Sustain Music Project: Music + Yoga + Wine

Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind yoga class featuring live music for flute and marimba, from J.S. Bach and Franz Schubert to music written in the 21st century.

$40

Brass Band Northwest in Old Town Park

Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Old Town Park, Tacoma, WA, United States
A foot-tapping, family-friendly sing-along. Bring a blanket and snacks and enjoy music ranging from the classics to the Top 100.

Free (Free)

Seattle Symphony Opening Night: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4

Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Carl Nielsen – Maskarade Overture
Sergey Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Richard Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra

$58 & up

Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music

Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.

$28-$43 ($10 students)

The Esoterics: Johan Kvandal & Sven-Erik Bäck – A double centennial

Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Johan Kvandal – Balladen om freden ("The ballad of peace")
Johan Kvandal – Tre motetter ("Three motets")
Johan Kvandal – Underet ("The miracle")
Johan Kvandal – Våkn op du som sover ("Sleepers, wake")
Sven-Erik Bäck – 12 Motetter för kyrkoåret ("Motets for the church year")

$22 / $15

Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana

Free

Vashon Opera: Verdi's 'La Traviata'

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
The tragic story of the beautiful and enchanting Violetta unfolds amidst glorious melodies, sublime choruses, and plenty of champagne in Giuseppe Verdi’s melodious and effervescent opera.

$28-$48

Pianist Geísa Dutra in Concert

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Youngs' Home, Bellevue, WA, United States
A not-to-be-missed opportunity for a close and intimate house concert with award-winning pianist Geísa Dutra. Music by Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Enrique Granados, and more.

$25

Skål! A Toast to Edvard Grieg

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
An afternoon of Grieg’s music in an intimate setting, just like Grieg did in his own home. Expect a fun, interactive concert with food, drinks, and door prizes!

$25 (NWEGS members free)

Mid-Autumn Melody 2019: Cellist Kai Chen & Orchestra Seattle

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore diverse cello music, Vincent Liang's popular Chinese song Wishing We Last Forever, beautiful Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 5 with soprano Yali Lee and Orchestra of Cellos, and more.

$30 / $40 / $50 / $100

The Highlands Concert Series Opening Night with Kristin Lee, Violin

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Award-winning violinist Kristin Lee in recital at the intimate and acoustically-excellent Florence Henry Memorial Chapel.

$30 ($15 youth)

Byron Schenkman & Friends: Clara Schumann Bicentennial Celebration

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in F major, Hob. XVI:6
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47

$48 / $41 / $10

Opera on Tap at the Blue Moon

Tuesday, September 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle’s original opera in a bar – local, grassroots, and very fun.

$5 (cash only)

Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 1

Thursday, September 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lotta Wennäkoski – Flounce
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1

$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)

Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 1

Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Lotta Wennäkoski – Flounce
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1

$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)

Una Hwang, pianist

Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Pianist Una Hwang plays Robert Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, and mazurkas and etudes by Clara Wieck Schumann and Frédéric Chopin on the Hamburg Steinway grand piano.

Donations welcome

Rhapsody in Blue: Symphony Tacoma Gala

Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
A celebration of the Roaring Twenties, the music of George Gershwin, and Symphony Tacoma's 2019-2020 season.

$200

Ascend Ascend: A Poetic Performance with Janaka Stucky & Lori Goldston

Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
All Pilgrims Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An immersive, multidisciplinary performance involving light, scent, and sound by mystic poet/performer Janaka Stucky and cellist/composer Lori Goldston.

$18.50 / $45

Wayward Music Series: Cellista, Zero Collective, & noisepoenobody

Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ambient noise with slices of hip hop, classical music, and alternative pop paired with improvisation, and noise and audio surrealism.

$5-$15 donation

Seattle Symphony presents: First Concerts – Meet the Trumpet

Saturday, September 21, 2030 @ 9:30am – 10:30am (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony Assistant Principal Trumpet Alexander White will perform short pieces and invite questions from curious little ones in a sensory-friendly environment.

$12