Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Saxophone: UNCOVERED
Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Expanding the contemporary classical saxophone repertoire, Kevin Baldwin will premiere new works by local Seattle composers, as well as lesser-performed pieces from famed composers Luciano Berio, Gerard Grisey and Giacinto Scelsi.
$5-$15
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra at Folklife
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from early 20th-century mandolin orchestra originals as well as other classics reimagined for plucked strings.
Free
Student recital: Jamael Smith, bassoon
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington student Jamael Smith gives a bachelor's degree bassoon recital.
Free
Onyx Chamber Players at First Church Seattle
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
First Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Schubert, Weber and Mendelssohn.
$10-$25
Denná Good-Mojab: Master of Music Recital
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Denná Good-Mojab performers a MM recital including art songs by Fauré, Duke, Brahms and Debussy, as well as Italian art songs.
Free
Racer Sessions: Ammon Swinbank
Sunday, May 24, 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
Valse Café Orchestra at Folklife
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 9:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Postmodern renditions of dance-hall classics, a mélange of Viennese waltz and American jazz, plus Argentine tangos, rumbas, cha-chas, polkas, schottisches and the blues.
Free
1,000 Cellos
Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Cornish Courtyard at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellists from all over the region perform an original work for cello orchestra.
Free
Seattle Bach Choir at Folklife
Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 4:50pm (PDT)
Intiman Stage, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Bach Choir will lead participants in singing a cappella literature.
Free
Mozart Requiem Singalong at Folklife
Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Cornish Courtyard at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Peace Chorus and a small string quartet will lead a singalong of Mozart's Requiem.
Free
Music of Today: The Music of Harry Partch
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 @ 3:35pm – 4:35pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Music students and faculty perform music by 20th century composer Harry Partch on the composer's unique hand-made instruments, now in residence at the University of Washington.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Pinchas Zukerman & Angela Cheng
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Six Pieces, Op. 22
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Schumann – Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Schumann – Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
$31-$112
Groupmuse with Michael Partington: 200 Years of Guitar
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Fernando Sor – Pièce de Société, Op. 36, No. 3
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño and Invierno Porteño
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Isaac Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño and Invierno Porteño
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Isaac Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation
St. Mark's Choir School Spring Gala Concert
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebekah Gilmore and Brian Fairbanks direct the Youth Ensemble, Boys and Girls Choir, and Junior Choristers in their spring concert.
$12-$18 suggested donation
Groupmuse at Bastille: Haeyoon Shin, cello
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bastille Cafe & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
A cozy concert with Haeyoon Shin on the cello.
$10 suggested donation
Maderna Fest: 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Berio – Flute Sequeza
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite
$5-$15 suggested donation
UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale present their spring quarter concert.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Student recital: Andy Abel, Tuba
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Andy Abel gives a recital on the tuba.
Free
UW Percussion Ensemble: World Percussion Bash
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Percussion Ensemble and the UW Steel Drum Ensemble (directed by Shannon Dudley) present music from a variety of musical traditions.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Prized: Premio Roma
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Huck Hodge – from the language of shadows
Norman Dello Joio – Satiric Dances
Vittorio Giannini – movements from Symphony No. 3
Bohuslav Martinů – Concertino for Cello, Winds, Percussion and Piano in C minor
Norman Dello Joio – Satiric Dances
Vittorio Giannini – movements from Symphony No. 3
Bohuslav Martinů – Concertino for Cello, Winds, Percussion and Piano in C minor
$15 ($10 student/senior)