Racer Sessions: TVTV

Sunday, September 17, 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

Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito Concert Celebrating Hispanic & Latino Heritage

Monday, September 18, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paula Madrigal (conductor), Teo Benson (violin), Jose Iniguez (tenor), Antonio Navarro (classical guitar), and Mariachi Festival Mexicana, guest artist.

Free (Free)

Cornish Pivot Convocation: Tim Berne, interviewed by Wayne Horvitz

Thursday, September 21, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A short set with saxophonist Tim Berne, followed by an interview with Wayne Horvitz.

Free

Seattle Symphony: Mahler Resurrection Symphony

Thursday, September 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PDT)
Berlioz – The Death of Cleopatra
Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

$37-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Wayward Music Series: Evan Smith, Saxophone

Thursday, September 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary-classical works bridging the divide between composition and improvisation and exploring the flexible sonic palette of the saxophone.

$5-$15 donation

Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's Jewels

Friday, September 22, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Balanchine – Emeralds (music: Fauré)
Balanchine – Rubies (music: Stravinsky)
Balanchine – Diamonds (music: Tchaikovsky)

$37-$187

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love

Friday, September 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.

$25 general, $20 seniors, under 18 free

Seattle Symphony: John Williams conducts Williams

Friday, September 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
One of America’s most accomplished and revered composers for film and the concert stage will join the Seattle Symphony for a one-night-only concert featuring the music from many of his beloved film scores including Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, and more.

SOLD OUT

Wayward Music Series: S. Eric Scribner: 'Fantastical Sounds: Music from Tond'

Friday, September 22, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Modal or microtonal – and often strongly rhythmic – music based on traditions everywhere but with a sense of strangeness from an invented world.

$5-$15 donation at the door

Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine’s Jewels

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Balanchine – Emeralds (music: Fauré)
Balanchine – Rubies (music: Stravinsky)
Balanchine – Diamonds (music: Tchaikovsky)

$30-$180

Puget Sound Concert Opera presents Martha (or the Market at Richmond) by Flotow

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
A romantic comedy full of elegant melodies and beautiful ensembles...

$20 (check or cash)

Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine’s Jewels

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Balanchine – Emeralds (music: Fauré)
Balanchine – Rubies (music: Stravinsky)
Balanchine – Diamonds (music: Tchaikovsky)

$37-$187

Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Matt Palmer

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rudnev – Fantasy on Crimson Moon
Amelkina-Vera – The Heaven’s Hundred 
J.S. Bach – from BWV 1004 Chaconne
Vassiliev – Capricious Variations on Mozart's Sonata KV331
Reis – Two Waltzes
Vysotsky – Ty podi moia korovushka domoi
Stepan Rak – Sonata Mongoliana

$38 / $28

Pacific MusicWorks: From Russia, With Love

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A blend of Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences in rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, including several modern-day American premieres.

$25

Celebrating the Life & Songs of Bern Herbolsheimer

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Program will include Ephemeron, A Lady in Waiting, and a selection of songs from American Folk Song Settings.

Subscriptions available, single tickets $20-$30

John Teske’s ‘vectorscores’ & Neil Welch, solo saxophone

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using web technology to create scores and parts for musicians that use animation to present musical material, generate and update parts in real-time, and allow a musician’s choices to influence other players’ parts.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Wayward Music Series: Sahba Sizdahkhani

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Slow, long-form compositions coupled with primeval pulse-rhythms.

$5-$15 donation

Seattle Symphony: Mahler Resurrection Symphony

Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Berlioz – The Death of Cleopatra
Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Seattle Symphony: Mahler Resurrection Symphony

Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:50pm (PDT)
Berlioz – The Death of Cleopatra
Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Puget Sound Concert Opera presents Martha (or the Market at Richmond) by Flotow

Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A romantic comedy full of elegant melodies and beautiful ensembles...

$20 (cash or check)