Public Concerts and 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 and the Music Center of the Northwest in North Seattle.
These intimate, one-hour, music programs are free and open to the public. 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.
Elemental: Songs of Earth, Water, Air and Fire
Earth
Earth’s Call by John Ireland (1879-1962)
Let Us Wander by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
The Pasture by Charles Naginski (1909-1940)
Silent Noon by Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958)
Tiina Ritalahti and Katie Hochman, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
Water
Serenade Italienne by Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Au bord de l’eau by Émile Paladilhe (1844-1926)
Holiday in Heaven by Michael Head (1900-1976)
Déclin d’amour by Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)
Tiina Ritalahti and Katie Hochman, sopranos
TBA, piano
Air
The Summer Wind Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Spring Wind Eric Thiman (1900-1975)
On the Wings of the Wind Michael Head (1900-1976)
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft Gustav Mahler (1869-1911)
Besa el aura Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
Tiina Ritalahti and Katie Hochman, sopranos
Karin McCullough, piano
Fire
Als Luise die Briefe W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Die verbrannte Maid folksong
Tuijotin tulehen kauan Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)
Flames Tom Cipullo (b.1956)
Nein, Geliebter, setze dich Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Tiina Ritalahti and Katie Hochman, sopranos
Karin McCullough & TBA, piano 4 hands
COVID 19 updates for the Seattle Public Library: As of March 5, the Seattle Public Library is operating usual. We recommend checking the SPL site HERE before you come for the most current information.
Rondo in a-Minor K511 by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Mazurka in b-minor, op.33 no.4 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Polonaise in C sharp minor, op.26, no.1 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Valentina Rodov, piano
Three Old English Folk Songs arr. for voice & violin by Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Katie Stevenson, mezzo-soprano
Candice Chin, violin
Songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
I Wait for Thee op. 14 no. 1
Do Not Grieve op. 14 no. 8
Spring Waters op. 14 no. 11
Twilight op. 21 no. 3
Lilacs op. 21 no. 5
Fragment from A. Musset op. 21 no. 6
Dora Barnes, soprano
Abigail Habegger, piano
“Allegro moderato” from Sonata K. 330, C Major by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
from Images, Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
-Reflets dans l’eau (“Reflections in the Water”)
-Hommage à Rameau (“Homage to Rameau”)
-Mouvement (“Movement”)
Emiko Hori, piano
Night Songs by Janet Anderson (b. 1967)
1. The World’s Wanderers (words by Percy Bysshe Shelley)
2. Night (Shelley)
3. In Dispraise of the Moon (Mary Coleridge)
4. The Night-Piece (Robert Herrick)
5. Nocturne (Crosbie Garstin)
Katie Hochman, soprano
Janene Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Janet Anderson, piano
Lake Abert or Frank’s Depression by Nicole Truesdell (b. 1973)
Kathryn Zufall, violin
Ann Rackl, violin
Janice Gockel, viola
Frances Walton, cello
Martin by Frances Walton (b. 1928)
Kathryn Zufall, violin
Ann Rackl, violin
Janice Gockel, viola
Frances Walton, cello
Dell Wade (guest artist), bass
Why – of life and death by Sarah Conyers (b. 1939)
Katie Hollenbach, clarinet
Jessica Hild (guest artist), clarinet
Piano Pieces by Katie O’Rourke (b. 1986)
i. Andante
ii. Berceuse
iii. Allegro-Rubato
iv. Scherzo
v. Nocturne
vi. Etude
vii. Tango
Katie O’Rourke, piano
A Sultry Summer Night by Kathy Roberts (b. 1954)
Bøn by Kathy Roberts
Reach for Me by Kathy Roberts
Hannah Cho, piano
Crystal Zimmerman (guest artist), Mezzo-Soprano
La Danza (The Dance) by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Stornello (You say that you don’t love me) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
“Udiste”(Listen) from the opera Il Trovatore by Verdi
“Dunque io son” (Then it is I?) from The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Diane Althaus, soprano
Mike Dodaro, baritone
Asta Vaicekonis, piano
Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon in B flat major Gordon Jacob (1896-1984)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
IV. Allegro vivace
Century Dances Cecilia McDowall (1951-)
1. Allemande-German Dance
2. Minuet-Ghost Dance
3. Mazurka-Polish Dance
4.Tango-Argentine Dance
5. Last Dance
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Instrumental and vocal program TBD
Please note that seating is limited at the Frye Art Museum. It is still free but guests must have a ticket to enter. Patrons should plan to arrive at least 1/2 hour early to get a ticket. Advance reservations for this event will be available for our concerts at the Frye which can be made via this website or via the Frye website. The house will open to audience at 1:30pm on performance day.
Program:
SPRING: NYMPHS AND GODS
Deità Silvane (Woodland Deities) by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
I. I Fauni (The fauns)
II. Musica in horto (Garden music)
III. Egle (Aegle*)
IV. Acqua (Water)
V. Crepuscolo (Twilight)
*From Greek mythology: Daughter of the Sun
Trois chansons de Bilitis (Three songs of Bilitis) by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
I. La flûte de Pan (Pan’s flute)
II. La Chevelure (Hair)
III. Le Tombeau des naïades (The tomb of the Water Nymphs)
Lesley Chapin-Wyckoff, soprano and Carol Hartoon, piano
Rondo in a-Minor, K511 by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Ballade no.4 in f-minor, op.52 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Valentina Rodov, piano
Recital for oboe or English horn, program TBA
Gail Perstein, oboe/English horn
SPRING: NYMPHS AND GODS
Deità Silvane (Woodland Deities) by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
I. I Fauni (The fauns)
II. Musica in horto (Garden music)
III. Egle (Aegle*)
IV. Acqua (Water)
V. Crepuscolo (Twilight)
*From Greek mythology: Daughter of the Sun
Trois chansons de Bilitis (Three songs of Bilitis) by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
I. La flûte de Pan (Pan’s flute)
II. La Chevelure (Hair)
III. Le Tombeau des naïades (The tomb of the Water Nymphs)
Lesley Chapin Wyckoff, soprano and Carol Hartoon, piano
Piano solo TBA by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano solo TBA by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
The Lake at Evening by Charles Griffes (1884-1920)
Embraceable you by George Gershwin (1898-1937), piano transcription by Earl Wild
Joyce Gibb, piano
Gitanjali by John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951)
- When I Bring to You Colour’d Toys
- On the Day when Death will Knock at thy Door
- The Sleep that Flits on Baby’s Eyes
- I am Like a Remnant of a Cloud of Autumn
- On the Seashore of Endless Worlds
- Light, My Light
Aria TBA by Douglas Moore (1893-1969) or Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Additional American Composers of the 1920’s (to compliment the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit at SAM)
Julie Finch Robé, soprano
Song Recital, program TBA
Lin Chen, soprano
Solo piano recital TBA
Joyce Gibb, piano