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
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

 

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

 

Dec
9
Mon
19th Century Art Songs | Twelve Months of Music @ University House Wallingford
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

19th Century Art Songs

Program TBD

Susan Strick, soprano
Sharon Wong, piano

Twelve Months of Music

January: At the Fireside from The Seasons, Op. 37b #1 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
February: Carnivalse by Chilly Gonzales
March: Frühling S. 480/2 by Franz Liszt
April: Snowdrop from The Seasons Op. 37b #4 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May: May Night Op. 27 #4 by Selim Palmgren
June: Sommervise Op. 45 #3 by Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
July: The Reapers’ Song Op. 68 #18 by Robert Schumann
August: Mysterious Summer’s Night by Larry Kuzmenko
September: In Autumn from Woodland Sketches Op. 51 #4 by Edward MacDowell
October: El fantasma from Cuentos de la juventud Op. 1 #8 by Enrique Granados
November: Thanksgiving by George Winston
December: Postludium from Winterreigen Op. 13 #10 by Ernö Dohnányi

Karin McCullough, piano

 

Feb
7
Fri
Art Songs | Piano Music by Italian Composers @ Music Center of the Northwest
Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Art Songs

Program TBA

Beth Ann Bonnecroy, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Music by Italian Composers

Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
K. 213 in d minor
K. 380 in E Major
K. 27 in b minor

Melody by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787), arr. Giovanni Sgambati

Notturno by Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)

Karin McCullough, piano

Feb
12
Wed
Brahms Lieder | Piano Works by Beethoven and Chopin @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Brahms Lieder

Lieder by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Wir wandelten
Wie Melodien
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück
Von ewiger Liebe
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer
Standchen
Juchhe

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
TBA, 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

 

Mar
18
Tue
Songs by Brahms & Fauré | Music for Violin & Piano by Prokofiev, Pärt, Satoh @ Crossroads Community Center
Mar 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Songs by Brahms and Fauré

Wir wandelten
Wie Melodien
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück
Von ewiger Liebe
Notre Amour
Les Berceuse
Clair De Lune
Apres un Reve

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano

Music for Violin and Piano by Prokofiev, Pärt, and Satoh

5 Melodies, Op.35 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
1. Andante
2. Lento, ma non troppo
3. Animato, ma non allegro
4. Andantino, un poco scherzando
5. Andante non troppo

Fratres by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Bifu by Somei Satoh (b. 1947)

Angie Kam, violin
Nicole Truesdell, piano