Interlude Summer Music Festival Concerts

Monday June 23rd, 2025

Join Valhalla Brass Quintet at 7:00 PM for a concert featuring a program of light and familiar works for brass quintet. 

Valhalla Brass Quintet will present a workshop, "Communication Without a Conductor," at 5:30-6:30 PM prior to the concert (Workshop included in ticket price).

 Program:
1. Amour Vittorioso - Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
2. Contrapunctus 9 - J.S. Bach / arr. Michael Allen
3. Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Claude Debussy . arr, David Sabourin
4. Three Kleine Stucke - Ludwig Maurer / arr. David Mathie
--Maestoso alla Marcia
--Andante con moto
--Allegro grazioso
5. Quintet - Michael Kamen
6. Fancies, Toyes and Dreames - Giles Farnaby / arr. Elgar Howarth
--The Old Spagnoletta
--Tell mee Daphne
--A Toye
7. Lullabye - Billy Joel / arr. Chris Castellanos
8. Bohemian Rhapsody- Freddie Mercury / arr. Phillips
9. Vuelta del Fuego - Kevin McKee / arr. Copper 

About the workshop:

 Join Valhalla Brass for a dynamic and engaging 60-minute workshop as part of the Collaborative Musicians' Project. "Communication Without a Conductor" offers a behind-the-scenes look at how chamber musicians perform with precision, expression, and unity—without a conductor.

Through live performance, interactive discussion, and audience engagement, the professional brass quintet will demonstrate how ensemble members communicate using eye contact, breathing, and body language to stay in sync and bring music to life. Whether you're a young musician, a seasoned player, or simply curious about the inner workings of musical collaboration, this workshop will offer valuable insight into the art of non-verbal communication and the teamwork essential to chamber music.

Perfect for musicians and music lovers of all ages, this is an inspiring opportunity to learn how great music happens from the inside out.

Location:

411 156th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

Adult - $20

Student/Senior - $5

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

Join The Winds5 Wind Quintet at 7:00 PM for a concert featuring works representing many cultures, life experience, and play in works written and arranged  for wind quintet. 

The Winds5 Quintet will present a workshop "Arranging Music for Your Chamber Ensemble" at 5:30-6:30 PM prior to the concert. (Workshop included in ticket price).

 Program:
1. Nichijou “Overture Suite” - Yūji Nomi, arr. Benjamin R. Barker
--I. The Professor is in a Good Mood
--II. The Pastoral Music of Daily Life
--III. Joy and Happiness
--IV. A Beginning from a Graceful Time
--V. Run, Run, Run Cutely!
2. I Walk Humbly With You - Benjamin R. Barker
3. Patissiere Peach (From "Princess Peach: Showtime") - Yuki Minami arr. Anna Barbee
4. Brisa Fresca - Jonathan Bumpus
5. Sambeada - Miguel del Águila
6. Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Suite - Hajime Wakai, arr. David Wall
7. Quintet for Winds no. 2, - David Maslanka
--III.
8. Baba Yetu (From "Civilization IV") - Christopher Tin, arr. Mark A. Craig 

About the workshop: 

The Winds5 Wind Quintet will be giving a workshop on writing and arranging music with a focus on wind instruments. We will have a presentation about some general principles of arranging/orchestration, and will do a live arrangement of a piece of music for wind quintet. This will include the rare opportunity to hear differences between MIDI playback and live ensemble in a quick ideation format.

Location:

411 156th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

Adult - $20

Student/Senior - $5

Friday, June 27th, 2025

Join consonari at 7:00 PM for a concert featuring fairy tales, myths, and fantasy in music composed for violin and piano.

consonari will present a workshop, "So You Think You Want to Major in Music?"  at 5:30-6:30 PM prior to the concert. (Workshop included in ticket price).

Program:

 Kari Medina: (all world premieres)
Tall Tales
Billy Goats Gruff

Florence Price:
Fantasy No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Piano
Fantasy No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor for Violin and Piano

Rebecca Clarke:
Lullaby
Midsummer Moon

Kari Medina: (all world premieres)
The Fairy Folk
There Were Dragons
Bedtime Stories

Karol Szymanowski:
Mythes
1. Fountain of Arethusa
2. Narcissus
3. Dryads and Pan 

About the workshop:

 Many young music students may be surprised to know that you can go to college for music. Others might be already planning on it, but are unsure of what that might look like or where the path might lead. This session will be an open and honest discussion about the joys and challenges of becoming a music major, from the audition process through graduation and beyond. Led by young college professors, Anna and Kaden Larson, who were music majors themselves not too long ago, the session will include personal anecdotes and life lessons sure to be valuable for any student who is thinking about seriously pursuing a career in music. 

Location:

411 156th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

Adult - $20

Student/Senior - $5