Celebrate the Seasons! The Girsky Quartet and guest violinist Maria Sampen

 October 14 at 7:00 pm

A Trip Around the Sun: The Four Seasons 

Music of Vivaldi (his Four Seasons), Piazzola (Invierno Porteno), and Tacoma's own composer  Korine Fujiwara (BeSpoke, Unspoken)

featuring The Girsky String Quartet with guest violinist Maria Sampen: Natasha Bazhanov, violin; Artur Girsky, violin; Timothy Christie, violin/viola; Rowena Hammill, cello.

The Girsky Quartet

Maria Sampen

Timothy Christie

Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00pm

Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th Street, Tacoma

Free! All ages welcome/You may use the ramp from the back alley for easier access

prryker@gmail.com Artistic Director

Always our Thanks! to our generous sponsors

Connelly Law Offices, Old Town Business & Professional Assoc., Tacoma Creates, Slavonian American Benevolent Society, and Ted Brown Music Co., and many individuals

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma 2025/2026 Season !

 

2025/26 Season

Our third decade bringing music to Old Town!

 We have an exciting season planned. Please join our Old Town Tacoma community for a season of exciting music-making - celebrating the amazing musicians we have here in the Northwest.

Celebrating Centuries of  Our Great Music & Musicians

September 9  Tacoma Tapestry 2025: Celebrating Place

Slavonian Hall 7pm percussionist, photographer James W Doyle

October 14  String Quartets 

Slavonian Hall 7pm Girsky Quartet with guest violinist Maria Sampen

November 11 Cosmo's Dreams America

Slavonian Hall 7pm Kristi & Steve Nebel, Gen Obata

December 9 Wine & Song Benefit: Rising Waters

Connelly Law Offices 7pm $30 recital & reception

February 10 Guitars & Song in American History

Slavonian Hall 7pm Elizabeth Brown, Storm Tucker, Erin Calata, Amy van  Mechelen

March 10 Sax Americana

Slavonian Hall 7pm Erik Steighner, Fred Winkler, Soren Hamm, Evan Smith

prryker@gmail.com, Artistic Director

 Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St - with a ramp in the back for those needing easier access

 Connelly Law, 2301 N 30th St

All events are free except for $30 admission to Wine & Song

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Tacoma Creates, Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma Events, OTBPA, Ted Brown Music Co., Slavonian Hall

Classical Tuesdays ' 21st season starts up September 9 in Slavonian Hall

Welcome to our 21st season in Old Town Tacoma!

September 9 at 7pm in Slavonian Hall

We are starting the season with a bang! 

Percussionist James W Doyle is performing for us his  composition Confluence for Marimba, Vibraphone and assorted percussion - to accompany projections of his images of the waters of the Pacific Northwest. 

 In the artist's words:

Confluence melds the natural sounds and images of field recordings with atmospheric compositions. Centering vibraphone and other percussion instruments with ambient analog synthesizers, these improvisatory soundtracks serve as a reminder to engage with nature. It’s my hope this series inspires moments of calmness and encourages others to find a sense of place in their surroundings.

Support for Doyle's project comes from the Washington State Arts Commission

James W Doyle, percussionist

What: Tacoma Tapestry 2025: Celebrating our Heritage, our Place

        James W Doyle, percussionist

When: September 9, 2025

        7:00pm

Where: Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th Street

        Old Town Tacoma

Please use the ramp from alley to the back door of the 2nd floor if you are challenged by the Hall stairs.

Thank you to our 2025-26 sponsors!

      

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma March 11, 2025

Classical Tuesdays presents The Quiet Between: Tales and Tunes from the North

Join us Tuesday, March 11

 7:00pm at Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St in Old Town Tacoma

Join local singers Anne Lyman, Holly Boaz, and Erin Calata for a program of music from Celtic, Norse, and Maritime lands.  They are joined by Vienna Scheyer on Scottish small pipes and Jim Brown on guitar.

This event is free; all ages welcome

 If you are challenged by the stairs to the 2nd floor in Slav Hall, please use the ramp from the alley up to the 2nd floor. There are a few parking spaces in the alley, but also on the side street.

Our final event of this season - join us for community, coffee, and Chris's cookies!

Classical Tuesdays' February 11 Violin & Piano Recital

 Our February 11th Violin and Piano recital 

featuring violinist Maria Sampen and pianist Ronaldo Rolim is happening at Connelly Law Offices, across 30th Street from Slavonian Hall - at 2301 N 30th St.

You may reserve seats at prryker@gmail.com - or take your chances at the door before 7:00pm.

A suggested donation of $25/ or students $12, may be paid by check, cash, or by clicking on this QR code.

Tuesday evening Naomi will be at the door to greet you and she is happy to help guests manage the QR code - and it is quite quick and easy.          

We'll see you this Tuesday!

Next Classical Tuesdays in Old Town event is February 11, 2025!

 A new location for our February 11th event - Join us across 30th Street at -

 Connelly Law Offices at 2301 N 30th St, in Old Town Tacoma

7pm; all ages welcome. 

Seating is limited to 55 - be sure to reserve a spot - at prryker@gmail.com - or take your chances at the door before 7:00pm. This is sure to be a popular event.

Suggested donation is $25 - student discount $12.

We are excited that violinist Maria Sampen and pianist Ronaldo Rolim are preparing a recital for us. Classical Tuesdays does not have a piano available for our programming in Slavonian Hall - our usual performance hall. For her numerous performances on our series, Maria has organized string quartets, trios, duets (sometimes including her husband violist Tim Christie, or yours truly on flute, or adding a vocalist or even percussion!) For this occasion, in this special venue, Maria is delighted to add to the mix - she has invited the superb pianist Ronaldo Rolim, to join her.

We are in for a treat!

Maria Sampen, violin

Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Join us for a spectacular evening of beautiful music in the handsome Connelly Law Offices!

Canceled - Stephanie Anne Johnson is not performing for us

 Wine & Song 2024: Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma was planned for December 10.

We are sorry to announce that the annual fundraiser for our series of free musical events is canceled.

If you have purchased a ticket and want a refund, we will inform Eventbrite to provide that for you. Please let us know of that wish at prryker@gmail.com

And, please consider donating in support of the series.

Or, meet me in one of the fabulous wine bars in Old Town and we can chat over a glass of wine while you write a check in support of the season. Thank you!

Thank you to Chris Reynolds for preparing her beautiful cookies for us. Thank you Nicki Tollefson, Kathleen Butler, and others for organizing fingerfoods. Big thanks to Ginkgo Winery and Metropolitan Market for generous offers of wines and foodstuffs.

And a big Thank You! to Connelly Law Offices for offering their lovely space for our annual fundraiser!

Canceled:

Date: December 10, 2024

Time: 7:00pm

Thank you to our generous sponsors!