Music From Home
Enjoy live performances by local musicians and vocalists in the intimate setting of Wagner House
2024 Season: Sounds of the Homelands
Music From Home is a monthly series of intimate chamber music concerts held in the historic Wagner House. Concerts are scheduled April through December typically on the first Sunday of the month.
For its fifth season, Lakewold Gardens is pleased to present: Sounds of the Homelands. Dr. Ricardo de la Torre, Lakewold's Curator of Art & Music, has wrought a truly spectacular series for our 2024 concerts! Each concert program features the music of a particular cultural terroir, brought to life in the garden by renowned performers for selected performances. Throughout the season, you’ll enjoy being musically transported to Mexico, Norway, Southeast Asia, and around the United States by artists representing these places.
Saturday, May 4 | 3 pm
American Focus Concert 1:
Music by Black Composers Active in the United States
Ellaina Lewis, soprano | Robert Murphy, violin | Kim Davenport, piano
Gwynne Brown, musicologist
Works by Dorothy Rudd Moore, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Richard Thompson and more
Sunday, June 2 | 3 pm
American Focus Concert 2:
1920-1960: The Pan American Era
José Rubio, tenor | Abdiel Vázquez, piano | Carol A. Hess, musicologist
Works by Ponce, Ginastera, Bernal Jiménez, Guastavino, Ives, Copland, and more
Sunday, July 7 | 3 pm
American Focus Concert 3:
Native American Composers Today
Connor Chee, piano
Sunday, August 11 | 3 pm
Southeast Asia Focus
Tracy Doyle, flute | James Doyle, percussion | Isabella Jie, piano
Sunday, September 15 | 3 pm
The Sounds of Mexico I
Rodolfo Ritter, piano
A collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in Seattle’s MEXAM NW Festival
& Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts
Sunday, October 6 | 3 pm
The Sounds of Mexico II
Manuel Ramos, violin | Carlos Salmerón, piano
A collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in Seattle’s MEXAM NW Festival
& Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts
Sunday, November 3 | 3 pm
American Focus Concert 4:
Émigré Composers Find a New Home
Carpe Diem String Quartet with David Korevaar, piano
Sunday, December 1 | 3 pm
American Focus Concert 5:
Diverse Voices - The American Contemporary Scene
Kenji Bunch, viola | Monica Ohuchi, piano
Encore Performance
Unknown: A dramatic song cycle by Shawn Okpebholo commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Performed in December 2023 by Myah Rose Paden, mezzo-soprano and Ricardo de la Torre, piano.
Presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Music From Home Season Archives
Lakewold Gardens | 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98499
Mailing Address | Post Office Box 39780, Lakewood, WA 98496
Phone | 253-584-4106
Spring/Summer/Fall Hours | 10 am to 5 pm Wed - Sun
Winter Hours (Nov - Mar) | 10 am to 4 pm Fri - Sun
This page is made possible, in part, by a City of Lakewood Lodging Tax Grant.