Town Music Series – Past Concerts
Town Music presents the Verona Quartet: Essences
Thursday, October 24, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn
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String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
Dmitri Shostakovich — String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
Dmitri Shostakovich — String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
$25-$50 sliding scale
Town Music: Edgar Meyer, Tessa Lark, & Joshua Roman
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
It’s been decades since bassist and composer Edgar Meyer carved out a niche at the intersection of American roots music and the classical c…
$25 online or in-person (ages 22 & under free)
Town Music: Verona Quartet with Joshua Roman
Thursday, January 13, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Reena Esmail
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Teen Murti
Franz Schubert — String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Roydon Tse — Blank Canvas (U.S. premiere)
Franz Schubert — String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet"
Roydon Tse — Blank Canvas (U.S. premiere)
$25 online or in-person (ages 22 & under free)
Town Music: Piano Ki Avaaz
Monday, November 25, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The debut of a newly commissioned Piano Trio by emerging Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.
$15-$20
Town Music: You Had Me At Cello
Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joshua Roman and four talented Seattle Symphony cellists ruminate on the cello’s iconic sound with a curated array of works originally written for a cello quartet, and perform unique and clever new arrangements that redefine the boundaries of the cello.
$15-$20
Town Music Series: Bach to Bates
Friday, June 21, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An ambitious convergence of musical canon and cutting-edge modern repertoire, from the hallowed works of J.S. Bach to the electronic masterpieces of Mason Bates.
$20 ($15 Town Hall members)
Town Music Series: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Philip Glass
Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass – Perpetulum (Northwest premiere)
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
$22
Town Music presents: Talea Ensemble
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Broadway Performance Hall | Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical chamber music performance based on the dark sideshows of Coney Island’s amusement parks in the early 20th century – a meditation on virtuosity, spectacle, and the sacrifices that must be made to survive in the world.
$20 ($15 Town Hall members)
JACK Quartet with Joshua Roman
Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jefferson Friedman – Quintet
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
$20/$15 for Town Hall members
Town Music: A Cello Conspiracy feat. Joshua Roman
Monday, December 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-cello show by four of the Seattle Symphony’s current star cellists and Joshua Roman.
$20/$15 for members
Town Music: Benjamin Beilman with Anna Polonsky
Thursday, October 12, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in D major Op. 12, No. 1
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
$20/$15 for members
Town Music: Every New Beginning
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collaboration with members and alumni of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, alongside professional mentor artists, conducted by Joshua Roman. Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and Gregg Kallor.
$10-$20
SYSO: Past and Present, conducted by Joshua Roman
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and the world premiere of a new composition by the jazz-influenced composer Gregg Kallor.
$5-$20
PROJECT Trio: Profokiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Brooklyn Style
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Come hear what happens when Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf relocates to Brooklyn, and marvel at the beatboxing flute effects from Greg Pattillo, hailed by The New York Times as “the best in the world at what he does.”
$10-$20
Project Trio: Peter and The Wolf
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A genre-bending ensemble from Brooklyn combines classical music with hip-hop, jazz-rock, and pop.
$5-$20
Marc Bamuthi Joseph & Daniel Bernard Roumain: ‘Blackbird, Fly’
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Two American sons of Haitian immigrants explore themes of family history, folklore, politics, and race, all of it coursing with the rhythm and energy of hip hop.
$5-$20
Goulding & Roman: Duos
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel/Halvorsen – Passacaglia
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello
$5-$20
Town Music: Joshua Roman, Arnaud Sussman, Karen Gomyo & Kyle Armbrust: Britten’s Second String Quartet
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Additional programming TBA
Additional programming TBA
$10-$25
Town Music: ‘we do it to one another,’ Poetry and Performance Featuring Joshua Roman, Tracy K. Smith, and Jessica Rivera
Thursday, February 25, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance of Joshua Roman's we do it to one another (based on Tracy K. Smith's Life on Mars), a reading by Smith, and a conversation between the artists on the creative process, music, and poetry.
$10-$25
Town Music Presents Lisa Bielawa and Ensemble Variances: ‘Cri Selon Cri’
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Two composer-performers, two continents, and one very exciting collaborative work of art. Cri Selon Cri (“Cry by Cry”) brings together their compositions, performance, and, quite literally, their cries of pain.
$10-$25
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