Meany Center for the Performing Arts – Past Concerts
Meany Center: Simone Dinnerstein
Thursday, January 27, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph C. Phillips Jr. – Never Has Been Yet
Richard Danielpour – An American Mosaic
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Richard Danielpour – Three Bach Transcriptions
Richard Danielpour – An American Mosaic
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Richard Danielpour – Three Bach Transcriptions
$65 (subscriptions available)
Meany Center: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Mongo Santamaria, arr. Valerie Coleman – Afro Blue
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
$65 (subscriptions available)
Meany Center: Gabriel Kahane
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Marriage, fatherhood, & mortality come to the fore against the backdrop of the pandemic & political turmoil in a new collection of songs from composer/pianist/singer Gabriel Kahane, presented in this intimate performance.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Meany Center: Danish String Quartet
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Meany Center: Conrad Tao
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Conrad Tao leads a journey through the sonic worlds of compositional voices from the past & the immediate present – including a newly commissioned piece from Tao himself.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Los Angeles Master Chorale – Shine Bright: A Triptych
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Leading professional choir Los Angeles Master Chorale presents this suite of music videos highlighting works by composers Reena Esmail, Meredith Monk, & Derrick Skye.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Emerson String Quartet (on-demand until 6/11/2021)
Friday, June 4, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 21 in D major K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 21 in D major K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet (on-demand until 5/21/2021)
Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Heitor Villa-Lobos – "VI. Saltando como um Saci" from String Quartet No. 1
Jessie Montgomery —" V. Lay Dis Body Down" from Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jeff Scott – Libertango
Jessie Montgomery —" V. Lay Dis Body Down" from Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jeff Scott – Libertango
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw (on-demand until 5/14/2021)
Friday, May 7, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Sō Percussion & Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw present a series of video performances with an imaginative world of sonic richness.
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Joyce Yang (on-demand until 5/7/21)
Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
J.S. Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Ten Preludes, Op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Ten Preludes, Op. 23
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Takács Quartet (on-demand until 4/23/21)
Friday, April 16, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
W.A. Mozart – String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421/417b (Mvt. I)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Five Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (Mvts. I, III)
Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (Mvt. II)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (Mvts. I, III)
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (Mvts. III, IV)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Five Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (Mvts. I, III)
Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (Mvt. II)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (Mvts. I, III)
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (Mvts. III, IV)
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Strings for Peace (on-demand until 4/9/21)
Friday, April 2, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online event
India’s celebrated first family of the sarod – Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash – join Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin to present a series of video performances that bridge worlds of music, from a Spanish work for the guitar to ragas and folk tunes.
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Dover Quartet (on-demand until 4/2/2021)
Friday, March 26, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464
William Grant Still – Lyric Quartette (Musical Portraits of Three Friends)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464
William Grant Still – Lyric Quartette (Musical Portraits of Three Friends)
Free (Free)
Mark Morris Dance Group & Music Ensemble: Mozart Dances (on-demand until 3/19/2021)
Friday, March 12, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
3 piano works by W.A. Mozart & scenic design by abstract painter Howard Hodgkin form the backdrop for this performance by the Mark Morris Dance Group.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Angela Hewitt – Bach (on-demand until 3/12/2021)
Friday, March 5, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Pianist Angela Hewitt plays a diverse selection of pieces large & small by J.S. Bach. Filmed in September 2020 at London’s Wigmore Hall.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Martha Graham Dance Company – Appalachian Spring, Then & Now (on-demand until 2/26/2021)
Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Martha Graham’s iconic Appalachian Spring, with original music by Aaron Copland, is revived in this 2019 production filmed at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, MA.
Free
Meany On Screen: Simone Dinnerstein – A Character of Quiet (on-demand until 2/19/2021)
Friday, February 12, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs music from her newest album, A Character of Quiet. Repertoire includes Philip Glass’s Études No. 16 & No. 2, as well as Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano (on-demand until 2/12/2021)
Friday, February 5, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Online event
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 5 "Quarteto popular no. 1"
Gabriela Ortiz – "IV. La Calaca" from Altar de Muertos
Alberto Ginastera – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20
Gabriela Ortiz – "IV. La Calaca" from Altar de Muertos
Alberto Ginastera – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Meklit – Live at Studio 124 (on-demand until 2/5/2021)
Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Ethiopian-American vocalist-songwriter Meklit Hadero performs an intimate, multi-cultural virtual concert. Featuring a solo performance of songs & stories, told via voice, guitar, & the Ethiopian krar.
Price TBD
Meany On Screen: Kodō Taiko – Legacy (on-demand until 1/29/21)
Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Japan’s legendary Kodō drummers present a 1-hour performance film, combining some of their best-loved pieces with new works displaying the infinite possibilities of the taiko traditional Japanese drum.
Free (Free)