Public Concerts and Other LMC Events

Free Public Concert Series

LMC’s most visible face is its Public Concert Series that offers 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, Seattle Public Library – Central and West Seattle Branches, University House Wallingford, Mirabella Seattle, Tagney Jones Hall, Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater, 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. A selection of these are now available online through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. No advance tickets are required.

With generous support and partnership from:



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The 2024 Frances Walton Competition Outreach Tours are supported in part by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Event Calendar

May
11
Sun
The Flute in Nature | Songs by French Composers @ West Seattle Library
May 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Flute in Nature

Deep Blue by Ian Clarke

Stasia Kulsa, flute
Stephanie Shadbolt, piano

Iroquois Suite by Herman Beeftink
I. Earth
II. Eagle Cry
III. Morning Dance
V. Tree of Peace
VI. Mohawk Valley

Trillium by Elizabeth Brown

Stasia Kulsa, flute

Songs by French Composers

Dans les ruines d’une Abbaye (In the ruins of an Abbey), Op. 2, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

Après un rêve (After a dream), Op. 7, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré

Puisqu’ici bas toute âmes (Since here below all souls) by Gabriel Fauré

Chanson d’amour (Song of love), Op. 27, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré

En Sourdine (Muted), Op. 58, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré

Marine (Seascape) by Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Prison, Op. 83, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré

La chanson d’Eve, Op. 95 by Gabriel Fauré

Maria, Mater Gratiae (Mary, Mother of Grace), Op. 47, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré

Tout gai! (So merry!) from 5 Mélodies populaires grecques by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Katie Hochman and Regina Thomas, sopranos
Karin McCullough, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

May
14
Wed
Art of the Piano @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
May 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Art of the Piano

Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
I. Elegie
II. Prélude

Valentina Rodov, piano

Islands by Jarrad Powell (b. 1948)

A 60-second Ballet (for Chickens) by William Bolcom (b. 1938)

A 60-second Gigue (for Goats) by Stephen Parris (b. 1975)

From Three Preludes for piano by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Stephanie Shadbolt, piano

Prelude in G, Op. 32, No. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Monica Kessler, piano

Ballade No. 3, Op. 47 in A-flat major by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
1. Modéré
2. Mouvement de menuet
3. Animé

Diana Gao, piano

Artist bios

May
17
Sat
Music for Woodwind Ensemble by Klughardt & Agrell | Sonata for Cello and Piano @ Mirabella Seattle
May 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Music for Woodwind Ensemble

Quintett for Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn and Fagott, Op. 79 by August Klughardt (1847–1902)
Allegro non troppo
Allegro Vivace
Andante grazioso
Adagio – Allegro molto vivace

From Circus Etudes by Jeffrey Agrell (b. 1948)
1. Dancing Elephants

Jan Bleakney, flute
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Mariane Hermanson (guest artist), French horn

Sonata for Cello and Piano

Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op 40 by Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro

Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano

Artist bios

May
20
Tue
Beyond the Pyrenees: Music of France and Spain | Mendelssohn Piano Trio @ Crossroads Community Center
May 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Beyond the Pyrenees: Music of France and Spain

Songs of the Auvergne
Three Folk Songs arranged by Joseph Canteloube (1879–1957)
Sung in the Auvergne Dialect
– L’aїo dè rotso (“Spring water”)
– Tchut, Tchut (“Don’t tell anybody!”)
– Malurous qu’o uno fenno (“Unfortunate is he who has a wife”)

Three Songs by Federico Mompou (1893–1987)
Sung in Catalan and Castillan
– Canço de la fira (“Song of the fair”)
– Jo et pressentia com la mar (“I sensed you were like the sea and the immense wind”)
– Solo las flores sobre ti (“Flowers over you, nothing but flowers”)

Songs of the Auvergne
Two Folk Songs arranged by Joseph Canteloube
– La delaїssádo (“The abandoned”)
– Passo pel prat (“Go through the meadow”)

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

 

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
I. Molto Allegro agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato

Adrianna Hulscher, violin
Erika Pierson, cello
Sophia Chou, piano

Artist bios

May
22
Thu
French Art Songs, Duets, and Solo Piano @ Tagney Jones Hall
May 22 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

French Art Songs, Duets, and Solo Piano

A Prime Number of Lines for Lili and Nadia Boulanger by Emerson Eads
2 Duets after the Boulanger Sisters

Susan Payne O’Brien and Clarice Alfonso, sopranos
Michelle Huang, piano

Songs TBD

Clarice Alfonso, soprano
Rhonda Kline, piano

L’invitation au voyage by Henri Duparc (1848–1933)
Le manoir de Rosemonde by Henri Duparc
Sérénade florentine by Henri Duparc

Susan Payne O’Brien, soprano
Michelle Huang, piano

Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Barcarolle by Jacque Offenbach (1819–1880)

Susan Payne O’Brien and Clarice Alfonso, sopranos
Rhonda Kline, piano

Mélancolie, FP 105 by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Michelle Huang, piano

Les Bohémiennes by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
Séparation by Pauline Viardot

Susan Payne O’Brien and Clarice Alfonso, sopranos
Rhonda Kline, piano

Artist bios

May
31
Sat
2025 Frances Walton Competition Finals and Winners’ Ceremony @ Tagney Jones Hall
May 31 @ 9:00 am – 7:00 pm

Come watch talented young professional musicians from across the country compete in the 2025 Frances Walton Competition Finals!

This event is FREE and open to the public!

15 soloists and 3 chamber 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.

Click here for the most up-to-date information, including finalists and the finals schedule.

 

Jun
1
Sun
2025 Frances Walton Competition Winner’s Concert @ Tagney Jones Hall
Jun 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Come watch talented young winners of the 2025 Frances Walton Competition perform a free concert, followed by a reception. Two solo winners and one winning chamber music ensemble will be crowned on Saturday evening following the all-day finals event.

This event is FREE and open to the public! Seating is limited to 300, so reserve your free ticket here (link).

Click here to see the list of finalists, posted May 1st!

Members Only: 2024-2025 Annual Membership Meeting @ Tagney Jones Hall at Seattle Opera
Jun 1 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

LMC members come together after the 2025 Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert and reception to celebrate this past year and preview the upcoming season.

  • 2:00pm – 3:15pm: Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert
  • 3:15pm – 4:00pm: Reception (continues for FWC attendees as LMC members conduct our Annual Meeting)
  • 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Annual Meeting

LMC Members: Register HERE for the Annual Meeting. Kindly register by Thursday, May 29th so we can estimate food and drinks for the reception.