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.
Piano Sonata No.17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 “The Tempest” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Largo – Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegretto
Zwei Konzertetüden (Two Concert Studies), S. 145 by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
- Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
- Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
Minju Kim, piano
Sonata in G Minor, RV 42 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Preludio-Largo
- Allemanda-Andante
- Sarabanda-Largo
- Gigue-Allegro
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 by Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Erika Pierson, cello
Annie Chang-Center, piano
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:
The Life and Works of Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Transcription of Schumann’s song Widmung (Dedication), S. 566 (1848)
Valentina Rodov, piano
S’il est un charmant gazon (If there’s a lovely grassy plot) S. 284, no. 1 (1884)
“Comment?” disaient ils (“How then?” he asked) S.276, No. 1 (1882)
Es muss ein wunderbares sein (It must be a wonderful thing), S. 314 (1852)
Ya-Li Lee, soprano and Maria Khavin, piano
Sonetto No 123 del Petrarca (Petrarch’s Sonnet, No. 123), S. 161, No. 6 (1846)
Joyce Gibb, piano
Die Lorelei (The Loreley) S. 273 (1854)
Ah, quand je dors (Ah, when I sleep) s. 282 (1849)
Amber Rose Johnson, soprano and TBA, piano
La Lugubre Gondola (The mournful gondola ), S. 134 (1883)
Erika Pierson, cello and Annie Center, piano
Concert Etude No. 2, La Leggierezza (Lightness) S. 144, No. 2 (1849)
Emiko Hori, piano
LMC Opera presents Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
A one-hour condensed version of Humperdinck’s Opera presented in English with costumes, some set pieces and props.
Scene 1:
When Mother gets home, she sees that the children have been playing when they are supposed to have been working.
Scene 2:
The children get lost in the forest and encounter various creatures.
Scene 3:
The witch’s house is discovered. The children are captured by her magic.
Scene 4:
The witch has been baked into gingerbread. The children celebrate. Their Mother finds them and takes them home!
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Emily Riesser, soprano as Hansel
Clarice Alfonso, soprano as Gretel
Katie Hochman, soprano as Mother
Ya-Li Lee, soprano as The Sandman/Dew Fairy
Meg Daly, soprano as The Witch
Abigail Habegger, piano
Regina Thomas, Direction
Folk song settings by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
How Sweet the Answer
The Ash Grove
The Last Rose of Summer
Avenging and Bright
The Sally Gardens
Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
Folk song settings by Aaron Copland (1900 -1990)
Simple Gifts
Long Time Ago
Songs My Mother Taught Me from 114 songs by Charles Ives (1874-1954)
The Real American Folk Song by George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Molly Tomlinson, soprano
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Angie Kam, violin
Psalm 62 by Yeojeong Yoon B (b. 1978)
Greeting by Hakjoon Yoon (b. 1974)
Singing Cosmos by Heungyul Lee (1909-1980)
As if Spring Comes Across the River by Keungsoo Lim ( b. 1950)
Longing for Mount Keumkang by Youngsup Choi (b. 1929)
In the Flowing Cloud by Heungyul Lee (1909-1980)
Ki-Jung Jun, soprano
Fantasy from Arirang by Youngmin Choi (1984- )
3B Variations on the theme of “For the beauty of the Earth” by C. Kocher by Young Jo Lee (1943- )
From “Five Korean Dance Suite “ by Young Jo Lee (1943- )
Dance of Love
Hannah Cho, piano
Irish, Scottish and Canadian folk songs, program TBA
Molly Tomlinson, soprano
Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002, by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
II. Corrente – Double (Presto)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219, by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro aperto – Adagio – Allegro aperto
Candice Chin, violin and TBA, piano
Songs by Renaldo Hahn, Miguel Sandoval, Johannes Brahms, Cole Porter
Catherine Treadgold, mezzo-soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
Tiny Fruit Suite by Truman Harris (1945-)
I. Strawberry
II. Blueberry
III. Kumquat
Blues by Richard Henderson (1925-2003)
Trio No. 1 (1972) by Graham Powning (1949-)
Allegro con precisione
Lento e tranquillo
Vivo
Trio No. 2 (1974) by Graham Powning (1949-)
Allegro agitato
Andante espressivo
Presto
Variations on ‘Là ci darem la mano’, WoO 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Andante
Eight variations
Coda
Sharon Jung and Bernard Shapiro (guest artist), oboes
Gail Perstein, oboe and English horn
Vocalise Etude en forme de habanera by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
from Arie de Stile Antico (Arias in the old style) by Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)
Vaghissima sembianza (Very charming image)
No, non mi guardate (No, don’t look at me)
O del mio amato ben perduto incanto! (O lost enchantment of my dearly beloved!)
Amorosi miei giorni (My amorous days)
Ah, mai non cessate (Ah, never cease)
Dormendo stai (You are sleeping)
Villanelle by Eva Dell-acqua(1856-1930)
Ya-Li Lee, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Recorder sonata by Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)
Sabine Endrigkeit, recorder
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:
Dawn by Dario Marianelli (b. 1963)
A Hermit Thrush at Morn, op. 92 no. 2 by Amy Beach (1867-1944)
At Dawning (I Love You), op. 29 no. 1 by Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881-1946)
London’s Summer Morning by Janet Anderson (b. 1967)
Early in the Morning by Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Toothbrush Time by William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Noon by John Field (1782-1837)
Silent Noon by R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Even by Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
O Boundless, Boundless Evening by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Au crépuscule (Twilight), op. 111 by Melanie Bonis (1858-1937)
Nocturne in G-sharp minor by Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
Nocturne (Homage to John Field) by Samuel Barber
At the Mid Hour of Night, arr. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Goodnight, My Someone by Meredith Wilson (1902-1984)
Katie Hochman, soprano and Janet Anderson, piano
Dawn by Dario Marianelli (b. 1963)
A Hermit Thrush at Morn, op. 92 no. 2 by Amy Beach (1867-1944)
At Dawning (I Love You), op. 29 no. 1 by Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881-1946)
London’s Summer Morning by Janet Anderson (b. 1967)
Early in the Morning by Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Toothbrush Time by William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Noon by John Field (1782-1837)
Silent Noon by R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Even by Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
O Boundless, Boundless Evening by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Au crépuscule (Twilight), op. 111 by Melanie Bonis (1858-1937)
Nocturne in G-sharp minor by Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
Nocturne (Homage to John Field) by Samuel Barber
At the Mid Hour of Night, arr. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Goodnight, My Someone by Meredith Wilson (1902-1984)
Janet Anderson, piano
Katie Hochman, soprano