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:
 |
 |
 |
 |
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
Woodwind Trios
Mini Trio for 2 oboes and English Horn by Allan Stephenson (b. 1949)
1. Allegro
2. Poco Lento
3. Scherzo
4. Rhondo Finale alla Haydn
Trio for 2 oboes and English Horn by Gordon Jacob (1895–1984)
1. Adagio doloroso
2. Allegro giocoso
Theme and Variations on Waltzing Matilda by Graham Powning (b. 1949)
1. Theme
2. Ten Variations
3. Fuga (moderato)
4. Coda (presto)
Sharon Jung, oboe
Bernard Shapiro, oboe
Gail Perstein, English horn
Piano Works by Piazzolla, Ravel, & Gershwin
Tanti Annie Prima by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
I. Modéré – très franc
II. Assez lent – anec une expression intense
III. Modéré
IV. Assez animé
V. Presque lent – dans un sentiment intime
VI. Vif
VII. Moins vif
VIII. Ėpilogue: lent
The Man I Love by George Gershwin (1893–1937)
Embraceable You by George Gershwin / Earl Wild
Joyce Gibb, piano
This month’s concert will take place in the Living Room on Level 3 of the Central Branch.
Program TBA
Gail Perstein
Bernard Shapiro
Julie Shankland
Program TBA
Performers TBA
Music for Stringed Instruments and Piano
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 by Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op 40, selected mvts. by Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Music for Woodwind Ensemble
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
La cheminee du roi rene by Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Jan Bleakney and Stasia Kulsa, flutes
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Mariane Hermanson (guest artist), French horn