Category: Past Events

Keys to the Swedish Harp Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, May 18 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Free with suggested donation levels below Pre-register here $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Nyckelharpa player Anna Abraham will be joined by Leslie Foley playing a myriad of folk instruments, exploring the connections between Swedish folk music and classical music and their mutual origins. Featuring: Anna Abraham, nyckelharpa & fiddle Leslie Foley, nyckelharpa & fiddle Patrick Gunning Bill Boyd On the program: View the program here Swedish folk and classical music for strings of all sorts Concert duration: 60-75 minDoors open at 1:15 pm Nyckelharpa & Fiddle The Nordic Chamber Music Series is produced by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society. Additional support comes from…

Musical Migration Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here Friday, May 2 at 7 pm Northwest Focus Live on 98.1 KING FM Listen live here Sunday, May 4 at 4 pm Lakewold Gardens, Tacoma (map) Pre-register here Free with suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Highlighting the bicentennial of the first wave of immigration from Norway, Northwest Edvard Grieg Society's Composer-in-Residence, Steven Luksan, will be joined by violinist Julia Adams and soprano Laura Loge to share long-forgotten songs, piano and violin works by Norwegian immigrant composers. Stay after the April 27th concert for delicious Norwegian treats and coffee provided by the Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway. We are grateful for…

A Fair and Lovely Land Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Free with suggested donation levels below Pre-register here $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Seattle's premier professional chamber chorus, The Emerald Ensemble, conducted by Gary Cannon, returns to the Nordic Chamber Music Stage with a program of luscious choral music from Denmark. Stay after the concert for delicious Danish treats and coffee provided by the Northwest Danish Association. We are grateful for their partnership on this concert. Featuring: The Emerald Ensemble Gary Cannon, music director Sopranos: Clarice Alfonso, Rebekah Gilmore, Natalie Ingrisano Altos: Marjorie Bunday, Kathryn Weld, Kathea Yarnell Tenors: Nicholas Gorne, Brandon Higa, Dustin Kaspar Basses: Ben Grover, Ben Harris, Jonathan Silvia On…

An Afternoon in Britain Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, January 12 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Free with suggested donation levels below Pre-register here $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Welsh mezzo-soprano Nerys Jones will be joined by Steven Luksan on the piano to give a tour of the British Isles through a long and rich history of folk and art songs, exploring dialects, languages, and fascinating cultural stories. Stay for delicious Welsh treats sponsored by the Puget Sound Welsh Association. We are grateful for their partnership on this concert, and for sharing their teas and cakes with us. Featuring: Nerys Jones, mezzo-soprano Steven Luksan, piano On the program: View the program Folk songs and piano music from the British Isles…

Sax-o-Finn Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, November 24 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Free with suggested donation levels below Pre-register here $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child Experience Finland as never before. A quartet of saxophones featuring some of the best saxophone players Seattle has to offer will jazz up the northern land with solos and ensembles of two, three, and four. From polkas to jazz to classical chamber music, there will be something for everyone. Stay after the concert for delicious Finnish treats and coffee provided by the Finnish Choral Society of Seattle. We are grateful for their partnership on this concert. Featuring: Soren Hamm Fred Winkler Erik Steighner Evan Smith On the program: View the program here Three Dances…

Island Strings Laura Loge, Artistic Director Sunday, September 22 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Pre-register here - Suggested donation levels $150 Full Season Supporter $50 Supporter $30 General $20 Senior $10 Student/Child The Nexus String Quartet will take us on an adventure across the water, exploring music for string quartet originating on islands, including Iceland. Their offering will highlight how the unique experience of the isolation being surrounded by the sea can be expressed in music. Featuring: Nexus String Quartet Christopher Lin, violin Liling Liao, violin Hung-Wen Chen, viola Janice Lee, cello On the program: View the Program Here Icelandic works for string quartet Strengjakvartett III, Op. 64, "El Greco" by Jón Leifs Frá draumi til draums by Jón Nordal Estonian work for string quartet Summa by…

Friday, October 6 at 7 pm First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (map) Saturday, October 7 at 7 pm Sunday, October 8 at 10 am (during the church service) Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (map) Free and open to the public Join us for a free concert featuring KORiNORDAMERIKA, visiting from Norway and performing some of their favorite choral music from Norway, Europe, and the USA. This community event is co-hosted by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society, Everett Norwegian Male Chorus, the Seattle Mannskor, and the Seattle-Bergen Sister Cities Association. The concerts will be followed by receptions hosted by the Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway and Embla Lodge Daughters of Norway. Featuring: KORiNORDAMERIKA, Erland Dalen, conductor On the program: "Night Yoik" by Frode Fjellheim "Ned i vester soli glader" Norwegian folktune,…

Bells & Pipes, Fire & Ice Laura Loge, Artistic Director May 19, 2024 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Tickets available here $30 General Admission $10 Student/Child Admission Trumpet player Brian Kai Chin ("clearly a gifted musician with a nice rounded tone, excellent technique and a commitment to new literature." review) and internationally acclaimed award-winning organist Douglas Cleveland ( “CLEVELAND DAZZLES IN CONTEMPORARY WORKS ... Cleveland essayed the set with such aplomb that organ technique might need to be added as an Olympic event.” - The Vancouver Sun) will perform contemporary Iceland works, including a world premiere commissioned especially for this concert. The sanctuary will be filled with ringing from pipes and bells from the land of fire and ice. Featuring: Brian Kai Chin, trumpet Douglas Cleveland, organ On the program: View the…

Finnish Flute Laura Loge, Artistic Director December 3, 2023 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Tickets available here $30 General Admission $10 Student/Child Admission Season Tickets available now! Get all 6 concerts for the price of 5 Award-winning musicians Cassie Lear, flute and Alex Fang, piano will bring to life long-neglected works by Finnish women in a program especially curated for Nordic Chamber Music drawing on Cassie's Doctoral work at the University of Washington. Experience music by Kaija Saariaho, Laura Netzel, and more -- with a little holiday tinsel mixed in. Featuring: Cassie Lear, flute Alexander Fang, piano On the program: Music for flute and piano by Finnish women including Laura Netzel, Kaija Saariaho, and more. Selections TBA. Cassie Lear, Flute Alexander Fang, Piano The Nordic Chamber Music Series is…

A Swedish Serenade Laura Loge, Artistic Director October 22, 2023 at 2 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Tickets available here $30 General Admission $10 Student/Child Admission Season Tickets available now! Get all 6 concerts for the price of 5 Seattle-based Skyros Quartet ("ravishing, articulate, sonically appealing approach that has passion more than sentiment" review) returns to the Nordic Chamber Music stage with a performance of string quartets by Swedish composers Wilhelm Stenhammar and Elfrida Andrée. Both works base movements on songs from each composer's childhood. In true serenade form, NWEGS Composer-in-Residence, Steven Luksan, will arrange songs by Laura Netzel for the quartet and soprano Laura Loge, sung in Swedish. Featuring: The Skyros QuartetSarah Pizzichemi & Brandon Vance, violinJustin Kurys, violaWillie Braun, cello Laura Loge, soprano On the program: String Quartet in D…