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Dr. Nathan Whittaker, Artistic Director
35th Anniversary Season: Musical Innovation
Candlelight Series:
Saturdays 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle. Candlelight Series performances are less formal and in a small venue that features intimate lighting, artistic projections, and interactive giveaways. Note the ‘Disruption’ concert will be held at Blessed Sacrament, in a seating configuration tailored to the Candlelight series.
Showcase Series:
Sundays 3:00pm at Blessed Sacrament Church, 5041 9th Ave NE, Seattle. Showcase Series performances are traditional concerts in a magnificent and inspiring space.
Pre concert talks:
We hold informal talks 30 minutes prior to each concert (7pm, 2:30pm).All programs are subject to change
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Disruption
In 1795 everything changed. Beethoven’s Opus 1, a collection of Piano Trios, set the musical world on notice, that something different was on the horizon.
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin, David Belkovski, fortepiano, Nathan Whittaker, cello
Saturday November 11 & Sunday November 12, 2023
Saturday performance at Blessed Sacrament Church, in a seating configuration tailored to the Candlelight series
Implementation
What if something simplistic is applied so exceptionally, with such impossible precision, that is becomes anything but simple? Brazilian violinist Edson Scheid harnesses the fire and fury of the impossible in artistic creations of Corelli, Locatelli, and Paganini.
Edson Scheid, violin, Nathan Whittaker, cello
Saturday January 13 & Sunday January 14, 2024
Permutation
Bach’s Goldberg Variations were, according to legend, written to help a noble man fall asleep. However, they failed, as this titanic work boldly wakes the creative spirit in any who are audacious enough to truly listen.
Dr. Wyatt Smith, harpsichord
Sunday March 3, 2024
This event is only on Sunday, but can be optionally included in a Saturday subscription.
Invention
It all starts with a single idea in a precise instant – the art of invention. But molded (and remolded) in the hands of masters, like Telemann and Bach, that magical moment becomes effervescent and timeless.
Ingrid Matthews, violin, Janet See, flute, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, viola da gamba, Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord
Saturday April 6 & Sunday April 7 2024
Maturation
It was a simple idea, four equal voices – but it developed into the extraordinary. Works for string quartet by Purcell, Bach, and Haydn, culminating in Beethoven’s epic Op. 132.
Aisslinn Nosky, violin, Maureen Murchie, violin, Adam Lamotte, viola, Nathan Whittaker, cello
Saturday May 18 & Sunday May 19, 2024
