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

Dec
21
Sat
LMC Opera Presents: The Golden Age of Italian Opera @ Mirabella Seattle
Dec 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

Artist bios

Jan
18
Sat
Schubert Piano Trio | Piano Works by Debussy & Ravel @ Mirabella Seattle
Jan 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Schubert Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante

Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano

Piano Works by Debussy & Ravel

Estampes (Prints), L. 100 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
1. Pagodes (Pagodas)
2. La soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Granada)
3. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)

Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
1. Modéré (moderate)
2. Mouvement de menuet (Minuet tempo)
3. Animé (animated)

Diana Gao, piano

 

Feb
15
Sat
Works for Oboe & Piano | Piano Works by Beethoven & Chopin @ Mirabella Seattle
Feb 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Works for Oboe and Piano

Three Piece Suite for oboe and piano by Madeleine Dring (1923–1977)
1. Showcase
2. Romance
3. Finale

Partita #6 by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
1. Affettuoso
2. Aria #3, Tempo di Ciaconna’
3. Aria #4 Allegro
4. Aria #5 Tempo di Minuetto

Sharon Jung, oboe
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Works by Beethoven and Chopin

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Emiko Hori, piano

 

Mar
15
Sat
Songs for Soprano | Piano Music by Chopin @ Mirabella Seattle
Mar 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

 

Apr
12
Sat
Works for Voice, Viola, & Piano | Program TBA @ Mirabella Seattle
Apr 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Works for Voice, Viola, and Piano

Selections from Two Songs, Opus 91 for contralto, piano & viola by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Appeased Desire)
2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby)

Vocalise, Opus 34 for viola and piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Apres un Reve (After a Dream) for mezzo and piano by Gabriel Faure (1845–1924)

Song TBA for mezzo and piano

Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Wyman, viola
Joan Catoni Conlon, piano

 

May
17
Sat
Music for Stringed Instruments and Piano | Woodwind Ensemble @ Mirabella Seattle
May 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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