Maria Sampen is the University of Puget Sound School of Music's professor of violin and chair of the string department. With extensive experience as a soloist and chamber performer, Sampen teaches a talented studio of Puget Sound students. Her students are frequent winners of various competitions at the local and regional levels.

Second City Chamber Series: Harpies, Loggers, & Lutes, oh my!

Sunday, October 29, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Dystopian State Brewing Co., Tacoma, WA, United States

Celebrate Halloween "steampunk" style at the Dystopian State Brewery, featuring harpist Elizabeth Landis in a musical tribute to Edgar Alla…

$35 plus service fee (students w/ ID free)

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Violin & Percussion

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States

Violinist Maria Sampen and percussionist James Doyle will perform duos and solo pieces for us. Join us in Slavonian Hall for this amazing a…

Free

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: An Evening of Chamber Music for Strings

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Zoltán Kodály — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Selected works
Jessie Montgomery — Selected works
Robert McClure — Selected works

$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS faculty/staff/Community Music; UPS/K12 students free)

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Tacoma Composers

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (EST)
Online event
Robert Hutchinson — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Jerry Kracht — Selected works
Sheila Bristow — Selected works
Elise Winkler — Selected works
Kathryn Derksen — Selected works

Free

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Tacoma Composers

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Robert Hutchinson — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works
Jerry Kracht — Selected works
Sheila Bristow — Selected works
Elise Winkler — Selected works
Kathryn Derksen — Selected works

Free

Tacoma Bach Festival: Intimate Bach

Saturday, July 16, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Barbara Strozzi — Selected works
Andre Myers — Selected works

$20 ($15 child/senior/military)

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Maria Sampen Violin Recital [LIVE]

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EST)
Online event
Samuel Barber – "I. Allegro" from Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Amy Beach – Romance, Op. 23
Daniel Bernard Roumain – Filter
Andre Myers – "I. Adagio", "III. Courante", "VI. Gigue" from Partita for Solo Violin
Grażyna Bacewicz – "I. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio" & "II. Presto" from Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin

Free (Free)

Jacobsen Series: Faculty Recital with Maria Sampen, violin

Friday, October 2, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Maria Sampen, professor of violin at the University of Puget Sound, performs in this Jacobsen Series faculty recital broadcast live from Schneebeck Hall.

Free (Donations accepted)

[BROADCAST] Listen Live at Lunch: Maria Sampen & Tim Christie, violins

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 3:35pm (EDT)
Online event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Selection from 6 Sonatas for violin accompanied by a second violin, Op. Posth., G. 209-213
Grażyna Bacewicz – Sonata for Solo Violin

Free (Free)

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Violins & More Violins!

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maria Sampen and Timothy Christie return to Old Town with an evening of violin music, featuring the newly-formed large ensemble Puget Sound Virtuoso Strings.

Free (Free)

Listen Live at Lunch: Virtuoso Works for Violin & Piano

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33

Free

Classical Tuesdays: Violinists Maria Sampen & Tim Christie

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Seattle Venue TBA, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Chen-Yi and Bright Sheng, as well as Saint-Saëns and other composers.

Free (Free)

Sampen & Christie perform Haydn, Mozart & Handel

Sunday, November 22, 2015 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Blue Heron Art Center, Vashon, WA, United States
Maria Sampen and Tim Christie perform works for violin and viola.

$5-$24