Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series – Past Concerts
Mostly Nordic Concert Series: Danish Dreams – The Songs of Peter Heise
Sunday, August 14, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Heise
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Selected works
$30 ($25 NNM Members, $10 students/children)
Use "MNSTUDENT" at checkout or show student ID
Mostly Nordic: Nordic Neighbors – From East to West & Back Again
Sunday, July 10, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Interesting things happen when artists, composers, and creators spend time studying and living in cultures outside of the one they were bor…
$30 ($25 NNM Members, $10 students/children – use "MNSTUDENT" at checkout or show student ID)
Norway – Mostly Nordic Concert Series
Sunday, May 22, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg
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Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
$30 ($25 NNM members, $10 students)
Iceland – Mostly Nordic Concert Series
Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Two pianos and a double bass make for double the fun in this offering of Icelandic chamber music. With the acquisition of a second piano by…
$30 ($25 NNM member, $10 student)
Mostly Nordic Concert Series: Finnish Fanfare
Sunday, March 6, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Cascadia Brass returns to NNM for a tour of the evolution of the Finnish brass ensemble, in a grand fanfare to welcome back the Mostly Nordic series.
$30 ($25 NNM members, $10 students)
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Mother Sweden
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of pieces from various Swedish composers that demonstrate why Sweden has long been a cornerstone of the choral tradition.
$30 / $25 / $10
Mostly Nordic: Rhythms of Iceland
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Enter the percussive and ethereal sounds of Iceland with the Seattle-based Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet.
$30 / $25 / $10
Mostly Nordic: Impressions of L. A. Ring (Denmark)
Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Danish jazz and improvisational artist Nikolaj Hess presents opens Mostly Nordic's 25th season with this musical homage to painter and fellow Dane L.A. Ring.
$30 / $25 / $10
Mostly Nordic: Sweden – Songs of the Heart
Sunday, June 9, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Venue TBA, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Anna Hersey and pianist David McDade promise to woo you into beautiful, rapturous, art song repertoire. Music by Swedish composers Gunnar de Frumerie, Wilhelm Stenhammer, Ture Rangström, and Erik Nyström.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Romantic Muse & Northern Spirit
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Members of Ensemble MidtVest perform music by Niels Gade, Clara Schumann, Per Nørgaard, and Johannes Brahms.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Norway – Ancient Melodies, Modern Harmonies
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Venue TBA, Seattle, WA, United States
Ancient Norwegian stevtoner and folk songs meld with updated harmonies to create a timeless musical experience.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Iceland – Afterquake
Sunday, March 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Venue TBA, Seattle, WA, United States
Music written in the decade after the economic crash of 2008 by Icelandic composers Jón Nordal, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, and Þuríður Jónsdóttir.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Pēteris Vasks – A Composer Portrait
Sunday, February 10, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Seattle Venue TBA, Seattle, WA, United States
Vasks' lyricism, influenced by nature and Latvian folk music, will be expressed through music for flute, string quartet, contrabass, and vocal ensemble.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Finnish Crossroads
Sunday, January 6, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A smörgåsbord of more than 10 instruments with a program of music spanning the folk and classical traditions of Finland.
$30 ($25 museum members)
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Finlandia
Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring twentieth-century composers Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and more.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Kyrkans Musik – Trumpet och Orgel
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Swedish-American trumpeter Brian Chin joins Douglas Cleveland on a program of Swedish pipe organ and trumpet music.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Songs Unknown – An Evening of Icelandic Art Song
Sunday, March 11, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Iceland's most prominent and beloved composers, as well as songs that were once considered for Iceland’s national anthem.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Harmless Modern Vikings w/the Danish String Quartet
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
The internationally acclaimed Danish String Quartet performs in an informal, relaxed setting.
Free (Free)
Mostly Nordic: Norway – Crossing the North Sea
Sunday, January 14, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A delightfully entertaining program that explores the repertoire of distinct fiddle styles that developed along the routes between Norway, Shetland, and points beyond.
$25 / $20
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