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Classical, Etc. Seattle Wind Symphony: Rousers (by Bernstein, Sousa, etc.) for the

Published 10:26 pm Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Classical, Etc.

Seattle Wind Symphony: Rousers (by Bernstein, Sousa, etc.) for the Fourth., seattlewindsymphony.org. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, 206-748-7800, www.seattlesymphony.org, Free, Wed., July 3, 7:30 p.m..

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Seattle Chamber Music Society

July 3 7 p.m. recital: Debussy and Ravel for piano. 8 p.m. concert: Jolivet’s Heptade and quintets by Borodin and Dvorak. July 5 Recital: Recent piano music by John Adams, Carl Vine, and others. Concert: Bach, Britten, more Adams, and Saint-Saens’ neo-baroque Septet. July 8 Recital: an introduction to this summer’s commissioned premiere by Lawrence Dillon. Concert: Beethoven, Mozart (the expansive Divertimento for string trio), and Lawrence Dillon’s Sanctuary.July 10 Recital: Ginastera’s Piano Sonata. Concert: Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and a string quartet by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 283-8710, seattlechambermusic.org. Single tickets $15–$45. Ends July 26.

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Stuart Dempster & Dennis Rea A surround-sound trombone choir, led by these two sonic adventurers, celebrates the Japanese festival of Tanabata. Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., waywardmusic.blogspot.com. $5–$15. 7 p.m. Sat., July 6.

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Olympic Music Festival Chamber music in a rustic repurposed barn, each Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Sept. 1. July 6–7 Violin showpieces by Bach, Sarasate, and more. Olympic Music Festival, Center Road, Quilcene, 360-732-4800, olympicmusicfestival.org. $18–$33.

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Northwest Mahler Festival Each summer, area musicians gather to read through Mahler’s symphonies and similar late-romantic blockbusters. On July 9, Mahler’s Seventh; July 11, the First; July 16 & 18, the Second. 7 p.m. each night. Register at nwmahlerfestival.org. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Ave. E. $25 session.

Psychlotron X Infinity Box Theatre Project’s art-meets-science series invites sound-gatherer Stuart Dempster and crowd-source expert Patrick Thompson to lead a discussion. Lucid, 5241 University Way N.E., infinitybox.org. Free. 6:30 p.m. Tues., July 9.

Metropolitan Opera at the Movies A summer series of encores of favorite broadcasts from past seasons continues July 10, with Renee Fleming as Rossini’s Armida. On July 17, Natalie Dessay sings La traviata’s heroine Violetta. See metopera.org for participating theaters. 6:30 p.m.