Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Simple Measures at the Highlands
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Fall in love with chamber music through history, context, and audience Q&A combined with an exemplary performance.
$30
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Mozart & the Bachs
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque meets Classical as we juxtapose great chamber music by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D and transcriptions of fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach.
$10-$42
SPU Musical Showcase | A Celebration of 125 Years
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student performances will include finalists from SPU’s annual Concerto Competition, as well as performances from the Jazz Ensemble, Brass Choir, and a preview of music from SPU theatre’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods.
Free
Racer Sessions: DunkelPek (Oakland)
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bach’s Lunch: A fresh take on Baroque masterworks
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A fresh take on Baroque masterworks by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and more.
Free (Free)
West Seattle Community Orchestra: Beginning Strings & Debut Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Hansen – Little Norwegian Suite
Williams – Highlights from Harry Potter
Handel – See, the Conquering Hero Comes
Osterling-Jurey – Misty Blue
Handel – Sarabande
Williams – Highlights from Harry Potter
Handel – See, the Conquering Hero Comes
Osterling-Jurey – Misty Blue
Handel – Sarabande
Free (Free)
Student Development Workshop with Amy Porter
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roy's Place Studios, Lynnwood, WA, United States
A workshop centered on inspiring and educating young and emerging musicians, featuring Amy Porter, professor of flute at the University of Michigan.
Free (Free)
Kelly Brown Horn Recital
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Kelly Brown performs a degree recital in French horn.
Free (Free)
SPU Piano Faculty Concert: Celebrating 1891
Wednesday, May 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of SPU’s 125th anniversary, the SPU Keyboard faculty will present an evening of musical masterpieces written during and surrounding the year 1891.
Free (Free)
Brechemin Piano Series
Thursday, May 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students perform works for piano.
Free
Eighth Blackbird with Will Oldham
Thursday, May 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang – learn to fly
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
$35 + fees
Cumine & Gillispie Slap Bass & Classical Guitar Recital
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
SPU students Cumine & Gillispie perform a junior recital.
Free (Free)
Harry Partch: Oedipus: A Music Theater Drama
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Composed in the early 1950s and rarely performed anywhere, these presentations combine Partch’s handmade instruments with the enduring power of the composer’s unique artistic vision.
$10-$20
South Sound Classical Choir concert+
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Featuring works by Gretchaninoff, Whitacre, Brahms, Gjeilo, Sibelius, and others.
Free
All-Bach Flentrop Concert: Bálint Karosi
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The first-prize winner of the Leipzig International J.S. Bach Competition presents an all-Bach organ concert.
$15-$20
Andrew Romanick Piano Recital
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Andrew Romanick performs a DMA recital in piano.
Free
Songs of a Wayfarer
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
With arresting vocals and inspired storytelling, this beautiful evening offers tales of yearning and homecoming from the classical and folk traditions.
$20
Seattle Composers' Salon: Kammerer, Lawson, O'Keefe, Teske
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Kammerer – new music for marimba and electronics
Jeremiah Lawson – Zombie Sonata Rags
Patrick O’Keefe – Morning Stroll for Saxophone Quartet
John Teske – vectorscores
Jeremiah Lawson – Zombie Sonata Rags
Patrick O’Keefe – Morning Stroll for Saxophone Quartet
John Teske – vectorscores
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Italian Masters
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Sinfonia in C major from L’Olimpiade
Galuppi – Concerto A Quattro, No. 2 in G major
Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins, RV 580
Geminiani – Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor, Op. 5, No. 2 “La Follia"
Albinoni – Sinfonia in G major
Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6
Galuppi – Concerto A Quattro, No. 2 in G major
Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins, RV 580
Geminiani – Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor, Op. 5, No. 2 “La Follia"
Albinoni – Sinfonia in G major
Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6
$21-$77
Seattle Symphony: Magic Circle Mime The Listener
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 11:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
In this dramatic storyline, the conductor has prepared a program of music from the various artistic disciplines but finds her efforts complicated by the unexpected participation of two audience members...
$15-$20