Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
At First Light: Chinese Music in the Year of the Rooster
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Combining traditional Chinese and modern Western instruments to weave a mesmerizing tapestry of sound.
$20-$30
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Unqualified operatic masterpiece, full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration, and exquisite writing for vocal ensemble.
$45 / $35 / $25
Seattle Opera: The Barber of Seville
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini’s vivacious romp starts with an iconic overture, gains speed with a parade of familiar melodies, and concludes with an “all is forgiven” finale bubbling over with joy.
$25 and up
Sound of Late: Steelworks
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Somei Satoh – Birds in Warped Time II
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
$15 includes open bar ($5 students)
Ritual: Music from Sacred Tradition
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of sacred music from the Eastern and Western Christian tradition.
$18-$28
Wayward Music Series: Todd Barton + Guest
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A live improvisation which “Follows the Sound” of a Buchla Music Easel.
$5-$15 donation at the door
UW Chamber Winds: Fountain of Youth
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A side-by-side concert with students and professors of the Shanghai Conservatory, performing works by Mendelssohn, Strauss, Vincent Persichetti, and UW composition student Aidan Gold.
Free
Washington Wind Symphony presents: Enchantments
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Emilio José González – El Chupacabra
Andrew Boss – A La Machaut
Paul Dukas (trans. Mark Hindsley) – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Peter Van Zandt Lane – Hivemind
Malcom Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter) – Tam O'Shanter Overture
Frank Ticheli – Wild Nights!
Andrew Boss – A La Machaut
Paul Dukas (trans. Mark Hindsley) – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Peter Van Zandt Lane – Hivemind
Malcom Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter) – Tam O'Shanter Overture
Frank Ticheli – Wild Nights!
$20 / $15 / $10
Deborah Gandolfo piano recital
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Debussy.
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
A Night at the Ballet, Opera, & Symphony with the Port Townsend Community Orchestra
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Vocalpoint! Seattle presents 'Hop 'Til You Drop'
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A high-energy 1950s rock & roll revue that’ll bring you back to where it all started!
$10-$20
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 in E minor, "From the New World"
Beethoven – “King Stephan” Overture, Op. 117
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 in D minor
Beethoven – “King Stephan” Overture, Op. 117
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 in D minor
$30 (18 & under free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition (featuring visuals by Adrian Wyard)
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
$15-$20
Sine Nomine: Most Worthy Shepherd: Sacred Music of Heinrich Isaac
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Free (Free)
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening with improvised violin
Monday, October 30, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Two Bells Bar & Grill, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a historic Seattle bar to the soundtrack of improvised violin?
Free (Free)
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
UW Guest Artist Master Class: Ursula Oppens, piano
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A masterclass from Ursula Oppens, a legend among American pianists.
Free (Free)
Vijay Chalasani DMA recital, viola
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist Vijay Chalasani is joined by three of Seattle's favorite early music players for a recital program of galant chamber duos on period instruments.
Free