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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Event Calendar
Art of the Piano: Water
Venetian Gondola Song, Op. 30, No. 6 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
June Barcarolle Op. 37b, No. 6 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
La cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral) from Preludes Book One by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Karin McCullough, piano
Venetian Boat Song Op. 19, No. 6 by Felix Mendelssohn
“Ocean” Etude Op. 25, No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
“Raindrop” Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 by Frédéric Chopin
Jensina Oliver, piano
Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Monica Kessler, piano
Barcarolle Op 60 by Frédéric Chopin
Reflets dans l’eau by Claude Debussy
Emiko Hori, piano
Songs from Latin America
Al banco solitario by Yvette Souviron (1914–2010)
Canción al árbol del olvido by Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)
Ya me voy a retirar by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
La Rosa y el Sauce by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
Intermezzo #1 by Manuel Ponce (1882–1948)
Coração Triste by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920)
Jardin Antiquo by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
Siesta by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
Melodia Sentimental by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Dame tus Manos by Yvette Souviron (1914–2010)
Laurel Sprigg, soprano
Lisa Lanza (guest artist), piano
Schubert Sonata in C Minor
Sonata in C minor, D. 958 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto: Allegro – Trio
4. Allegro
Diana Gao, piano
Woodwind Trios
Divertimento No. 1, KV 439b by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
1. Allegro
2. Menuetto Allegretto
3. Adagio
4. Menuetto
5. Rondo Allegro
Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon by Kaspar Kummer (1795–1870); Scored by Thomas Goss
1. Allegro
2. Andante Gracioso
3. Rondo Allegretto
Sopravente:
Madeline Beery, flute
Jane Buckner, clarinet
Peter Klein, bassoon
Cello Concerti and Sonata
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
1. Allegro non troppo – Animato – Allegro molto – Tempo I
3. Molto allegro
Cello Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
I. Allegretto
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
3. Andante
Sean-Wyn Ng, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Cello Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Courante
Sean-Wyn Ng, cello
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
Finnish Songs
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