Public Concerts and Other LMC Events

Free Public Concert Series

LMC’s most visible face is its Public Concert Series that offers over 50 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, Frye Art Museum, Seattle Public Library, Central and West Seattle Branches, University House Wallingford, Mirabella, Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater, Congregational Church on Mercer Island, 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. Many of these are now available online through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. No advance tickets are required. On the day of the performance at the Frye Museum, attendees are asked to obtain a free ticket at the front desk to monitor auditorium seating.

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Event Calendar

Dec
11
Mon
Woodwind Quintet, Soprano Songs, and Violin Sonata @ University House Wallingford
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Schubert Quintet for Woodwinds

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 for Soprano

Zerfliesse, mein Herze from St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Amorosi, miei giorni by Stefano Donaudy (1879–1925)

The Apple Orchard by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)

Julia Bezems, soprano
Silas Berlin, piano

Mozart Violin Sonata

Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major (K. 301/293a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro

Emily Acri, violin
Li-Cheng Hung, piano

 

Dec
13
Wed
Piano Solos: Mozart & Bach-Busoni | Going Back in Time through Colors @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Dec 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Piano Solos by Mozart and Bach-Busoni

Sonata K. 310 in A minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
– Allegro maestoso

Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. for piano by Ferrucio Busoni (1866-1924)

Emiko Hori, piano

Going Back in Time through Colors

“Sonatina in Colors” by Kevin Olson (b. 1970)
I. Yellow
II. Blue
III. Green
IV. Red

Jennifer Li, piano

“Bright Orange,” “Pink,” and “Crimson” from Sketches in Color: Seven Pieces for Piano, Set 1 by Robert Starer (1924–2001)

“Deep Purple” by Peter de Rose (1896–1953)

Karin McCullough, piano

Nuages Gris by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

“Sketches in Sepia” by Florence Price (1887–1953)

Jensina Oliver, piano

Dec
16
Sat
Holiday Songs & Moods: A Winter Celebration @ Mirabella Seattle
Dec 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Holiday Songs & Moods: A Winter Celebration

 

Chanson de Neige (“Snow Song”) by Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)
Berceuse
Le Noël des Oiseaux (Christmas of the birds)
Bonne Humeur!

Regina Thomas, soprano; Joan Lundquist, piano

Snow Songs by Janet Anderson (b. 1967)

Snow-Flakes
Silver Filigree
For Snow

Katie Hochman, soprano; Sharon Wong, piano

A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. 1979 by George Crumb (1929–2022)

2. Berceuse for the Infant Jesu
4. Adoration of the Magi
5. Nativity Dance

HyeYeon Kim, piano

Christmas Songs for Voice and Piano by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

Nun wandre, Maria
Auf eine Christblume II
Schlafendes Jesuskind
Zum neuen Jahr

Tiina Ritalahti, soprano; Joan Lundquist, piano

Selections from Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

He shall feed His flock/Come unto Him
Rejoice greatly

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano; Sharon Wong, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

 

Jan
10
Wed
Woodwind Quartet Pieces | Brahms Piano Trio @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Jan 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Woodwind Quartet Pieces

Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15 (excerpts, arr. for woodwind quartet) by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 32 by Kaspar Kummer (1795–1870)
Cinq Pieces en Trio by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Sopravente:
Madeline Beery, flute
Rosemary Bell, oboe
Jane Buckner, clarinet
Peter Klein, bassoon

Brahms Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
3. Adagio
4. Finale. Allegro

Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano

 

Jan
14
Sun
Brahms Piano Trio and Schubert Lieder @ West Seattle Library
Jan 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Brahms Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
3. Adagio
4. Finale. Allegro

Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano

Schubert Lieder

Gretchen am spinnrade by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Die junge nonne
Du bist die ruh
Nacht und traume
Der hirt auf dem felsen

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
TBD, piano

 

Jan
16
Tue
Solo Piano Works by Schumann and Ravel | TBD @ Crossroads Community Center
Jan 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Kreisleriana Op. 16 by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
I. Ausserst bewegt
II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
III. Sehr aufgeregt
IV. Sehr langsam

I. Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Monica Kessler, piano

Program TBA

Performers TBA

 

Jan
20
Sat
String Solos and Piano Trio @ Mirabella Seattle
Jan 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

String Solos and Piano Trio

Program TBD

Angie Kam, violin
Andrew Kam, violin
Erika Pierson, cello