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

Jan
8
Wed
Schubert Piano Trio | American Art Songs & Barber’s Knoxville @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Jan 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Schubert Piano Trio

Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante

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

American Art Songs and Barber’s Knoxville

“Shenandoah” Shanty Song, coll., arr. Richard R. Terry (1865–1938)

“He’s Gone Away” Traditional American Folk Song, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1956)

“Dink’s Song” from American Ballads and Folk Songs, arr. Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Text based on a short prose piece by James Agee. It is a snapshot of life from the perspective of a small boy.

Clarice Alfonso, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Artist bios

Jan
12
Sun
Music for Bassoon Quartet | Vocal Works by Mahler @ West Seattle Library
Jan 12 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Music for Bassoon Quartet

Capricho Catalan by Isaac Albeniz (1860–1909)

Celtic Spirit by Bill Douglas (b. 1944)
1. Dancing in the wind
2. Azure
3. Spirit Dance

Pavane by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

Rian Morgan (guest artist), bassoon
Alexa Witowski (guest artist), bassoon
Claire Garvais (guest artist), bassoon
Eric Shankland, bassoon

Allegro Spiritoso by Jean Baptiste Senaillé (1687–1730)

Le Picadilly, March by Erik Satie (1866–1925)

Rian Morgan (guest artist), bassoon
Alexa Witowski (guest artist), bassoon
Claire Garvais (guest artist), bassoon
Eric Shankland, contrabassoon

Vocal Works by Mahler

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Song cycle by Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, by Gustav Mahler with lyrics adapted by Karin McCullough

Colin Ward, baritone
Karin McCullough, piano

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, D. 929, 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

Artist bios

Jan
21
Tue
Beethoven Clarinet Trio | Schubert Piano Works for Four Hands @ Crossroads Community Center
Jan 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Beethoven Clarinet Trio

Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Katie Beisel Hollenbach, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Joan Lundquist, piano

Franz Schubert Selected Piano Works for Four Hands

Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103
Military March #1 Op. 51 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

Tatiana Moore and Maria Khavin, piano

Artist bios

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

Spanish and American Folk Songs

Siete Canciones populares Españolas (“Seven Spanish Folksongs”) by Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
El Paño Moruno
Seguidilla Murciana
Asturiana
Jota
Nana
Canción
Polo

The Old Things by Steven Mark Kohn (b. 1957)

Beth Ann Bonnecroy, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Music by Italian Composers

Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
K. 380 in E Major
K. 27 in b minor
K. 213 in d minor
K. 347 in g minor

Melody from Orpheus by Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714–1787), in a piano transcription by Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914)

Valse Caressante and Notturno from Six Pieces for Solo Piano by Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)

Eighteenth Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), adapted for piano solo by Hermene W. Eichhorn

Karin McCullough, piano

Feb
10
Mon
Woodwind Trios | Piano Works by Piazzolla, Ravel, & Gershwin @ University House Wallingford
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

 

Feb
12
Wed
Brahms Lieder | Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, & Chopin @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Brahms Lieder

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

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano

Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, and Chopin

Concert Étude S. 144, No. 2, “La leggierezza” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Concert Étude S. 144, No. 3, “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt

Reflets dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) from Images Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Emiko Hori, piano

 

Feb
15
Sat
Works for Oboe & Piano | Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, & 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)
Affettuoso
Aria 1 Presto
Aria 3 Tempo di Ciaconna
Aria 4 Allegro
Aria 6 Tempo di Minuetto

Sharon Jung, oboe
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Works by Liszt, Debussy, and Chopin

Concert Étude S. 144, No. 2, “La leggierezza” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Concert Étude S. 144, No. 3, “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt

Reflets dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) from Images Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Emiko Hori, piano

 

Feb
18
Tue
Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons @ Crossroads Community Center
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons

The Seasons, Op. 37b by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1. January: By the Hearth
2. February: Carnival
3. March: Song of the Lark
4. April: Snowdrop
5. May: May Nights
6. June: Barcarolle
7. July: Song of the Reaper
8. August: The Harvest
9. September: The Hunt
10. October: Autumn Song
11. November: Troika
12. December: Christmas
All twelve pieces, six played by Tatiana and six by Maria

Other short works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, TBA

Tatiana Moore and Maria Khavin, 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