO is joined by Seattle rapper/slam poet DA QWEEN of Everything & singing drag artist Arnaldo! for this video performance of Julius Eastman's minimalist, improvisatory, off-the-rails masterpiece that defies classification.
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: George Walker – Lyric for Strings (broadcast on-demand until 10/9/2021)
Friday, October 9, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 10:45pm (EDT)
Online event
Performing from home, SMCO presents George Walker's Lyric for Strings in a special video concert, available for free for one year.
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Intimate Voices
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Gustav Mahler) – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Franz Schubert – Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D. 438
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Gustav Mahler) – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Franz Schubert – Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D. 438
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Home Turf
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Györgi Ligeti – Concert Românesc: Allegro vivace
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
$25 / $20 / $15
SMCO presents Secret Chamber Music in Ballard: Romantic Quintets of Puccini, Dvořák, & Onslow
Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
George Onslow – String Quintet No. 4
Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemums
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet No. 2
Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemums
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet No. 2
$25
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Secret Chamber Music Season Kickoff
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
$25
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Heaven & Earth
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Lili Boulanger – Psalm XXIV "La terre appartient à l'Éternel"
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Gabriel Prokofiev – Terra Incognita Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Geoffrey Larson) – "Heiliger Dankgesang" from String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "Credo" from Mass in C major, K. 317 "Coronation Mass"
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Gabriel Prokofiev – Terra Incognita Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Geoffrey Larson) – "Heiliger Dankgesang" from String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "Credo" from Mass in C major, K. 317 "Coronation Mass"
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Cello & Piano Duets
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Alan Hovhaness – Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 255
Felix Mendelssohn – Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
Alan Hovhaness – Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 255
Felix Mendelssohn – Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
$12 ($10 student/senior)
SMCO: From Spain to India – Contemporary Instrumental Masters (Vashon Island)
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Four stellar guest artists join Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra in a program of contemporary music exploring connections between Indian classical music and flamenco.
$26 / $22 / $20 / $18 / $10
SMCO: From Spain to India – Contemporary Instrumental Masters
Saturday, February 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Four stellar guest artists join Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra in a program of contemporary music exploring connections between Indian classical music and flamenco.
$25 ($20 seniors; $15 students)
SMCO Tenth Anniversary Celebration: American Experiences
Thursday, October 4, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture (Scottish Opera Version)
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Secret Chamber Music in Pioneer Square
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$25
Secret Chamber Music: Brahms in the Central District
Saturday, June 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in the Central District, Seattle, WA, United States
A casual, intimate house concert featuring Brahms' String Quintet No. 2.
$25
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
SMCO & Choral Arts NW: Journeys of Discovery & Hope
Saturday, January 20, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas, an Andean Walkabout
Joseph Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times, Hob. XXII/11 “Nelson Mass”
Joseph Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times, Hob. XXII/11 “Nelson Mass”
$15-$25
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Voices of Courage
Sunday, October 15, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Banner
Silvestre Revueltas – Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Music for the Theatre
Silvestre Revueltas – Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Music for the Theatre
$25 ($15 students/seniors)