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

Sep
27
Fri
Hispanic Heritage Month Concert @ Music Center of the Northwest
Sep 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month Concert

La siempre viva – Canción del Litoral by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000) (Argentina)
Ceibo Ceibo Zuiñandí by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000) (Argentina)

Susan Payne O’Brien, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano

“Fiesta” by Virginia Yep (b. 1960) (Peru)
“Retrato antiguo” by Alberto Cumplido (b. 1958) (Chile)
“Lento” from For Hilary by Jorge Morel (1931–2021) (Argentina)
“Giga” from Suite for Olga by Jorge Morel (1931–2021) (Argentina)

Hilary Field, guitar

“Tango Etude 4” by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) (Argentina)
“Tango Etude 3” by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) (Argentina)

Stasia Kulsa, flute

“Danza de la moza donosa” by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) (Argentina)
“Milonga del ángel” by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) (Argentina)

Karin McCullough, piano

“¡Que linda la madreselva!” from Flores Argentinas by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000) (Argentina)
“Cuando vuelva a tu lado” by Maria Grever (1885–1951) (México)
“Caminito” by Julian Aguirre (1868–1924) (Argentina)

Stephanie Guasch, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano

“Le sommeil de l’enfant” (Berceuse) Op. 35 by Teresa Carreño (1853–1917) (Venezuela)
“Córdoba” by Ernesto Lecuona (1896–1963) (Cuba)

Karin McCullough, piano

“Tu y yo” by Angel Mislan (1862–1911) (Puerto Rico)
“Felices dias” by Juan Morel Campos (1857–1896) (Puerto Rico)

Stephanie Guasch, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

Oct
9
Wed
Vesper Piano Trio – Piano Trios by Mendelssohn and Piazzolla @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Oct 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Piano Trios by Mendelssohn and Piazzolla

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Vesper Piano Trio:
Caitlin Kelley, violin
Emily Hu, cello
Thomas Lee, piano

Oct
15
Tue
Art of the Piano: Water @ Crossroads Community Center
Oct 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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

 

Oct
19
Sat
Songs from Latin America | Schubert Piano Sonata in C Minor @ Mirabella Seattle
Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Songs from Latin America

Al banco solitario by Yvette Souviron (1914–2010)
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, 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

 

Oct
21
Mon
Woodwind Quartet & Trios @ University House Wallingford
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Woodwind Quartet and Trios

Program TBD

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

Program TBD

Artist TBD

 

Nov
13
Wed
Music for Cello and Piano @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Nov 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Music for Cello and Piano

Salut D’Amour Op. 12 by Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Notturno Op. 43, No. 3 by Georg Goltermann (1824-1898)
Notturno Op. 54, No 1
Notturno Op. 52, No 1
Notturno Op. 45
Notturno Op. 54

Loved Walked In by George Gershwin (1898–1937)

Arpeggione by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

Melicent Whinston, cello
Michael Housley, piano

 

Nov
14
Thu
In Perfect Harmony: Celebrating Fauré’s Birthday @ Tagney Jones Hall
Nov 14 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

In Perfect Harmony:
Celebrating Fauré’s Birthday with Solos, Duets, and Trios

Program TBA

Regina Thomas, soprano
Katie Hochman, soprano
Catherine Treadgold, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

 

Nov
17
Sun
Music for Woodwinds | Finnish Songs @ West Seattle Library
Nov 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Music for Woodwinds

Program TBA

Sharon Jung and Bernard Shapiro, oboes
Gail Perstein, English horn
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Eric Shankland, bassoon

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

 

Nov
19
Tue
Music for Violin, Voice, and Piano @ Crossroads Community Center
Nov 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Music for Violin, Voice, and Piano

Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Angie Kam, violin
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

Four last songs by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Laurel Sprigg, soprano
Angie Kam, violin
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

Piano solo piece TBA

Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

 

Nov
23
Sat
Works for Oboe and Piano | Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 (Selections) @ Mirabella Seattle
Nov 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Works for Oboe and Piano

Oboe and piano Sonata by York Bowen (1884–1961)
Oboe and piano Sonatina by Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
English horn and piano Introduction and Allegro by Richard Lane (1933–2004)
Pieces for oboe alone, TBA

Gail Perstein, oboe
Silas Berlin, piano

Selections from Arensky Piano Trio No. 1

Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor by Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
Allegro Moderato
Elegia/Adagio (excerpt)

Kathryn Zufall, violin
Erika Fiebig, cello
Sophia Chou, piano