Community Calendar

Austrian organist Lukas Hasler presents a recital on the newly renovated Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ of the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist. This program is the first of 2025-2026, celebrating the 80th season of the American Guild of Organists – Spokane Chapter.

Hasler is well-known around the world to audiences of all ages. He has more than 100,000 followers on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. He comes to Spokane fresh from recording his most recent CD at Musikverien in Vienna.

$10 suggested donation. You are invited!

Northwest BachFest presents a concert featuring The Vega Quartet, the Quartet-In-Residence at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary performing with Grammy-Award winning Northwest BachFest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey in an exciting, diverse program of music spanning three centuries. They will play:
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 1 “La Chasse”
Anton Arensky String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
Felix Mendelssohn Stringss Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1.

Northwest BachFest presents a concert featuring The Vega Quartet, the Quartet-In-Residence at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary performing with Grammy-Award winning Northwest BachFest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey in an exciting, diverse program of music spanning three centuries. They will play:
Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in C Major, G. 349
Erwin Schulhoff Five Pieces for String Quartet (Waltz, Tango, Tarantella and more!)
Mark O’Connor Bluegrass
Robert Schumann String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3

The SSQ opens its 46th season with guest artist Julia Pyke, principal flute for the Spokane Symphony. Last fall she was featured soloist when the Symphony performed Christopher Rouse’s Flute Concerto. The program includes Gabriela Smith's "Porcupine Wash," Amy Beach's Theme and Variations for Flute and Strings, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K.285, and Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13.

The Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra, director Kevin Hekmatpanah, and guest violinist Maria Ioudenitch will perform:

Tchaikovsky Symphony #5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Prokofiev Violin Concerto #1 in D Major, Op. 19
Sarasate Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25

A live whimsical, transcendent, mesmerizing and enchanting string and percussion instruments performance from the classical arts of India with sarod, santoor and tabla.
Sarod is a captivating Indian classical instrument known for its deep resonant notes. The santoor is an ancient instrument that originated in Iraq, Iran, and India.
The santoor (In ancient Sanskrit texts, it was called the Shatha Tantri Veena, or Veena of a Hundred Strings)
The earliest evidence of the santoor comes from Babylonian and Assyrian stone carvings from around 669 BCE.

A tabla is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.
Blend of these traditional instruments will make the Jugalbandi, a special concert.

FREE Workshop: Friday, October 17th, at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm Shadle Park Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

Performance:
Saturday, October 18, 2025 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Unity Spiritual Center, S. 2900 Bernard St. Spokane WA 99203

(*Indian Vegetarian Dinner for purchase at the venue starting 5pm)

sacaspokane.org

American Guild of Organists chapter members present a concert of meditative and exciting organ music on the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church pipe organ built by Zimmer & Sons. This program is the second of 2025-2026, celebrating the 80th season of the American Guild of Organists – Spokane Chapter.

This performance is appropriate for audiences of all ages.

FREE admission. Donations accepted. You are invited!

The organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach performed in three locations by a traveling team of four organists. Hear some of the most well-known works from Bach, “supreme arbiter and lawgiver of music” (Nicholas Slonimsky, 1940). Join us for this free celebration of Bach’s 341st birthday.

You are invited to this FREE event!

The organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach performed in three locations by a traveling team of four organists. Hear some of the most well-known works from Bach, “supreme arbiter and lawgiver of music” (Nicholas Slonimsky, 1940). Join us for this free celebration of Bach’s 341st birthday.

You are invited to this FREE event!

The organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach performed in three locations by a traveling team of four organists. Hear some of the most well-known works from Bach, “supreme arbiter and lawgiver of music” (Nicholas Slonimsky, 1940). Join us for this free celebration of Bach’s 341st birthday.

You are invited to this FREE event!