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Seattle Chamber Music Society
July 24 Recital: Shostakovich’s searing and autobiographical String Quartet no. 8. Concert: Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet, plus Mendelssohn and Brahms. July 26 Recital: Copland’s Violin Sonata. Concert: String quartets by Beethoven and Barber, and the festival closes with The Rite of Spring for piano four-hands. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 283-8710, seattlechambermusic.org. $15–$45.
The Pirates of Penzance SEE REVIEW, PAGE 18.
Marrowstone Music Festival Two weekends of chamber and orchestral music (7:30 p.m. Thurs. & Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.), sponsored by the Seattle Youth Symphony. July 25 Chamber music (Bartok and Haydn) from Marrowstone faculty. July 27 The Chamber Orchestra plays music by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev looking back at the 18th century. July 28 From the Festival Orchestra, rousers by Bernstein, Strauss, and more. Western Washington University, Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, 360-650-6146, marrowstone.org, tickets.wwu.edu.
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Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival Some unusual programming here: lots of Mozart, but also lots of Taneyev, and excerpts from Hindemith’s weirdly satirical Minimax suite. See methowmusicfestival.org for full details. Signal Hill Ranch, 115 Signal Hill Road, Twisp. $25. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., July 25, Sat., July 27, Tues., July 30, Thurs., Aug. 1, Sat., Aug. 3.
Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society SEE REVIEW, PAGE 18.
Tudor Choir A concert to close the choir’s annual workshop with guest singers from the Tallis Scholars. St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 800-838-3006, tudorchoir.org. 8 p.m. Fri., July 26.
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Girma Yifrashewa & Amy Rubin Vibrant music from two pianist/composers: Rubin’s draws on jazz and Latin-American sounds, while Yifrashewa’s is based on the folk traditions of her homeland, Ethiopia.Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., waywardmusic.blogspot.com. $5–$15. 8 p.m. Fri., July 26.
Olympic Music Festival Chamber music in a rustic repurposed barn, each Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Sept. 1. July 27-28 All Beethoven, all nicknames: “Spring,” “Ghost,” and “Razumovsky” (the string quartet op. 59 no. 3 with its surefire finale). Olympic Music Festival, Center Road, Quilcene, 360-732-4800, olympicmusicfestival.org. $18–$33.
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Octava Chamber Orchestra A banquet of new chamber music. Maple Park Church, 17620 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood, octavachamberorchestra.com. $5–$15. 7:30 p.m. Sat., July 27.
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Border Crossings New music—for banjo, among other things—by Brad Sherman (Seattle) and Christopher Gainey (Vancouver). Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., waywardmusic.blogspot.com. $5–$15. 8 p.m. Sat., July 27.
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Opera on Tap An audition show—come hear OOT’s stars of tomorrow. (See operaontap.com/seattle to schedule an audition slot.) Blue Moon Tavern, 712 N.E. 45th St. $5. 7:30 p.m. Tues., July 30.
