Public Concerts and Other LMC Events
Free Public Concert Series
LMC’s most visible face is its Public Concert Series that offers over 50 free classical music concerts from October through May by LMC member-musicians and guests. The classical music series is presented at a variety of venues throughout the Seattle metro area, including Seattle Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Seattle Public Library, Central and West Seattle Branches, University House Wallingford, Mirabella, Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater, Congregational Church on Mercer Island, and the Music Center of the Northwest in North Seattle.
These intimate, one-half-hour to one-hour, music programs are free and open to the public. Many of these are now available online through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. No advance tickets are required. On the day of the performance at the Frye Museum, attendees are asked to obtain a free ticket at the front desk to monitor auditorium seating.
With generous support and partnership from:
Event Calendar
Gottschalk Birthday Celebration
The Dying Poet, meditation for piano, D. 45
The Last Hope, Op. 16
Suis Moi Caprice
Diana Gao, piano
The Banjo, Op. 15
Steven Damouni (guest artist), piano
Le Bananiere, arr. for four hands
Steven Damouni (guest artist) and Diana Gao, piano
The Mountaineer’s Song
Colin Ward, baritone and Karin McCullough, piano
I Don’t See It, Mama
Dora Barnes, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano
O Loving Heart
Dora Barnes, soprano, Lin Chen, violin, Katie Hollenbach, clarinet, and Karin McCullough, piano
Viens, o ma belle
Colin Ward, baritone and Karin McCullough, piano
Ave Maria
Dora Barnes, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano
O, ma charmante, épargnez moi! (O my charmer, spare me)
Karin McCullough, piano
Souvenir de Puerto Rico
Lin Chen, violin, Katie Hollenbach clarinet, and Karin McCullough, piano
LMC Opera – Queen for a Day: Operatic Depictions of Nobility
“Piangero la sorte mio” from Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Emily Riesser as Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
“Nasce il sole” from Rodrigo by George Frideric Handel
Lin Chen as Esilena, Last Visigothic Queen of Spain
“Thy Hand, Belinda… When I am laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Katie Hochman as Dido, Queen of Carthage
“Ah, lo veggo” – Recit and Trio from Paride ed Elena by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
Susan Payne O’Brien as Elena (Helen), Queen of Sparta
Emily Riesser as Paride (Paris), son of King Priam of Troy
Lin Chen as Amore (Cupid)
“Tu che le vanita” from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Laurel Sprigg as Élisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain
“Morró, ma prima in grazia” from Un Ballo in Maschera by Giuseppe Verdi
Susan Payne O’Brien as Amelia
“Nous sommes assaillis” from Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
Laurel Sprigg as Cendrillon (Cinderella)
Katie Hochman as Maguelonne, her sister
Regina Thomas as Armelinde, her sister
Joan Lundquist, piano
Regina Thomas, stage direction and commentary
Songs for Mother’s Day
Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an
7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
Christmas Lullaby from Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown (b. 1970)
La courte paille, FP 178 by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
1. Le sommeil
2. Quelle aventure!
6. Le carafon
Songs my Mother taught me, Op. 55, No. 4 by Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Julia Bezems, soprano
TBA, piano
French Art Songs
“C” from Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Nuit d’etoiles (“Starry Night”) by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Nell, Op. 18, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
Après un rêve (“After a dream”), Op. 7, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
Extase (“Rapture”) by Henri Duparc (1848—1933)
Lin Chen, soprano
TBA, piano
Duo in C major, WoO 27, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), transcr. Friedrich Hermann
I. Allegro comodo
II. Rondo – allegretto vivace
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
I. Allegro con brio — Tranquillo — In tempo ma sempre sostenuto
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto — Meno allegro — Tempo primo
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Allegro
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Memories of the Sea – Piano Solos by Dupont, Debussy, and Others
Dans les dunes, par un clair matin by Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914)
Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI:32 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuet
III. Presto
Pink Minor by Madeleine Dring (1923–1977)
L’isle joyeuse by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Stephanie Shadbolt, piano
Selections for Violin and Piano
TBA
Angie Kam, violin
TBA, piano
LMC Opera – Queen for a Day: Operatic Depictions of Nobility
“Piangero la sorte mio” from Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Emily Riesser as Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Ellyn Liu, violin
“Nasce il sole” from Rodrigo by George Frideric Handel
Lin Chen as Esilena, Last Visigothic Queen of Spain
Ellyn Liu, violin
“Thy Hand, Belinda… When I am laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Katie Hochman as Dido, Queen of Carthage
“Ah, lo veggo” – Recit and Trio from Paride ed Elena by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
Susan Payne O’Brien as Elena (Helen), Queen of Sparta
Emily Riesser as Paride (Paris), son of King Priam of Troy
Lin Chen as Amore (Cupid)
Ellyn Liu, violin
“Tu che le vanita” from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Laurel Sprigg as Élisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain
Ellyn Liu, violin
“Morró, ma prima in grazia” from Un Ballo in Maschera by Giuseppe Verdi
Susan Payne O’Brien as Amelia
“Nous sommes assaillis” from Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
Laurel Sprigg as Cendrillon (Cinderella)
Katie Hochman as Maguelonne, her sister
Regina Thomas as Armelinde, her sister
Joan Lundquist, piano
Regina Thomas, stage direction and commentary
Come watch talented young professional musicians from across the country compete in the Frances Walton Competition Finals!
This event is FREE and open to the public!
12-15 soloists and 3 small ensembles perform 20 minute sets before 5 judges for 3 winner’s slots (2 solo, 1 ensemble). The finals lasts from 9am to 5:30pm and winners are announced in a formal awards ceremony at 6:30pm. Winners perform a free concert the following day at 2pm.
To see a list of finalists, flip through the program below (forthcoming after April 10, 2024).
Come watch talented young winners of the 2024 Frances Walton Competition perform a free concert, followed by a reception. Two solo winners and one winning chamber music ensemble will be crowned
This event is FREE and open to the public!
To see a list of finalists, flip through the program below (forthcoming after April 15, 2024).
LMC members come together after the 2024 Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert and reception to celebrate this past year and preview the upcoming season.
- 2:00pm – 3:30pm: Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert
- 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Reception (continues for FWC attendees as LMC members conduct our Annual Meeting)
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: Annual Meeting
LMC Members: Register HERE for the Annual Meeting. Kindly register by Thursday, May 30th so we can estimate food and drinks for the reception.