Category: Past Events

Sisu in Seattle Saturday, October 10 at 1 pm Saint Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, October 11 at 2 pm University Presbyterian Church, Seattle (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Celebrated organist, author, and expert in all-things Nordic for organ, James D. Hicks, will explore the Finnish tradition for the pipe organ. From the late-romantic "Golden Age" (early in Finnish musical history) to freshly composed world premieres, James will perform everything from Jean Sibelius to Toivo Kuula and Väinö Haapalainen to Mons Leidvin Takle... and much more! Stay afterward on Sunday for the most delectable coffee and cardamom treats the Finns are famous for, compliments of our partners, the…

Ugly Ducklings Saturday, September 12 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, September 13 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Featuring two "ugly ducklings" of the orchestra, viola and bass clarinet, The Darkwood Consort will guide us through a H. C. Anderson-worthy fairy tale utilizing their instruments. Violist Jennifer Drake and bass clarinetist Aage Nielsen will perform Danish works for this unusual duo by Friedrichc Kuhlau, Carl Nielsen, Finn Høffding, Jørgen Bentzon, and Henning Wellejus. Stay after the Ballard concert for delicious Danish treats, compliments of our partners, the Northwest Danish Association. Featuring: Jennifer Drake, viola Aage Nielsen, bass clarinet On the…

Tuesday, May 19 at 7 pm The United Churches of Olympia (map) Pre-register here Sunday, May 31 at 2 pm Poulsbo First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Wednesday, June 10 at 7 pm The Swedish Club, Seattle (map) Pre-register here All concerts are offered free, with suggested donation levels, should you choose to give Experience all three of Edvard Grieg's virtuosic violin sonatas in one concert, performed by three different duos. Hear the musical and emotional progression in Grieg's compositional style through deepening richness that can only be developed through living life's joys, struggles, and loss. In Norway, the first violin sonata is most often played, while in the US, the third is most performed, leaving the second to be rarely heard on both sides of the Atlantic. Performing each…

Grieg in Dialogue Saturday, May 2 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, May 3 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Norwegian pianist Oda Voltersvik returns to Seattle to amaze us with her virtuosic technique and enchanting musicality. She brings a program exploring mutual comparisons and influences of several of Edvard Grieg's contemporary composers including Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Claude Debussy, and Bela Bartok, expanding our understanding of Grieg's music and his sphere of influence. Stay after the concert on Sunday to meet Oda and enjoy tasty Norwegian treats compliments of the Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway! Featuring: Oda Voltersvik, piano On…

Lithuanian Landscapes Saturday, April 18 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Seattle's premier professional Baltic choral group, The Mägi Ensemble, conducted by Heather MacLaughlin Garbes, will share beautiful Lithuanian songs for women's chamber ensemble. To round out the program, beautiful songs and haunting nocturnes and preludes for piano will be performed by soprano Maria Mannistö, mezzo-soprano Marjorie Bunday, and pianists Steven Luksan and Peter Garbes. Featuring: Mägi Ensemble, Heather MacLaughlin Garbes, conductor Maria Mannistö, soprano Margorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano Peter Garbes, piano Steven Luksan, piano On the program: View the program here Selections by…

Whirling Swedish Winds Saturday, March 7 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, March 8 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Let this woodwind quintet take you for a whirlwind musical tour of Sweden with their lovely air-filled program of Swedish music for this interesting combination of instruments. Brilliant wind players from across the Puget Sound area will blow us all away! Stay after the Ballard concert for delicious Swedish treats, compliments of our partners, The Swedish Club. Featuring: Joshua Romatowski, flute Logan Esterling, oboe Mary Kantor, clarinet Suzanne Feinstein, French horn Francine Peterson, bassoon On the program: View the program here…

Sveinbjörnsson Celebration Saturday, February 7 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, February 8 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child The Father of Icelandic classical music and composer of the Icelandic National Anthem, Sveinbjörn Svenbjörnsson, was the first Icelandic composer to travel abroad to hone his craft. Although he subsequently spent most of his life off the island - in Copenhagen, Leipzig, and Edinburgh - he continued to compose with thoughts of both his surroundings and his motherland. Experience the gorgeous sounds of his two piano trios and a selection of songs. Stay after the Ballard concert for a taste of Icelandic…

Six Danish Strings Friday, January 9 at 6:30 pm - PREVIEW The Swedish Club (map) Saturday, January 10 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, January 11 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Seattle-based guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson will explore the beauty of Danish music written for the six-stringed guitar. From solo works to collaborations with friends on a myriad of instruments this concert is sure to strum all the right chords. Stay after the Ballard concert for delicious Danish treats, compliments of our partners, the Northwest Danish Association. Featuring: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar Seattle Guitar Orchestra Lucas Victor, Alex Lathum, Jason…

Melartin Birthday Bash Saturday, September 20 at 1 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Sunday, September 21 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation Pre-registration suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child To celebrate Erkki Melartin's 150th birthday, we bring you a program featuring some of his most beautiful compositions, from his String Quartet No. 4 to stunning songs and moving piano pieces. One of the few true Nordic impressionist composers, Melartin's music will transport you to a sublime dimension. Stay afterward for the most delectable coffee and cardamom treats the Finns are famous for, compliments of our partners, the Finnish Choral Society. Featuring: Nexus Quartet Christopher Lin, violin Liling Liao, violin Hung-Wen…

Thursday, October 9 at 7 pm Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way (map) Pre-register here Friday, October 10 at 7 pm Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (map) Pre-register here Sunday, October 12 at 3 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (map) Pre-register here Pre-concert talks will begin 30 min prior to each concert In collaboration with Puget Sound Concert Opera we will be commemorating Crossings 200 with performances of Seattle's own Norwegian-American immigrant Gerard Tonning's Norwegian-language opera Leif Erikson alongside F. Melius Christiansen's Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata, reflecting on 200 years of Norwegian immigration to America. Gerard Tonning composed Leif Erikson over a century ago and it has not been heard in nearly as long. We are excited to resurrect this beautiful work chronicling the adventures of Norway's most famous adventurer.…