The Concert Truck Returns!

June 22-July 2, 2023

18 performances

18 locations

10 days

8 musicians

1000’s of music lovers

Come this Summer and experience the magic and excitement of Seattle Chamber Music Society concerts put on wheels. SCMS musicians will join Concert Truck artists to play a series of concerts throughout the region, free and open to the public in neighborhoods, parks, and markets near you! Bring a chair, pack a picnic, and enjoy outdoor performances June 22-July 2, 2023. See the schedule below!

Have a great idea for a concert truck location? Let us know!
Contact Ali Friedman at ali@seattlechambermusic.org to submit ideas, requests and thoughts!

The Concert Truck Schedule

DATE/TIME	LOCATION
Thursday, June 22 1:30pm	Wedgwood Presbyterian Church
Thursday, June 22 5:00pm	Lake City Farmers Market (Albert Davis Park)
Friday, June 23 5:30pm	Pratt Park & Spraypark
Saturday, June 24 12:00pm	Museum of Flight* (Aviation Pavillion)
Saturday, June 24 5:30pm	Gas Works Park (Next to Norrha Kid Playground)
Sunday, June 25 10:00am	Ballard Farmers Market (In front of Marvin’s Garden)
Wednesday, June 28 11:00am	Freeway Park (In front of Park Place Building at 6th St. & Union)
Wednesday, June 28 5:00pm	Columbia City Farmers Market (In front of Rainer Arts Center)
Thursday, June 29 11:15am	Providence Elizabeth House (In front parking lot of Providence House)
Thursday, June 29 6:00pm	Seattle Chinese Garden (In the back of the pavilion on the grassy hill)
Friday, June 30 11:30am	Westlake Park
Friday, June 30 4:30pm	Ashwood Playfield
Saturday, July 1 12:00pm	Hing Hay Park
Saturday, July 1 5:00pm	Bellevue Botanical Garden (Follow Tateuchi Loop Trail into garden)
Sunday, July 2 12:00pm	Alki Beach Bathhouse (Directly next to Alki Beach Bath House)
Sunday, July 2 7:00pm	Warren G. Magnuson Park (Kite Hill and next to the parking lot for Magnuson Swimming Beach)

*The cost of museum admission is required for this concert (please enter through main entrance). If cost is prohibitive, please email Ali Friedman at ali@seattlechambermusic.org

PROGRAM: June 22-24	PROGRAM: June 25-29	PROGRAM: June 30-July 2
Stravinsky - Danse Russe (from Petrushka) Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Piazzolla - Le Grand Tango Efe Baltacıgil, cello Susan Zhang, piano Kerekes - spark Mari Yoshinaga, percussion Susan Zhang, piano Monk - Ellis Island Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Debussy - Cello Sonata Efe Baltacıgil, cello Nick Luby, piano Improv on Turkish songs Efe Baltacıgil, cello Mari Yoshinaga, percussion Nick Luby, piano Piazzolla - Libertango Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos	Saint-Saëns/Zhang - Danse Macabre Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Rachmaninoff - Vocalise Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello Susan Zhang, piano Ravel - Sonata No. 2: II. Blues Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello Susan Zhang, piano David Baker - Roots II: IV. Boogie Woogie Emerson Millar, violin Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello Susan Zhang, piano Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Schumann - Selections from Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello Nick Luby, piano Amy Beach - Romance Emerson Millar, violin Nick Luby, piano Brahms - Piano Trio No.1, Op. 8: IV. Finale Emerson Millar, violin Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello Nick Luby, piano	Emmanuel Chabrier - España Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Florence Price - Adoration Rachel Lee Priday, violin Susan Zhang, piano Coleridge-Taylor - Piano Trio in E minor Rachel Lee Priday, violin Mark Kosower, cello Nick Luby, piano Debussy - Cello Sonata Mark Kosower, cello Nick Luby, piano Ravel - La Valse Nick Luby & Susan Zhang, pianos Florence Price - “Night” Rachel Lee Priday, violin Mark Kosower, cello Susan Zhang, piano Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.2, Op. 66: IV. Finale Rachel Lee Priday, violin Mark Kosower, cello Susan Zhang, piano

Hear from your fellow music lovers below!

“I must say with all the free concerts my life has changed, it has become more enriched, calm and I appreciate classical music in a brand new way. Thanks for a great gift and a great summer!”

“It was fantastic!
The location was really divine.”

“Please come back to the Bellevue Botanical Gardens!
This was truly a delight.”

“We live close and happened on the concert.
It made our day. Thank you!!”

“Really appreciated the great expertise of the musicians. Thanks for the experience!”

“Such a lovely setting for the music! Great way to unwind after work.”

“Amazing performance —
wonderful sound, diverse selections, talented musicians”