West Seattle Community Orchestras: Flight of Fire

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Classics to moderns, fugues to Firebird.

Free (Donations appreciated)

Music Works Northwest Student Showcase Recital

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An assortment of works performed by the exceptional students of Music Works Northwest.

Free

Vashon Opera Presents "Pagliacci Palooza"

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Come be swept away by the beauty and realism of Italian Opera as Vashon Opera presents some of opera’s greatest highlights.

$35

Kim Zabelle Violin House Concert

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Fantasie in E-flat major, TWV 40:20
Bjarne Brustad – 
Eventyrsuite (Fairy Tale Suite)
Biber – Sonata XVI in G minor, Passacaglia from the Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
Paganini – Caprice Op. 1 No. 20 in D major, Allegretto

$10 suggested donation, RSVP required

Cappella Romana: New Mystics from East & West

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works with a deeply personal quality and a rare devotion to ancient chant. Colorful sonorities and intricate structures give the music an unmistakably mystical quality.

$10-$44

Northwest Sinfonietta: Ravel & Strauss

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Strauss – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

$20-$40

[CANCELLED] Brooke Richey Composition/Mezzo Soprano Recital

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brooke Richey, a composition/mezzo soprano vocal student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital.

Free (Free)

My Heart, a Singing Bird: Christina Rossetti in Poetry & Song

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A relaxed, salon-inspired concert showcasing the life of Christina Rossetti.

$10 suggested donation

Seattle Pro Musica: Bach's Mass in B Minor [open dress rehearsal]

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Pro Musica presents an open dress rehearsal of J.S. Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor with the renowned period-instrument orchestra Pacific MusicWorks.

$12-$30

Seattle Symphony: Sonic Evolution: This is Indie!

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
A one-of-a-kind evening. Indie filmmaker Bill Morrison joins forces with the famed Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon and virtuoso pianist and multimedia artist Tomoko Mukaiyama, followed by an intoxicating blend of Classical artistry and indie-pop charm and a unique mix of blues, hip-hop, and electronica.

$25-$52

Oppression-Faith-Rebellion-Freedom: A View of Beethoven’s Fifth

Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The UW Symphony Orchestra and director David Alexander Rahbee present a lecture-concert exploring deeper themes of Beethoven's masterwork.

Free (Free)

First Concerts: The Flute

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 10:00am – 10:35am (PDT)
Children will learn how to be musical explorers through their ears and try out the featured instrument after the show. Recommended for ages 3–6.

$10 (free under age 2)

First Concerts: The Flute

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Children will learn how to be musical explorers through their ears and try out the featured instrument after the show. Recommended for ages 3–6.

$10 (free under age 2)

Ancora presents: TEMPUS

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ancora ventures into the realms of time: ephemeral, human, and eternal. Hear works by Tavener, Stroope, Raminsh, Papoulis, and a new arrangement by Artistic Director Aimee Mell.

$13 ($11 students/seniors)

Ten Grands: Giving the Gift of Music to Children

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Ten grand pianos, ten amazing pianists, and one sensational stage.

$15-$120

Jesse Myers performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of John Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes composed for the prepared piano, in which dozens of various-sized bolts, screws, pieces of rubber and plastic are inserted between the piano strings, transforming the sound of the instrument into a complex variety of percussive sounds.

Free

Everett Philharmonic: Listener's Choice

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras #5
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8

$20-$25

Northwest Sinfonietta: Ravel & Strauss

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Strauss – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

$20-$60

Seattle Opera: Wagner’s 'The Flying Dutchman'

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Wagner’s stormy, captivating tale takes on an arresting immediacy through a compelling and stylish production from a visionary creative team.

$25 & up

Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Jason Vieaux

Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy award winner Jason Vieaux is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation."

$28-$38