Seattle Festival Orchestra: Bienvenue en France!

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Chabrier – Joyeuse marche
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas

$20 ($10 student/senior)

Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"

$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)

Ladies Musical Club: Operas Adapted from Great Literature

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.

Free

OSSCS: 1954 in America

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition

$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)

Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, WA, United States
BSYO season finale, featuring Lydia Buck playing Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1.

Free

Racer Sessions: Dio Jean-Baptiste & Bryan Linberry

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.

Free

UW Voice Division Recital

Monday, May 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW voice students perform their Spring Quarter recital.

$5

UW World Series: Angela Hewitt

Monday, May 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Scarlatti – Sonatas
Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Liszt – Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de pèlerinage: Italie)

$40-$45

Early Music Underground presents 'I Love Paris in the Springtime'

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque violinist Aubrey Burdick, baroque oboist Curtis Foster and harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky play works by Lully, Marais, Leclair and more in celebration of the City of Light.

$20

Maplewood Student Orchestra at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 12:40pm – 1:10pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Students in 6th, 7th and 8th Grade perform at Folklife, a highlight of their musical year.

Free

Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the 80-member Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble.

Free

Steven Arntson at Folklife: New Music for Concertina & Voice

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 4:40pm – 5:10pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Steven Arntson performs new music for the duet concertina and voice.

Free

Breath of Aire at St. Stephen the Martyr

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, Renton, WA, United States
A benefit concert for Terrific Tuesday Meals.

Free

Mallethead Series: Collier and Dean 50 Year Anniversary

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussionist and UW professor Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean celebrate their 50-year musical partnership with an evening of music from throughout their performance career.

$20 ($12 student/senior)

Chamber Music at Richmond Beach: Sean Osborn & Jessica Choe

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Music for clarinet and piano by Hoffmeister, Poulenc, Horwitz, Osborn and Karen Thomas.

$20

SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Seattle Pacific University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

Free

Stella Haze | Pulling Out the Light | Raica

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of electronic music by three Seattle-based artists, presented by Nonsequitur.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Passenger String Quartet at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 8:45pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
The Passenger String Quartet is an avant-garde, experimental neo-classical group formed by Northwest composer/violinist Andrew Joslyn

Free

Seattle Cello eXperiment at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning many musical genres, including popular, rock, film and television, classical, Latin and fiddling.

Free

Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra at Folklife

Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 11:40am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra.

Free