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.
With generous support and partnership from:
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The 2024 Frances Walton Competition Outreach Tours are supported in part by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Event Calendar
Music for the Holidays
The Holy Family
From Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Nun wandre Maria
Die ihr schwebet
Ach, des knaben augen
From Mörike Lieder
Auf ein altes Bild
Schlafendes Jesuskind
Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano
O Gloriosa Domina by Michael Head (1900-1976); words by Nancy Bush
Watchman, tell us of the night by Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000); words by John Bowring
Emily Riesser, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
Thanksgiving from Winter by George Winston (1949–2023)
Baumkuchen from Confections, A Piano Sweet, by Akira Yuyama (b. 1932)
Fantasia on Greensleeves, adapted from the opera Sir John in Love by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), arr. for solo piano by the composer
December: Christmas from The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 12 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Auld Lang Syne (traditional), arranged for solo piano by Jeffrey Biegel (b. 1961)
Postludium from Winterreigen, Op. 13, No. 10 by Ernö Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Karin McCullough, piano
LMC Opera Presents: The Golden Age of Italian Opera
“Una donna a quindici anni” (A woman of fifteen years) from Cosi fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Emily Riesser as Despina
“Non si da follia maggiore” (There is no greater foolishness) from Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Tiina Ritalahti as Fiorilla
“Mira, O Norma” (See, o Norma) from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)
Laurel Sprigg as Norma and Victoria Chaussee as Adalgisa
“Una Furtiva Lagrima” (A furtive tear) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
Korland Simmons as Nemorino
Melet Whinston, cello
“Saria Possibile?” (Can it be possible) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Tiina Ritalahti as Gianetta
Melet Whinston, cello
“Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)
Melet Whinston, cello
“Vissi, d’arte” (I have lived for art) from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Laurel Sprigg as Tosca
“Acerba Voluttà” (Bitter Pleasure) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea (1866–1950)
Victoria Chaussee as the Princesse de Bouillon
Melet Whinston, cello
“Io son l’umile ancella” (I am the humble servant) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
Laurel Sprigg as Adrianna Lecouvreur
“Parigi, o Cara” (Paris, my darling) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
“Libiamo” (Let us drink) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
Melet Whinston, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Regina Thomas, Direction and Commentary
Songs for Soprano
Zeffiretti lusingheieri, from Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
5 Lieder, Op.48, TrV 202 by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Text: No. 1 by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1864–1929), Nos. 2-4 by Karl Henckell (1865–1910)
1. Freundliche Vision (A pleasant vision)
2. Ich schwebe (I float)
3. Kling! (Resound!)
4. Winterweihe (Winter dedication)
Emily Riesser, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Piano Music by Chopin
Program TBA
Valentina Rodov, piano