{"id":110,"date":"2024-08-19T00:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauraloge.com\/update2024\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:47:47","slug":"previous-engagements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lauraloge.com\/update2024\/previous-engagements\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Engagements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Nordic Nightingales<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmartin.edu\/\">St. Martin&#8217;s University<\/a>, Lacey, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuesday, March 17<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St. Martin&#8217;s University <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This was a private lecture recital for faculty and students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura collaborated with Jonathan Spatola-Knoll to share their program of songs by Norwegian and Swedish Women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Peace &amp; Light &#8211;<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Requiem <\/em>by John Rutter <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choirofthesound.org\/\">Choir of the Sound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saint Mark&#8217;s Episcopal Cathedral (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Saint+Mark's+Episcopal+Cathedral\/@47.6318999,-122.3213674,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x5490152704c0b379:0xcf502443093063c2!8m2!3d47.6318999!4d-122.3213674!16zL20vMDQ0Zjl4?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More info and tickets available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choirofthesound.org\/shows\/#peace\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura was the soprano soloist in John Rutter&#8217;s <em>Requiem<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Norwegian Gems<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbccucc.org\/music?sapurl=LytkZHA0L2xiL2NhLytqbWR4OWYzP2VtYmVkJmJyYW5kaW5n\">Richmond Beach Recital Series<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm <\/strong>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbccucc.org\/\">Richmond Beach Congregational Church<\/a>, Shoreline, WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/TYiMOpi3TnRw544QW\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free (donations accepted)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and <a href=\"https:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> performed a program of some of their favorite Norwegian songs spanning two centuries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Multi-Faceted Style of Edvard Grieg&#8217;s Music<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmusicteachers.org\/\">Tucson Music Teachers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 24, 2026 at 1:00 pm &#8211; 7:30 pm<\/strong> at Holsclaw Hall, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/9mZziNscxDF93dZX7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura joined Sylvia Eckes in a presentation, recital, and masterclass exploring Grieg&#8217;s songs and piano music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lecture Recital: <em>An Introduction to the Golden Age of Norwegian Art Song<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cascadesongfestival.org\/\">Cascade Song Festival<\/a>, Seattle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 15-18, 2026<\/strong> at the University of Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and Steven Luksan presented a lecture recital introducing singers to the golden age of Norwegian song, with information and selections by Edvard Grieg, Agatha Backer Gr\u00f8ndahl, Christian Sinding, and Alf Hurum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, December 14 at 2:30 pm<\/strong> at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/gJcY8EecASzdM9eY7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura once again sang the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Norwegian Songs with the Ravenna Strings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/ravennastrings.org\/index.html\">The Ravenna String Orchestra<\/a>, Josepth White, music director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, November 19 at<\/strong> <strong>7:30 pm,<\/strong> Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HUcPRBJ4YFr6wk6v5\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free and open to the public<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang three Scandinavian songs by Edvard Grieg and Laura Netzel with the Ravenna Strings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Musical Migration<\/em> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>December 14, 2024 at 6 pm, <\/strong>the Scandinavian Cultural Center, Pacific Lutheran University, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 15, 2025 at 11 am,<\/strong> Whidbey Island Nordic Lodge, Whidbey Island, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 22, at 1 pm<\/strong>, Harald Haarfager &amp; Tordenskjold Sons of Norway Lodges, Jacklin Arts &amp; Cultural Center, Post Falls, ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 29 at 6 pm<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascadiaartmuseum.org\/music-in-the-museum\/\">Cascadia Art Museum<\/a>, Edmonds, WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/gbiHqWTWK3eBRpTc9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/dNguqF8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 30 at 2 pm, <\/strong>Nina Grieg Daughters of Norway &amp; Bremerton Sons of Norway, Vinland Lutheran Church, Poulsbo, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 27 at 2 pm, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/nordic-chamber-music-norway_24_25\/\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a>, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2 at 7 pm<\/strong>, KING FM 98.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalking.org\/show\/nw-focus-live\">Northwest Focus Live<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/classicalking.org\/listen\">listen to the livestream<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 4 at 4 pm<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/nordic-chamber-music-norway_24_25\/\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a>, Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/GwnhrrH1UmntC8fx9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 9 at 3:30 pm,<\/strong> Skyline Retirement Community, Seattle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 10 at 11 am, <\/strong>Ester Moe Lodge Daughters of Norway, Clinton, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 19 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Vesterdalen Sons of Norway, Auburn, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 31 at 2:30 pm<\/strong>, Horizon House, Seattle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 18 at 7 pm<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cc2025\/\">Crossings and Connections: Norwegian Migration to North American,<\/a> NORTANA\/NAHA Convention, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 16 at noon<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/flctacoma.org\/2024\/06\/21\/listen-live-at-lunch-2\/\">Listen Live at Lunch<\/a> at First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zgh4XkjuSEzyqE8e8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 12 at 2 pm<\/strong>, Valdres Folkemuseum, Fagernes, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 15 at 7 pm<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>Sollia Kirke, Stor-Elvdal, Innlandet, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 17, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kirsten-flagstad.no\/\">Kirsten Flagstad Museum<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/utvandrermuseet.no\/en\">Norwegian Emigrant Museum<\/a> in Hamar, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 20, <\/strong>Workshop at Tuddal Montessori School, Telemark, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 23, <\/strong>Performance with Notodden Damekor, Tuddal Bygdedagen Festival, Telemark, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 5-7, <\/strong>Workshops &amp; Concerts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norskedalen.org\/\">Norskedalen<\/a>, Coon Valley, WI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 9-10,<\/strong> Concert &amp; Student Workshopm Winona State University, Winona, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 11,<\/strong> Concert &amp; Student Workshop, <a href=\"https:\/\/vesterheim.org\/\">Vesterheim Museum<\/a> at Luther College, Decora, IA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 12, <\/strong>Community Sing-Along &amp; Concert, Giants in the Earth Center, Spring Grove, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 13, <\/strong>Concert at Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September, 14,<\/strong> Concert for Edvard Grieg Society of Minnesota at Mindekirken, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 19, <\/strong>Guest performers at Sangerfest, Everett, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 28, <\/strong>Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway, Seattle, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 3 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Nordia House, Nordic Northwest, Portland, OR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 18 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Saltwater Music Series, Des Moines, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 3, <\/strong>Masterclass at the University of Troms\u00f8 (The Arctic University of Norway), Troms\u00f8, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 3 at 6:30 pm, <\/strong>Concert at <a href=\"https:\/\/rodbanken.no\/\">Festsalen, R\u00f8dbanken<\/a>, Troms\u00f8, Norway (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1BabDr9UWC\/\">Facebook Event<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 5, <\/strong>Workshop &amp; Masterclass, Griegakademiet, University of Bergen, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 7, <\/strong>Featured Concert for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uib.no\/en\/griegresearch\/177692\/cross-cultural-grieg-200-years-music-and-migration-international-edvard-grieg#thursday-6-november\"> International Edvard Grieg Society Convention<\/a>, Bergen, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 9 at 6 pm, <\/strong>Concert at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyrkja.no\/undheimkyrkja\">Undheim kirke<\/a>, Rogaland, Norway, Sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timehistorie.no\/\">Time Historielag<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/17BgmioKXw\/\">Facebook Event<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 10 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Concert at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uis.no\/nb\/fakultet-utovande-kunstfag-ved-universitetet-i-stavanger\">University of Stavanger Conservatory of Music<\/a>, Stavanger, Norway (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1BT72zBT1Y\/\">Facebook Event<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 11<\/strong> <strong>at noon<\/strong>, Masterclass at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uis.no\/nb\/fakultet-utovande-kunstfag-ved-universitetet-i-stavanger\">University of Stavanger Conservatory of Music<\/a>, Stavanger, Norway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 13 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Concert at <a href=\"https:\/\/dolenhotel.no\/\">D\u00f8len Hotel<\/a>, Evje, Setesdal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1DKxL6BSsS\/\">Facebook Event<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and Steven are performing their <em>Musical Migration <\/em>program in concerts, lectures, and programs across the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and in Norway through 2025 as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/crossings.norwegianamerican.com\/\">Crossings 200<\/a>, the bicentennial of the first wave of Norwegian immigration to the United Stages and Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check back for more details and additional dates. For more information visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lauraloge.com\/update2024\/specialized-programs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"162\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The Norwegian Women who Migrated and the Music they Made<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uib.no\/en\/griegresearch\/177692\/cross-cultural-grieg-200-years-music-and-migration-international-edvard-grieg\">Cross-Cultural Grieg: 200 Years of Music and Migration<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/griegsociety.com\/2025\/04\/24\/cross-cultural-grieg-200-years-of-music-and-migration\/\">International Edvard Grieg Conference<\/a>, Bergen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 5-7,<\/strong> The Grieg Academy and Bergen Public Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will present her talk about a few of the Norwegian women who left Norway to further their studies and careers from the last 200 years. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Leif Erikson &amp; Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org\/\">Puget Sound Concert Opera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursday, October 9 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/gtvzaBwq6vWXeK3o9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Friday, October 10 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/B6nKmzhNQiqXy7HQ8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, October 12 at 3 pm, <\/strong>Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free and open to the public with suggested donations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More info <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/leif-erikson-norwegian-american-centennial-cantata\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang the role of Gudrid in Gerard Tonning&#8217;s viking opera <em>Leif Erikson, <\/em>resurrected after more than a century from the University of Washington archives and reconstructed by <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenluksan.com\/\">Steven Luksan<\/a>. This concert is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/crossings.norwegianamerican.com\/\">Crossings 200<\/a> commemorating two centuries of Norwegian immigration to North America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nordic Chamber Music: Finland &#8211; <em>Melartin Birthday Bash<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\/\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a> and produced by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday, September 20 at 1 pm, <\/strong>First Lutheran Church, Tacoma (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/JUi7AfTTtrtZDeJt7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, September 21 at 2 pm, <\/strong>Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura joined <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> performing songs by Finnish composer Erkki Melartin in celebration of his birth centennial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nielsen <em>Symphony no. 3<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nwmahlerfestival.org\/\">Seattle Mahler Festival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, June 16 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Shorewood Performing Arts Stage, Shorewood High School (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/TpZjFsaVBs3hZSxB7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang the soprano solo as part of this Mahler Festival Reading session under the direction of Marcin P\u0105czkowski.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Drift &amp; Dream: Flute Music by Cassie Lear &amp; Friends<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwatermusicseries.com\/home\">Saltwater Music Series<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday, May 10 at 7 pm, <\/strong>Des Moines United Methodist Church (<a href=\"http:\/\/22225 9th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free and open to the public<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang an original song by Cassie Lear, &#8220;Lights on First Ave S. Bridge&#8221; with Cassie and Christina Medawar on flutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nordic Chamber Music: Norway <\/strong>&#8211; <em><strong>Musical Migration<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2: 00 pm<\/strong> at Ballard First Lutheran Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7 pm<\/strong> on KING FM 98.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalking.org\/show\/nw-focus-live\">Northwest Focus Live<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/classicalking.org\/listen\">listen to the livestream<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 4 pm<\/strong> at Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/GwnhrrH1UmntC8fx9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free with suggested donations. More info and pre-registration <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/nordic-chamber-music-norway_24_25\/\">here<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will join Steven Luksan on piano and Julia Adams on violin in a concert of music by Norwegian American immigrations in celebration of the bicentennial of the first wave of Norwegians to immigrate to America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Suffrage Cantata<\/strong><\/em>&#8230; and more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Whitman College Music Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm <\/strong>&#8211; <em>Nordic Nightingales: Songs by Norwegian and Swedish Women<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lecture recital with Jonathan Spatola-Knoll featuring songs by Norwegian and Swedish women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chism Recital Hall, Whitman College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, April 28, 7 pm<\/strong> &#8211;<em> Music of Empowerment: <\/em>Elfrida Andr\u00e9e&#8217;s <em>Suffrage Cantata<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laura will be singing the soprano solos in Swedish composer Elfrida Andr\u00e9e&#8217;s <em>Suffrage Cantata<\/em> at Whitman College. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cordiner Hall, Whitman College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Peer Gynt<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thaliasymphony.org\/\">Thalia Symphony<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choirofthesound.org\/\">Choir of the Sound<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live performance <strong>Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm<\/strong> at Shorewood High School Performing Arts Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang the soprano solos in this over-the-top production of Edvard Grieg&#8217;s Incidental music for Henrik Ibsen&#8217;s Peer Gynt, complete with a slew of musicians, folk dancers, actors, disembodied voices, and extravagant adventures to far off exotic places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Erkki Melartin Jubilee<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwatermusicseries.com\/\">Saltwater Music Series<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, February 1 , 2025 @ 7:00 pm<\/strong> at Des Moines United Methodist Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/22225+9th+Ave+S,+Des+Moines,+WA+98198\/@47.402218,-122.3246136,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54905b010ae64551:0xa3d3856462301b51!8m2!3d47.402218!4d-122.3224249\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted at the door to support the series and a local charity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and pianist <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> performed songs by Finnish impressionist composer Erkki Melartin to celebrate his 150th birthday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Organ Plus&nbsp;<\/em>in Thomsen Chapel<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/saintmarks.org\/music-arts\/music-series\/\">Saint Mark&#8217;s Episcopal Cathedral Music Series<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Friday, January 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, January 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomsen Chapel at Saint Mark&#8217;s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mvbJk2xXNz7xMw276\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickets and&nbsp;info available <a href=\"https:\/\/saintmarks.org\/music-arts\/music-series\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and Saint Mark\u2019s Associate Organist John Stuntebeckbrought Scandinavian church music to Thomsen Chapel exploring ancient Norwegian <em>stevtoner<\/em>, Danish organ works, Swedish church arias, folk song and hymns, and settings of religious texts up to the present. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2024<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 2:30 pm<\/strong> at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/gJcY8EecASzdM9eY7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura once again sang the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Sangerfest 2024<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pcnsa.org\/\">Pacific Coast Norwegian Singers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, June 29, 2024 @ 4:00 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St. Luke&#8217;s Lutheran Church, Federal Way (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/G2FKAV6wspCExbLz5\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickets and&nbsp;info available <a href=\"https:\/\/pcnsa.org\/sangerfest-2024\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will be the soloist for Grieg&#8217;s &#8220;Ved Rondane&#8221; performed with Norwegian Mannskor singers from the west coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Norwegian Reinvention<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a>&nbsp; in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesoundensemble.com\/\">The Sound Ensemble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/commontonearts.org\/\">Common Tone Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm at Kenworthy Performing Arts Center, Moscow, ID (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/XKifweyBHKqykYXo9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, June 9, 2024 @ 3:00 pm at The Seasons, Yakima (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/FZdGsXdkqChDa6bQ9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, June 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm at First Free Methodist Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/zZKZmAtx3wZwvW8w9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickets and&nbsp;info available <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/norwegian-reinvention\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura performed David Monrad Johansen&#8217;s <em>Syv sanger, <\/em>Op. 6 arranged for sinfonietta by Adam Stern with members of The Sound Ensemble, as well as a US premiere of Agnes Ida Pettersen&#8217;s <em>Gjendines B\u00e5denl\u00e5t.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Alf Hurum Centennial &#8211; mini-series<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, March 4, 2024 @ 7:00 pm at Lutheran Church of Honolulu (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2Hdkb1BUqeZ5P5r9A\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 11:30 am at Hawai&#8217;i State Library, Honolulu (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/qpcMEtjarDjKkKSx6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 7:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/89SyAY93B3phjzhx8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, April 28, 2024 @&nbsp; 4:00 pm at W. W. Seymour Conservatory, Tacoma (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/oT5b1CSW67G2AASm8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm at Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Gy9AnJXZN9JqX2mR9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm at Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EZ39efmbwmAWwe8K7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickets and&nbsp;info available <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/alf-hurum\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a mini-series of two different concerts, Laura sang songs by Alf Hurum with pianist <a href=\"https:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> in art museums in Tacoma and Edmonds with Hurum&#8217;s own paintings projected alongside the music, and solos in his works <em>Lilja&nbsp;<\/em>for a capella men&#8217;s chorus, as well as an arrangement of <em>Emigrantsvisa<\/em> arranged for string quartet and voice by SPU student Nathan Molvik in botanical conservatories in Tacoma and Seattle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nordic Chamber Music: Norway &#8211;&nbsp;<em>Der skreg en fugl<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a> produced by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 3:00 pm at St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church, Seattle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm on KING FM Northwest Focus Live<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More info available <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/nordic-chamber-music-norway-23_24\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura joined pianist <a href=\"https:\/\/angeladraghicescu.com\/\">Angela Draghicescu<\/a> in a concert of songs by Norwegian women that are so rarely performed they were only recorded for public enjoyment by the duo in 2023 for the first time. Songs were selected from their new album of the same name, to be released on Chandos in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2023<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 2:30 pm at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/aGB3yJ9XhwK2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura once again sang the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Julekonsert<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlemannskor.org\/\">Seattle Mannskor.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, December 16, 2022 at 2: 00 pm at Ballard First Lutheran Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura returned with Steven Luksan to perform songs celebrating a Norsk Jul (Norwegian Christmas) as part of this annual joint program with the Seattle Mannskor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Amy Beach Songs with Puget Sound Concert Opera<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org\/\">Puget Sound Concert Opera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, December 2, 2023&nbsp; @ 7 pm at Tagney Jones Hall at Seattle Opera, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/1P9Cs6K2ZaiaQqCE6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, December 3, 2023&nbsp; @ 5 pm at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LY7v7Rhy5YiBwg1R8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang a selection of songs by Amy Beach with pianist <a href=\"https:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> as part of a concert of Amy Beach&#8217;s opera <em>Cabildo<\/em> and other works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nordic Chamber Music: Sweden <\/strong><em><strong>&#8211; A Swedish Serenade<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a> produced by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 pm at Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang several songs by Laura Netzel and <a href=\"https:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> arranged for soprano and string quartet with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyrosquartet.com\/\">Skyros Quartet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Drama &#8211; Grieg&#8217;s Dramatic Music<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org\/\">Puget Sound Concert Opera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, June 9 @ 7:00 pm at The Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/A8aCe7tQ92XUGh2F9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, June 11 @ 4:00 pm at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/B6nKmzhNQiqXy7HQ8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will be singing soprano roles from&nbsp;<em>Peer Gynt, Foran sydens kloster,&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Olav Trygvason&nbsp;<\/em>by Edvard Grieg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Flute Fantasy<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with each venue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king.org\/nw-focus-live\/\">KING FM Northwest Focus Live<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm at <a href=\"http:\/\/cascadiaartmuseum.org\">Cascadia Art Museum<\/a>, Edmonds (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Gy9AnJXZN9JqX2mR9\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, February 12 , 2023 @ 2:00 pm with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwatermusicseries.com\/\">Saltwater Music Series<\/a> at Des Moines United Methodist Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/22225+9th+Ave+S,+Des+Moines,+WA+98198\/@47.402218,-122.3246136,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54905b010ae64551:0xa3d3856462301b51!8m2!3d47.402218!4d-122.3224249\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, February&nbsp; 16 @ 3:00 pm on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/programs\/thursdays-at-three\/\">All Classical Portland Thursdays @ Three<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, February 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicnorthwest.org\/nordia-house\">Nordia House, Nordic Northwest<\/a>, Portland (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Nordic+Northwest\/@45.4561367,-122.7674155,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5b9fa0bb587dcef8?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwivnpmEpN3hAhWJtp4KHSA6BHkQ_BIwDnoECA4QCA\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm at <a href=\"https:\/\/icicle.org\/\">Icicle Creek Center for the Arts<\/a>, Leavenworth(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ZcdeLf1ehhzTJKmt5\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cassielear.com\/\">Cassie Lear, flute<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stevenluksan.com\/\">Steven Luksan, piano<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura performed <em>Hildring i speil <\/em>by \u00d8istein Sommerfeldt as well as songs by Alf Hurum, Anne-Marie \u00d8rbeck, Edvard Grieg, and more. Also on the program will be Norwegian works for flute and piano, and combinations of voice, flute, and piano!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Welcome Spring!<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leiferiksonlodge.org\/\">Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, April 2 @ 2:00 pm at Leif Erikson Lodge, Ballard (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ZipexnFrW9Vcikud6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickets and info available <a href=\"https:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\/welcome-spring\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and Steven Luksan performed Norwegian songs and piano pieces celebrating the arrival of spring. Tickets include tea and an array of Norwegian desserts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a>, and produced by the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm at Central Washington University Music Building Concert Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/n3o89ymqFFo6bGWk6\">map<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free livestream&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3JrerBKxlA\">YouTube Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, January 29, 2023 @ 2:00 pm at Ballard First Lutheran Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Lorenzo Marasso and Yerin Kim, pianos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang Henryk Gorecki&#8217;s <em>Third Symphony &#8211; <\/em><em>A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs&nbsp;<\/em>arranged for two pianos and soprano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>A Norwegian Epiphany<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicchambermusic.org\">Nordic Chamber Music<\/a>, and produced by the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, January 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm at Ballard First Lutheran Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Joan Paddock, trumpet &amp; <em>lur<\/em> &amp; Debra Huddleston, piano &amp; organ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura joined Joan Paddock on &#8220;Liber Sequentiarum&#8221; by Wolfgang Plagge in celebration of a traditional Norwegian Lutheran Epiphany celebration and a few other Norwegian songs with organ or piano, and trumpet or lur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2022<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Julekonsert<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlemannskor.org\/\">Seattle Mannskor.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7: 30 pm at Ballard First Lutheran Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EdPb5XDpbEpMq4jX6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura joined Steven Luksan performing songs celebrating a Norsk Jul (Norwegian Christmas) as part of this joint program with the Seattle Mannskor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 2:30 pm at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/aGB3yJ9XhwK2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More information on the Facebook Event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/401376324777894\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura once again sang the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg 7: The Human Condition&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, September 13, 2022 @ 7:30 pm at <a href=\"http:\/\/resonance.events\/\">Resonance at SOMA Towers<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/k8pNCdPPbsD2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, September 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicnorthwest.org\/nordia-house\">Nordia House, Nordic Northwest<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Nordic+Northwest\/@45.4561367,-122.7674155,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5b9fa0bb587dcef8?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwivnpmEpN3hAhWJtp4KHSA6BHkQ_BIwDnoECA4QCA\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alan-dunbar.com\/\">Alan Dunbar, baritone<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knuterikjensen.com\/\">Knut Erik Jensen, piano<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura performed Grieg&#8217;s Op. 33, Vinje songs. Alan sang Grieg&#8217;s Op. 69 &amp; 70, Benzon songs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Peer Gynt&nbsp;<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thaliasymphony.org\/\">Thalia Symphony<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nordicmuseum.org\">National Nordic Museum<\/a>, Seattle, WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/NordicMuseum?share\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$30 general, $25 NNM members, $10 child\/student <em>(use code &#8220;GyntStudents&#8221; with a General Admission ticket for child\/student discount)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura perfored the soprano solos from Edvard Grieg&#8217;s incidental music to Henrik Ibsen&#8217;s immortal <em>Peer Gynt.&nbsp;<\/em>This semi-staged production included dancers, a hardanger fiddler, and a chamber chorus alongside the Thalia Symphony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Nightingale Project: The Extraordinary Jenny Lind<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sowhidbey.com\/\">Whidbey&#8217;s Saratoga Orchestra<\/a>, Whidbey Island, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whidbeyislandnordiclodge.com\/\">Whidbey Island Nordic Hall Lodge<\/a>, Coupville, WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/yV5F8DGcfkoiKB9u8\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenluksan.com\">Steven Luksan<\/a> provided musical highlights alongside a multi-media program celebrating the life and legacy of Swedish singing legend, Jenny Lind, for a lecture narrated by Kevin Hugh Lynch, a Jenny Lind historian and archivist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2021<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, December 12 @ 2:30 pm at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/aGB3yJ9XhwK2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More information on the Facebook Event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/401376324777894\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura sang the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2020<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beethoven&#8217;s Finale from the&nbsp;<em>Ninth Symphony<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.choirofthesound.org\/\">Choir of The Sound<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/everettchorale.org\/\">Everett Chorale<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rainierchorale.org\/\">Rainier Chorale<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaliasymphony.org\/\">Thalia Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlesymphony.org\/benaroyahall\">Benaroya Hall<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/k4r2qDNGufDHCeS9A\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura was the Soprano Soloist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Little Lunch Music:&nbsp;<em>Norwegian Noon<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musiccenternw.org\/\">Music Center of the Northwest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, February 7 at noon at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musiccenternw.org\/\">Music Center of the Northwest<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/HqaFiJrWrezQ5eyL7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenluksan.com\/\">Steven Luksan<\/a>, piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura and Steven presented a concert of Norwegian songs and piano music.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More details&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musiccenternw.org\/events\/2020\/2\/7\/a-little-lunch-music-norwegian-noon\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>2019&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sing &amp; Play-Along <em>Messiah<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Saint Michael and All Angels Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, December 15 @ 2:30 pm at St. Michael &amp; All Angels Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/aGB3yJ9XhwK2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donations accepted to benefit Issaquah Community Services&#8217; &#8220;Merry Christmas Fund&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will be singing the Soprano solos as well as singing along with everybody else!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jack Straw Winter Artist Showcase<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackstraw.org\/\">Jack Straw Cultural Center<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/NeZJ3VNGqHUZhACo6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, December 21 @ approximately 5:15 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura will be singing several songs for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleartsongsociety.org\/\">Seattle Art Song Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grieg Song Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwayhouse.org\/egsmn\">&nbsp;Edvard Grieg Society of Minnesota<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/markbilyeu.com\/\">Mark Bilyeu, piano<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edvard Grieg&#8217;s Opus 33,&nbsp;<em>Vinje Songs<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, November 16 @ 7:00pm at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindekirken.net\/\">Mindekirken<\/a>, Minneaopolis, MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/FZo4VUcLHWRv5sXb6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Norwegian Odyss<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlemodernorchestra.org\/\">Seattle Modern Orchestra<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicexchangeinternational.com\/\">Music Exchange International<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featuring the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.einarrottingen.com\/english\/valentrio.html\">Valen Trio<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlemodernorchestra.org\/\">Seattle Modern Orchestra<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/juliatai.com\/\">Julia Tai, conductor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music by living Norwegian composers Knut Vaage, Lasse Thoresen, Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi, &amp; Anders Torgrun R\u00f8shol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, November 3 @ 1:30 pm at the National Nordic Museum (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/kHTR9svzDhXuYWYi7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Songs from Edvard Grieg&#8217;s<\/strong><em><strong> Peer Gynt&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaliasymphony.org\">Thalia Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part of Grieg&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Peer Gynt Suites<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, October 26 @ 7:30 pm at St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church in Laurelhurst (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/8hkxqavp2bUGAXoZA\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>An Evening at the Theater<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/sammamishsymphony.org\">The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program includes incidental music from&nbsp;<em>Egmont&nbsp;<\/em>by Beethoven<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, October 20 @ 2:00 pm at Eastlake Performing Arts Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Bg9iV7qMj7KRnx8g7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, November 1, @ 7:30 pm at Meydenbauer Theater (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PyrMhnG3uPrx5j2Y6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Sk\u00e5l! A Toast to Edvard Grieg<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, September 15 @ 3:00 pm in Ballard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Music at Midweek: <\/strong><em><strong>The Languages of Edvard Grieg<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/nwegriegsociety.org\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, September 11 @ 12:30 pm at Mago Hunt Recital Hall, U. of Portland (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/8g8KtUo9T5yZ193D7\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg 5: The Mountain Maid<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwegriegsociety.org\/\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Knut Erik Jensen, piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, July 9 @ 7:30 pm at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicnorthwest.org\/nordia-house\">Nordia House, Nordic Northwest<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Nordic+Northwest\/@45.4561367,-122.7674155,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5b9fa0bb587dcef8?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwivnpmEpN3hAhWJtp4KHSA6BHkQ_BIwDnoECA4QCA\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, July 11 @ 7:30 pm at <a href=\"http:\/\/resonance.events\/\">Resonance at SOMA Towers<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/k8pNCdPPbsD2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Summer in the Fjord: Songs of Norway and Scandinavia<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquilonmusicfestival.org\">Aquilon Music Festival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano and Sequoia, piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, July 3 @ 7:30 pm at Delkin Recital Hall, Vivian Bull Music Center, Linfield College (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/CzfftAFiARAt5Jgn6\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pousette in <em>Manon <\/em>by Massenet<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org\/\">Puget Sound Concert Opera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, May 31 @ 7:30 pm at Music Center of the Northwest (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/A1maynh4zhm\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, June 2 @ 4:00 pm at Resonance at SOMA Towers (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/k8pNCdPPbsD2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Ancient Melodies, Modern Harmonies<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/nordicmuseum.org\/mostlynordic\">Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Knut Erik Jensen, piano and The Seattle Symphonic Strings, Adam Stern, conductor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, April 14 @ 5:00 pm at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicmuseum.org\/\">Nordic Museum<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/W9KBFmdtLhD2\">map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg 4: A Norwegian Holiday<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwegriegsociety.org\/\">Northwest Edvard Grieg Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Alan Dunbar, baritone and Knut Erik Jensen, piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, April 3 @ 7:30 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoldchurch.org\/\">The Old Church<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/S1DixUfHXLq\">map<\/a>), Portland, OR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, April 4 @ 7:30 pm at <a href=\"http:\/\/resonance.events\/\">Resonance at SOMA Towers<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/k8pNCdPPbsD2\">map<\/a>), Bellevue, WA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Messiah <\/em>by Handel<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.choirofthesound.org\/\">The Choir of the Sound<\/a> &amp; 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