Classical, Etc.
UW Saxophone Night Classical and jazz pieces for soloists and ensembles. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $5. 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 17.
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Tokyo String Quartet SEE THE WIRE, PAGE TK.
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Inverted Space This UW student ensemble tackles formidable works by Carter, Murail, and Scelsi, plus Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire. Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, music.washington.edu. $12–$20. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 18.
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Seattle Symphony HK Gruber conducts his own percussion concerto Rough Music, plus music by Antheil, Bernstein, and Stravinsky. (Saturday morning’s family concert, $15–$20, includes rousing excerpts from the program.) Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$112. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 18, 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. Sat., April 20.
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Northwest Sinfonietta Awadagin Pratt is the guest pianist/conductor for music by Mozart and Christophe Chagnard (who usually conducts this group). Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 866-833-4747, nwsinfonietta.org. $27–$55. 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 19.
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Simple Measures Beethoven’s “Archduke” piano trio and more on this series devoted to de-ponderous-izing chamber music. At Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 19, and Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 2 p.m. Sun., April 21. $15–$30. 853-5672, simplemeasures.org.
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Our Earth In Fisher Pavilion, Earth Day performances of Heron and the Salmon Girl and Rushing Upriver, two operas in a trilogy in progress by Eric Banks. Seattle Center, syso.org, seattleopera.org. Free. 1:30 (Heron) & 3 p.m. (Rushing), Sat., April 20.
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Music of Remembrance Music by Jake Heggie and Erwin Schulhoff in conjunction with SAM’s exhibit “Morality Tales: American Art and Social Protest, 1935-45.” Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., musicofremembrance.org. Free. 2 p.m. Sat., April 20.
Music Northwest Vocal and chamber music by Benjamin Britten. Olympic Recital Hall, S. Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., 937-2899, musicnorthwest.org. $16–$18. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 20.
Musica Sacra From this chamber choir, music by Britten and other English composers from several centuries. Blessed Sacrament Church, 5050 Eighth Ave. N.E., musicasacrachamberchorale.com. $18–$25. 7:30 p.m., Sat., April 20.
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Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers Eric Garcia conducts Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms plus Weber and Beethoven. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., osscs.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m., Sat., April 20.
Seattle Baroque Orchestra With soprano Ellen Hargis, opera arias and dramatic concertos., Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 325-7066, earlymusicguild.org. $15–$40. 8 p.m. Sat., April 20.
Bainbridge Symphony Improv troupe The Edge joins music by Chabrier, Rossini, and many others in an exploration of musical humor. Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, 842-8569, bainbridgeperformingarts.org. $16–$19. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 20, 3 p.m. Sun., April 21.
Beethoven Sonata Marathon Ten violinists play Beethoven’s 10 violin sonatas. Richmond Beach Congregational Church, 1512 N.W. 195th St., chambermusicrichmondbeach.com. $15. 3–8 p.m. (with two intermissions), Sun., April 21.
Public Opera Favorite arias and ensembles in an informal setting. Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, publicopera.com. $35 incl. dinner. 6 p.m. Sun., April 21.
Kiran Ahluwalia
Ghazals and other Indian folk music from this vocalist., cornish.edu. Cornish College/PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E. Roy St. $10–$20. 7 p.m. Sun., April 21.
Austin Huang From this composer, music for Chinese instruments and Western orchestra. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., chineseculturefestival.org. $20–$100. 7 p.m. Sun., April 21.
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Denise Fillion & Chris Graham Stockhausen’s pathbreaking Kontakte for piano, percussion, and electronics, plus music by John Luther Adams and others. Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., washingtoncomposersforum.org. $5–$15. 8 p.m. Tues., April 23.
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Robin & Rachelle McCabe Music for two pianos (Ravel, Rachmaninoff, and more) from this superb sister duo. Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, music.washington.edu. $12–$20. 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 24.
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IMPFest V That’s IMP as in improvisation, in UW’s weekend of performances and workshops with guest musicians, Bill Frisell, Eric Revis, and many others. See music.washington.edu for exact schedule of events at UW and the Chapel Performance Space, April 24–27.
