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.
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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
Listen to 2024 FWC Small Ensemble Silver Medalists Mousai Quintet perform on Seattle’s premier classical music station.
Classical KING and Ladies Musical Club
present
mousai QUinTET
on Northwest Focus Live
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Listen Here! or tune into 98.1 FM.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The Mousai Quintet from the Eastman School of Music consists of members Julia Benitez-Nelson (flute), joining the group in the fall of 2023, Ernest Chau (oboe), Scott Shao (clarinet), Kenny Ford (bassoon), and Alina Liebschner (horn), and began as a wind quintet formed at random in the fall of 2021 by their coach, Professor Anne Harrow. Acting as a quintet both in the Eastman chamber music curriculum and independently in their community, the Mousai Quintet is now reaching outside the Rochester area. Recent performances include opening the Eastman Centennial Celebration in the fall of 2021, playing for the community with the Eastman To-Go program, multiple Eastman Honors Chamber Recitals, the inaugural Context Conference in the fall of 2023, and winning the Chamber Music Foundation of New England’s Adult Age Division along with winning the Silver Medal for the Foundation’s Michael Rudyak Memorial Prize and Silver Medal for the Frances Walton Competition in 2024.
The Frances Walton Competition and LMC are generously supported by:
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Come watch 2024 FWC Small Ensemble Silver Medalists Mousai Quintet perform a ticketed concert at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds
In partnership, Ladies Musical Club and Cascadia Art Museum
present
Mousai Quintet
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Listen Here! or tune into 98.1 FM.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The Mousai Quintet from the Eastman School of Music consists of members Julia Benitez-Nelson (flute), joining the group in the fall of 2023, Ernest Chau (oboe), Scott Shao (clarinet), Kenny Ford (bassoon), and Alina Liebschner (horn), and began as a wind quintet formed at random in the fall of 2021 by their coach, Professor Anne Harrow. Acting as a quintet both in the Eastman chamber music curriculum and independently in their community, the Mousai Quintet is now reaching outside the Rochester area. Recent performances include opening the Eastman Centennial Celebration in the fall of 2021, playing for the community with the Eastman To-Go program, multiple Eastman Honors Chamber Recitals, the inaugural Context Conference in the fall of 2023, and winning the Chamber Music Foundation of New England’s Adult Age Division along with winning the Silver Medal for the Foundation’s Michael Rudyak Memorial Prize and Silver Medal for the Frances Walton Competition in 2024.
The Frances Walton Competition and LMC are generously supported by:
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Music for Soprano, Flute, and Piano
Flammende Rose (Flaming Rose) by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Le Portrait (The Portrait) by Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)
Susan Strick, soprano
Jan Bleakney, flute
Sharon Wong, piano
Twelve Months of Music
January: At the Fireside from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 1 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
February: Carnivalse by Chilly Gonzales (b. 1972)
March: Frühling, S. 480/2 by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
April: Snowdrop from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 4 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May: May Night, Op. 27, No. 4 by Selim Palmgren (1878–1951)
June: Mysterious Summer’s Night by Larysa Kuzmenko (b. 1956)
July: Song of the Reaper from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 7 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
August: Sommervise, Op. 45, No. 3 by Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847–1907)
September: In Autumn from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51, No. 4 by Edward MacDowell (1860–1908)
October: Autumn Song from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 10 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
November: Thanksgiving by George Winston (1949–2023)
December: Postludium from Winterreigen, Op. 13, No. 10 by Ernö Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Karin McCullough, piano
Music for the Holidays
The Holy Family
From Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Nun wandre Maria
Die ihr schwebet
Ach, des knaben augen
From Mörike Lieder
Auf ein altes Bild
Schlafendes Jesuskind
Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano
O Gloriosa Domina by Michael Head (1900-1976); words by Nancy Bush
Watchman, tell us of the night by Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000); words by John Bowring
Emily Riesser, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
Thanksgiving from Winter by George Winston (1949–2023)
Baumkuchen from Confections, A Piano Sweet, by Akira Yuyama (b. 1932)
Fantasia on Greensleeves, adapted from the opera Sir John in Love by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), arr. for solo piano by the composer
December: Christmas from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 12 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Auld Lang Syne (traditional), arranged for solo piano by Jeffrey Biegel (b. 1961)
Postludium from Winterreigen, Op. 13, No. 10 by Ernö Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Karin McCullough, piano
Listen to 2024 FWC Solo Finalist Wenlan Jackson, violin, perform on Seattle’s premier classical music station.
Classical KING and Ladies Musical Club
present
Wenlan Jackson, Violin
on Northwest Focus Live
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Listen Here! or tune into 98.1 FM.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in New York City, violinist Wenlan Jackson has performed on stages across the United States and Europe. Recent engagements are solo performances with the Colburn Orchestra, Burbank Philharmonic, SoCal Philharmonic, San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Santa Monica. She was a finalist at the 2024 Frances Walton Competition and has won numerous competitions such as the Mika Hasler Competition, SoCal Phil Young Artist Competition, Hennings-Fischer Young Artist Competition, Colburn Music Academy Concerto Competition, among others as well as competing internationally. Other accomplishments include serving as Associate Concertmaster of the New York String Orchestra and soloing The Storm with the London Symphony Orchestra on a Grammy-winning album. She has performed at many summer festivals including International Holland Music Sessions, Tibor Varga Academy, and Aspen Music Festival. Wenlan is currently completing her Bachelor of Music with Robert Lipsett at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. Beyond performing, Wenlan is also engaged in Colburn’s Center for Innovation and Community Impact, teaching violin to underprivileged children.
The Frances Walton Competition and LMC are generously supported by:
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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, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Allegro
Andante
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
American Art Song 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 Woodwind Ensemble
Quartet in D Minor by Karl Goepfart (1859–1942)
The Bass with the Delicate Air by Otto Luening (1900–1996)
Woodwind Quartet by Bill Douglas (b. 1944)
Jan Bleakney and Stasia Kulsa, flutes
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
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, 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