Town Hall Seattle – Past Concerts

Join us for a lively Saturday Family Concert, featuring the captivating rhythms and melodies of the Seattle Steel Pan Project (SSPP). With …

Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Quasi una fantasia" (Moonlight Sonata)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" ("Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring") from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (arr. Myra Hess)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Charlie Albright — Selected works (live improvised piano sonata based on audience notes)

Yungchen Lhamo — Selected works

Franz Joseph Haydn — 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"

It's time for another Saturday Family Concert! 

Bring the whole family for a richly layered experience of music, spoken word poetry, vi…

Heitor Villa-Lobos — Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, W. 389
Grażyna Bacewicz — Cello Quartet

Program includes works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Terry Riley, Anton Webern, John Cage, Joan Tower, Andy Akiho, Billy Childs, Angélica Negrón, Kevin Puts, Kaoru Ishibashi (Kishi Bashi), Caroline Shaw, Paquito D'Rivera, and Jessie Montgomery.

These four young musicians from Munich, possessed of a charismatic and authentic stage presence, set audiences aflame with their spark-thro…

In partnership with the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program, Town Hall Seattle is thrilled and honored to serve as the first stop …

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K. 296
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer — Six Variations on Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

Town Hall’s Artist-in-Residence, cellist Gretchen Yanover, will perform new works as well as works-in-progress that have evolved during her…

Seattle cellist/composer Gretchen Yanover shares a collection of her past & present work, sharing the stories behind her work & discussing the meaning we draw from titles associated with otherwise wordless music.

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

yMusic brings their unique configuration of string trio, flute, clarinet, & trumpet to Town Hall Seattle for this presentation featuring conversation with composer Judd Greenstein & the premiere of his new work.

Cellist Lori Goldston & singer Jordan O’Jordan celebrate the release of their LP, Very Old Songs. Traditional British & Appalachian ballads with special guests including Phil Elverum, Tomo Nakayama, & others.

Tomeka Reid – Prospective Dwellers
Samuel Adams – "II. Fast, quiet, building" from String Quartet No. 2 "Current"
Franz Schubert – "II. Andante" from String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, Op. 29 "Rosamunde"
Tomás Luis de Victoria (arr. Spektral Quartet) – O Magnum Mysterium
Claude Debussy – "I. Animé et très décidé" from String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Arthur Russell, arr. Katie Young – I’m Hiding Your Present From You

SMO features Jérémy Jolley's new piece, (contro-)clessidra I, III, IV
, a series of duets exploring the tension between “being together” & “being apart.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant" in G minor, K. 360/374b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

This culmination of Town Music Artistic Director Joshua Roman’s Fermata explores the process of creation & transformation within digital spaces. Featuring Roman & friends performing contemporary chamber works.

Cellist/Town Music Artistic Director Joshua Roman virtually explores the first half of Fermata, his 10-week residency to capture & share what happens with artists & curators in the moments between concerts.