Sonatas for Springtime

(Music of Renewal and Restoration)

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 3pm


A Note from Director Lindsey Strand-Polyak:

Welcome to Musique du Jour Presents' 2025-2026 Season!


I'm honored to be continuing on the legacy of beautiful concerts in Seattle that George Bozarth has brought to the PNW for over 35 years.


I'm originally from Seattle, and I grew up having my mom take me to concerts at Queen Anne Christian Church, Musique du Jour Presents' season home. The Pacific Northwest is not only where I grew up and began my musical studies, but it's also where I first performed professionally on baroque and classical violin.


I look forward this season to coming full circle: sharing new musical tunes and tales through the vintage color palette of historical performance. There will be a mix of familiar and fresh players joining me, and all of them are fabulous: Christine Beckman (violin), Adaiha MacAdam-Somer (cello), Page Smith (cello), and Tamara Friedman (fortepiano)... just to name a few!


I've loved history as long as I've loved violin (and I started at age 4!), so period performance practice let's me combine the two to explore the music I love most, using the tools and techniques that composers and players themselves would have used 200+ years ago. 


Thanks for being here and being a part our Northwest musical community. I look forward to chatting with all of you at our concerts and subscriber events!


Warmly, 

Lindsey Strand-Polyak


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Celebrate the changing Seattle season!
MdJP's 2025-26 season bows out with the sound of violin and fortepiano

Tamara Friedman and I will be sharing music that brightens our spirits and fills us with memories. There's nothing like music that takes you back in time, to a special place, and a treasured feeling. We’ve chosen duo sonatas for violin and fortepiano by Mozart (K. 379), Beethoven (Op. 96 and Bagatelles), and Schubert (Op. 137 no. 1), that bring us a sense of lift and renewal as Seattle eases into its long, light-filled spring days.

It’s a fitting way to close our season—ending on music that feels fresh, clear, and full of promise.


Warm Regards, and Happy Musicking,

Lindsey Strand-Polyak,

with the Board of Directors

Musique du Jour Presents