Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Great Bend Chorale: Handel's 'Messiah'
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mixed-and-matched to feature rarely performed elements of the original 1741 version, while also tracing the evolution of now-beloved movements that were not a part of the famous Dublin premiere.
$20 ($16 senior/military)
UW Concerto Competition: Piano/Keyboard
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington keyboard performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free
Handel's 'Messiah'
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A complete, formal presentation of Messiah as it was heard at its premiere in 1742.
$25 / $15 / $2
Cornish Presents: Frequency Chamber Ensemble
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Frances White – The old rose reader for violin and electronic sound
Daniel Bjarnason – Bow to String for cello and electronics
Richard Einhorn – Maxwell’s Demon for 5-string electric violin
Frances White – As night falls for violin, viola, narrator, and electronic sound
Daniel Bjarnason – Bow to String for cello and electronics
Richard Einhorn – Maxwell’s Demon for 5-string electric violin
Frances White – As night falls for violin, viola, narrator, and electronic sound
$20 / $15 / $10
Cappella Romana: Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from Cappella Romana’s celebrated recording Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music, and a Trisagion in Estonian, Slavonic, and Greek by Erkki-Sven Tüür.
$24-$49
Alex Justice: Senior BME French Horn Recital
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Recital presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music Education at Pacific Lutheran University.
Free (Free)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Britten, Strauss
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Britten – Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op. 20
R. Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Britten – Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op. 20
R. Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
$32-$54
PLU Woodwind Students Recital
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University Woodwind Students Recital, livestreamed at www.plu.edu/soac/webcast.
Free (Free)
PLU Brass Students Recital
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University Brass Students Recital, livestreamed at www.plu.edu/soac/webcast.
Free (Free)
Conversation with Orchestra Conductor Adam Stern at Cascadia Art Museum
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
A rare and interesting glimpse into the creative process of conducting an orchestra, with illustrations at the piano.
$15 ($10 museum members)
Symphony Tacoma: Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
$19-$82
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Brasil Guitar Duo
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative programming featuring a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works.
$38 / discounts available
Musique du Jour Presents! Bach & Beethoven w/ Tanya Tomkins & Tamara Friedman on historical instruments
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven — Variations on Mozart’s “Bei Männer welche Liebe fühlen" from The Magic Flute, WoO 48
Bach — Violoncello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
Beethoven — Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
Beethoven — Sonata No. 2 in G minor for Piano and Violoncello, Op. 5 No. 2
Bach — Violoncello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
Beethoven — Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
Beethoven — Sonata No. 2 in G minor for Piano and Violoncello, Op. 5 No. 2
$25 / $15 / kids free with adult
Haller Lake Music Series: Gems of the 19th C. – Music by Berlioz, Bruch, & Beethoven
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Berlioz – Les nuits d'été
Bruch – Nocturne, Op. 83, 6 & 8
Beethoven – Trio for Clarinet, Piano and ‘Cello, Op. 38
Bruch – Nocturne, Op. 83, 6 & 8
Beethoven – Trio for Clarinet, Piano and ‘Cello, Op. 38
Freewill donation ($20 suggested; $5 students & children)
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Offenbach, Strauss, & Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
$8 / $5
Kin of the Moon
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An innovative program of new electroacoustic and acoustic music that transcends genre and classification.
$5-$15 donation
The Sapphire String Quartet Recital
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The Sapphire String Quartet non-degree recital.
Free (Free)
Handel’s Messiah by the Federal Way Symphony and Breath of Aire
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Kick off the holiday season with Handel’s classic and the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus.
$9-$49
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Walton, Elgar, Bartók
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:15pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Norse Home, Seattle, WA, United States
Walton – Sonata for Strings
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Free
Music Northwest: The Russians & Their Neighbors
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Sibelius – Cantique: Laetare anima mea, Op. 77, No. 1
Weinberg – Poeme from Op. 24
Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Weinberg – Poeme from Op. 24
Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$18 / $16 / $12 (students 25 & under free w/RSVP)