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
LMC Opera Presents: The Golden Age of Italian Opera
“Una donna a quindici anni” (A woman of fifteen years) from Cosi fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Emily Riesser as Despina
“Non si da follia maggiore” (There is no greater foolishness) from Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Tiina Ritalahti as Fiorilla
“Mira, O Norma” (See, o Norma) from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)
Laurel Sprigg as Norma and Victoria Chaussee as Adalgisa
“Una Furtiva Lagrima” (A furtive tear) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
Korland Simmons as Nemorino
Melet Whinston, cello
“Saria Possibile?” (Can it be possible) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Tiina Ritalahti as Gianetta
Melet Whinston, cello
“Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)
Melet Whinston, cello
“Vissi, d’arte” (I have lived for art) from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Laurel Sprigg as Tosca
“Acerba Voluttà” (Bitter Pleasure) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea (1866–1950)
Victoria Chaussee as the Princesse de Bouillon
Melet Whinston, cello
“Io son l’umile ancella” (I am the humble servant) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
Laurel Sprigg as Adrianna Lecouvreur
“Parigi, o Cara” (Paris, my darling) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
“Libiamo” (Let us drink) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
Melet Whinston, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Regina Thomas, Direction and Commentary
Schubert Piano Trio
Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
American Art Songs and Barber’s Knoxville
“Shenandoah” Shanty Song, coll., arr. Richard R. Terry (1865–1938)
“He’s Gone Away” Traditional American Folk Song, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1956)
“Dink’s Song” from American Ballads and Folk Songs, arr. Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Text based on a short prose piece by James Agee. It is a snapshot of life from the perspective of a small boy.
Clarice Alfonso, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Music for Bassoon Quartet
Capricho Catalan by Isaac Albeniz (1860–1909)
Celtic Spirit by Bill Douglas (b. 1944)
1. Dancing in the wind
2. Azure
3. Spirit Dance
Pavane by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Rian Morgan (guest artist), bassoon
Alexa Witowski (guest artist), bassoon
Claire Garvais (guest artist), bassoon
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Allegro Spiritoso by Jean Baptiste Senaillé (1687–1730)
Le Picadilly, March by Erik Satie (1866–1925)
Rian Morgan (guest artist), bassoon
Alexa Witowski (guest artist), bassoon
Claire Garvais (guest artist), bassoon
Eric Shankland, contrabassoon
Vocal Works by Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Song cycle by Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, by Gustav Mahler with lyrics adapted by Karin McCullough
Colin Ward, baritone
Karin McCullough, piano
Schubert Piano Trio
Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Piano Works by Debussy & Ravel
Estampes (Prints), L. 100 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
1. Pagodes (Pagodas)
2. La soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Granada)
3. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)
Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
1. Modéré (moderate)
2. Mouvement de menuet (Minuet tempo)
3. Animé (animated)
Diana Gao, piano
Beethoven Clarinet Trio
Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Katie Beisel Hollenbach, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Joan Lundquist, piano
Franz Schubert Selected Piano Works for Four Hands
Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103
Military March #1 Op. 51 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Tatiana Moore and Maria Khavin, piano
Spanish and American Folk Songs
Siete Canciones populares Españolas (“Seven Spanish Folksongs”) by Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
El Paño Moruno
Seguidilla Murciana
Asturiana
Jota
Nana
Canción
Polo
The Old Things by Steven Mark Kohn (b. 1957)
Beth Ann Bonnecroy, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Piano Music by Italian Composers
Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
K. 380 in E Major
K. 27 in b minor
K. 213 in d minor
K. 347 in g minor
Melody from Orpheus by Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714–1787), in a piano transcription by Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914)
Valse Caressante and Notturno from Six Pieces for Solo Piano by Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
Eighteenth Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), adapted for piano solo by Hermene W. Eichhorn
Karin McCullough, piano
Woodwind Trios
Mini Trio for 2 oboes and English Horn by Allan Stephenson (b. 1949)
1. Allegro
2. Poco Lento
3. Scherzo
4. Rhondo Finale alla Haydn
Trio for 2 oboes and English Horn by Gordon Jacob (1895–1984)
1. Adagio doloroso
2. Allegro giocoso
Theme and Variations on Waltzing Matilda by Graham Powning (b. 1949)
1. Theme
2. Ten Variations
3. Fuga (moderato)
4. Coda (presto)
Sharon Jung, oboe
Bernard Shapiro, oboe
Gail Perstein, English horn
Piano Works by Piazzolla, Ravel, & Gershwin
Tanti Annie Prima by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
I. Modéré – très franc
II. Assez lent – anec une expression intense
III. Modéré
IV. Assez animé
V. Presque lent – dans un sentiment intime
VI. Vif
VII. Moins vif
VIII. Ėpilogue: lent
The Man I Love by George Gershwin (1893–1937)
Embraceable You by George Gershwin / Earl Wild
Joyce Gibb, piano
Brahms Lieder
Lieder by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Wir wandelten
Meine Lieder
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück
Standchen
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer
Wie Melodien
Wiegenlied
Von ewiger Liebe
Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano
Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, and Chopin
Concert Étude S. 144, No. 2, “La leggierezza” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Concert Étude S. 144, No. 3, “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt
Reflets dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) from Images Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Emiko Hori, piano
Works for Oboe and Piano
Three Piece Suite for oboe and piano by Madeleine Dring (1923–1977)
1. Showcase
2. Romance
3. Finale
Partita #6 by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Affettuoso
Aria 1 Presto
Aria 3 Tempo di Ciaconna
Aria 4 Allegro
Aria 6 Tempo di Minuetto
Sharon Jung, oboe
Joan Lundquist, piano
Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, and Chopin
Concert Étude S. 144, No. 2, “La leggierezza” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Concert Étude S. 144, No. 3, “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt
Reflets dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) from Images Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Emiko Hori, piano
Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons
The Seasons, Op. 37b by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1. January: By the Hearth
2. February: Carnival
3. March: Song of the Lark
4. April: Snowdrop
5. May: May Nights
6. June: Barcarolle
7. July: Song of the Reaper
8. August: The Harvest
9. September: The Hunt
10. October: Autumn Song
11. November: Troika
12. December: Christmas
All twelve pieces, six played by Tatiana and six by Maria
Other short works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, TBA
Tatiana Moore and Maria Khavin, piano