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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Event Calendar
Songs of Comfort and Hope for Cello & Piano
“Ave Maria” (Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) by Charles Gounod (1818–1893) / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Melodie (Elegy from The Erynnies), Op. 10, No. 5 by Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
Notturno Op. 43, No. 3 by Georg Goltermann (1824–1898)
Notturno Op. 59, No. 1 by Georg Goltermann (1824–1898)
IV. Standchen (Serenade), from Schwanengesang, D. 957 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
La Cinquantaine by Jean Gabriel-Marie (1852–1928)
Les Larmes de Jacqueline, Op. 76 No. 2 by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
“Summertime” by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Ave Maria, D. 839 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Salut d’amour, Op. 12 by Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Melicent Whinston, cello
Michael Housley, piano
In Perfect Harmony: A Tribute to Gabriel Fauré on the 100th Anniversary of His Death
“A l’hôtel de Transylvanie” from Manon by Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
“Le papillon et la fleur,” Op. 1, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
“Dans le ruines d’une abbaye,” Op. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“Salut au Chevalier Printemps,” Op. 151, No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
“Après un Rêve,” Op. 7, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
“Puisqu’ici‑bas toute âme,” Op. 10, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“Rêve d’amour,” Op. 5, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“Les trois belles demoiselles” by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
“Chanson d’amour” by Gabriel Fauré
“Aurore,” Op. 39, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
“Prelude” from Le Poème des Fleurs by Jules Massenet
“Clair de lune,” Op. 46, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“En sourdine,” Op. 58, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“Joie!” Op. 2, No. 5 by Jules Massenet
“Prison,” Op. 83, No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
“O mort, poussière d’étoiles” No. 10 from La chanson d’Ève, Op. 95 by Gabriel Fauré
“La messagère,” No. 3 from Le Jardin clos, Op. 106 by Gabriel Fauré
“Tantum Ergo,” Op. 65, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
“Tout gai!” by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Katie Hochman and Regina Thomas, sopranos
Catherine Treadgold, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Back by popular demand! Listen to 2023 FWC Small Ensemble winner Kodak String Quartet — Edgar Donati, Violin; Martin Noh, Violin; Daniel Spink, Viola; Blake Kitayama, Cello — perform on Seattle’s premier classical music station.
Classical KING and Ladies Musical Club
present
KODAK QUARTET
on Northwest Focus Live
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Program TBA
Listen Here! or tune into 98.1 FM.
As featured on NPR’s Live Sessions
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Praised for their “electrifying eye contact and rhythmic flexibility” (Sean MacLean, KING FM), the award-winning Kodak Quartet is highly regarded for their work with contemporary composers on new compositions and for presenting traditional works with a contemporary flavor. Kodak Quartet formed in Rochester, New York while attending the Eastman School of
Music and are currently based in New York, NY. Kodak’s members hail from the US, Canada and France.
The quartet won the first prize at the 2023 Frances Walton Competition, and was honored with first prize and grand prize at the 2023 Coltman Chamber Music Competition. Their international performance career brings concerts to a great diversity of people, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, the Banff Centre, and MISQA. They have appeared on KING-FM Classical Northwest and have been featured on NPR Live Sessions. They have also performed for thousands of children at non-traditional performance venues such as school concerts, movie theaters, concert halls, and other outreach programs such as Rob Kapilow’s “What Makes it Great?” and James Blachly’s “Listening as Leadership.”
Kodak Quartet has performed with GRAMMY-winning artists Time for Three, Kronos Quartet, and JACK Quartet. They have worked with members of the Alban Berg, American, Beethoven, Danel, Juilliard, Pacifica, Verona, and Ying Quartets, among others. The Kodak Quartet is currently the Cuker and Stern Resident String Quartet at the Mannes School of Music.
The Frances Walton Competition and LMC are generously supported by:
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Back by popular demand! Come watch 2023 FWC Small Ensemble winner Kodak String Quartet — Edgar Donati, Violin; Martin Noh, Violin; Daniel Spink, Viola; Blake Kitayama, Cello — perform at Seattle’s Iconic Town Hall
Ladies Musical Club
presents
KODAK QUARTET
Town Hall, Seattle, WA
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Program TBA
Purchase tickets here!
As featured on NPR’s Live Sessions
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Praised for their “electrifying eye contact and rhythmic flexibility” (Sean MacLean, KING FM), the award-winning Kodak Quartet is highly regarded for their work with contemporary composers on new compositions and for presenting traditional works with a contemporary flavor. Kodak Quartet formed in Rochester, New York while attending the Eastman School of
Music and are currently based in New York, NY. Kodak’s members hail from the US, Canada and France.
The quartet won the first prize at the 2023 Frances Walton Competition, and was honored with first prize and grand prize at the 2023 Coltman Chamber Music Competition. Their international performance career brings concerts to a great diversity of people, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, the Banff Centre, and MISQA. They have appeared on KING-FM Classical Northwest and have been featured on NPR Live Sessions. They have also performed for thousands of children at non-traditional performance venues such as school concerts, movie theaters, concert halls, and other outreach programs such as Rob Kapilow’s “What Makes it Great?” and James Blachly’s “Listening as Leadership.”
Kodak Quartet has performed with GRAMMY-winning artists Time for Three, Kronos Quartet, and JACK Quartet. They have worked with members of the Alban Berg, American, Beethoven, Danel, Juilliard, Pacifica, Verona, and Ying Quartets, among others. The Kodak Quartet is currently the Cuker and Stern Resident String Quartet at the Mannes School of Music.
The Frances Walton Competition and LMC are generously supported by:
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Schubert Quintet
Quintet in C Major, Op. 163 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828); Originally for string quintet, arranged for reed quintet by Gail Perstein
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Sharon Jung and Bernard Shapiro, oboes
Gail Perstein, English horn
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Julie Shankland, bass clarinet
Songs of Finland
Suvilaula by Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959)
Rakastunut
Purjein kuutamolla by Toivo Kuula (1883–1918)
Sinipiika
Kaiutar by Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Paimenet by Toivo Kuula (1883–1918)
Pai, pai, paitaressu by Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924)
Ma elän
Tiina Ritalahti, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Music for Violin, Voice, and Piano
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Allegro amabile
Andante Tranquillo – Vivace
Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
Angie Kam, violin
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano
No. 3 ‘Mouvement’ from Images Book I, L. 110 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano
Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Frühling
September
Beim Schlafengehen
Im Abendrot
Laurel Sprigg, soprano
Angie Kam, violin
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano
Works for Oboe and Piano
Sonatina for Oboe and Piano (1951) by Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
I. Leggiero
II. Andante con moto
III. Vivace
Gail Perstein, oboe
Silas Berlin, piano
Sonata VI in C Major for Alto Recorder and Piano (TWV 41: C 5) by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Adagio-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
Larghetto
Vivace
Gail Perstein, Alto recorder
Silas Berlin, piano
Chanconeta Tedesca by Anonymous 14th Century Italian
Gail Perstein, garklein recorder
Blues for D.D. by Jeffrey Agrell (b. 1948)
Gail Perstein, oboe
Selections from Arensky Piano Trio No. 1
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 by Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
1. Allegro Moderato
3. Elegia Adagio
Kathryn Zufall, violin
Erika Fiebig, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Music for Soprano, Flute, and Piano
Flammende Rose (Flaming Rose) by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Le Portrait (The Portrait) by Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Susan Strick, soprano
Jan Bleakney, flute
Sharon Wong, piano
Twelve Months of Music
January: At the Fireside from The Seasons, Op. 37b #1 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
February: Carnivalse by Chilly Gonzales
March: Frühling S. 480/2 by Franz Liszt
April: Snowdrop from The Seasons Op. 37b #4 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May: May Night Op. 27 #4 by Selim Palmgren
June: Sommervise Op. 45 #3 by Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
July: The Reapers’ Song Op. 68 #18 by Robert Schumann
August: Mysterious Summer’s Night by Larysa Kuzmenko
September: In Autumn from Woodland Sketches Op. 51 #4 by Edward MacDowell
October: El fantasma from Cuentos de la juventud Op. 1 #8 by Enrique Granados
November: Thanksgiving by George Winston
December: Postludium from Winterreigen Op. 13 #10 by Ernö Dohnányi
Karin McCullough, piano
Holiday Program
LMC members present a holiday-themed program that will delight audiences.
Program TBA
Artists TBA
LMC Opera
Program TBA
Artists TBA