Upcoming Events
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase
Tuesday, October 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The Cornish Music Department presents an evening of student ensembles, including Jazz Ensemble IV, Guitar Ensemble, Chamber Ensembles, Classical Voice Studio, and several additional student-run groups.
Free
Seattle Opera: The Barber of Seville
Wednesday, October 25, 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
Music of Today: Intercontinental Experimental Music Ensemble
Wednesday, October 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A rare convergence of world-renowned musicians from four continents featuring Garth Knox, members of the 6 Tones, The Cuong Vu Trio , Bonnie Whiting, Richard Karpen, and Juan Pampin.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Vocalpoint! Seattle presents 'Hop 'Til You Drop'
Thursday, October 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (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!
$5-$20
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Thursday, October 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (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)
Earshot: Robin Holcomb + Mikolaj Trzaska
Thursday, October 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrated pianist, vocalist, songwriter, composer, and librettist Robin Holcomb joins with trumpet player JP Carter and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. Opening: saxophonist Mikolaj Trzaska from Gdansk, Poland.
10-18
PLU Voice Recital: Students of Cyndia Sieden
Thursday, October 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A voice recital by the students of Cyndia Sieden.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Four Seasons
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Avison – Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor after Scarlatti
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
$22-$122
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: King of Kings
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
For this concert, the Ensign Symphony & Chorus brings to Benaroya Hall the most stirring, touching and powerful pieces that have graced the silver screen.
$18-$38
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Sounds of Strength & Divination
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The first symphony ever to be composed by an American woman – Amy Beach's Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic".
$20 / $10 (under 18 FREE)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
$12-$20
Littlefield Organ Series: Halloween Organ Concert
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Carole Terry perform spooky organ classics – including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor – on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, 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
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Cathedrals XVIII
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Singer-songwriter Tyler Edwards is accompanied by a piano sextet comprised of some of Seattle's finest freelance musicians.
$14-$20
Seattle Phonographers Union at Georgetown Steam Plant
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance using sounds that are recorded in, or evocative of, the Georgetown Steam Plant.
$25
Wayward Music Series: Vocalise: Out of the Drawer
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vocalise Women’s Ensemble's inaugural performance – Out of the Drawer – featuring new contemporary classical music by living composers for women’s voices.
$20 suggested donation
Thalia Symphony Orchestra season opener: Borodin, Honegger, Copland, & Schumann
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia
Honegger – Pastorale d'été
Copland – Billy the Kid
Schumann – Symphony No. 3, "Rhenisch"
Honegger – Pastorale d'été
Copland – Billy the Kid
Schumann – Symphony No. 3, "Rhenisch"
$20
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Kids' Halloween Concert
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Gounod – Funeral March of the Marionette
Humperdinck – Hänsel and Gretel: Witches Ride
Grieg – Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, New World (last movement)
Gounod – Funeral March of the Marionette
Humperdinck – Hänsel and Gretel: Witches Ride
Grieg – Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, New World (last movement)
$10 (18 & under free)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel, Vaughan Williams
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60: Marche militaire française
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre, Op. 40
Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
Ravel – Concerto for the Left Hand
Vaughan Williams – Sea Songs
Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre, Op. 40
Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
Ravel – Concerto for the Left Hand
Vaughan Williams – Sea Songs
Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 in D minor
$20-$30
Opal Quartet & Friends: A musical fiesta benefiting the Mexican earthquake victims
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
An afternoon of beautiful music benefiting victims of the earthquake in Mexico, including works by Schumann, Dohnanyi, Mozart, and Haydn.
$20+ donation