Black composers – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Lighting the Fire – In Celebration of Courageous Young People
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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The Firebird Suite
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 19 & over; ages 18 & under free)
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble: Walker & Schubert
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
George Walker
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String Quartet No. 1
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
$84
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$100
MATA Festival 2024 Evening 2: Changing Voices
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Danae Venson – Atlas
Vasiliki Krimitza’s – Streichquartett No. 1 [World Premiere]
Giuseppe Gallo-Balma – Ornitomaquia
Angela Elizabeth Slater …
$45
Carnegie Hall presents The Knights
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Rhapsody No. 2
(arr. Michi Wiancko for violin & chamber orchestra; world premiere of arrangement)
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
$74-$84
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Free
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The Bellevue Spirit of Music Past, Present, & Future
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Pärt Uusberg,
Kyle Pederson,
André J. Thomas,
Elaine Hagenberg,
Traditional,
Marianne Forman,
Josef Rheinberger,
Alice Parker,
Franz Joseph Haydn,
Eric William Barnum,
Shawn Kirchner, and
Frank Ticheli.
$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 13 & over, $5 ages 12 & under)
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
—
This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112 ($15-$100 wheelchair/companion)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The Bellevue Spirit of Music Past, Present, & Future
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Pärt Uusberg,
Kyle Pederson,
André J. Thomas,
Elaine Hagenberg,
Traditional,
Marianne Forman,
Josef Rheinberger,
Alice Parker,
Franz Joseph Haydn,
Eric William Barnum,
Shawn Kirchner, and
Frank Ticheli.
$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 13 & over, $5 ages 12 & under)
Southwest Washington Wind Symphony: Tributes
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Union High School Performing Arts Center, Camas, WA, USA
George Gershwin
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Rhapsody in Blue
John Philip Sousa — Sesquicentennial Exposition March
Dwayne Milburn — Fantasy on American Folk Songs
Julie Giroux — Paprikash
John Philip Sousa — Sesquicentennial Exposition March
Dwayne Milburn — Fantasy on American Folk Songs
Julie Giroux — Paprikash
Free
Second City Chamber Series: Chevalier – Joseph Bologne & His Legacy
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
$35 plus service fee (students w/ID free)
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place
Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
OneLife Community Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Free
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218