Upcoming Events
Seattle Opera: Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'
Wednesday, August 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bound by tradition and honor, a young Japanese maiden is left to face an unspeakable aftermath when abandoned by a reckless American naval officer.
$87+
Summer Music Recreation
Thursday, August 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Leclair – Deuxième récréation de musique, Op. 8
Couperin – Premier Concert
Vivaldi – Concerto in D major F. XII No. 7
Telemann – Trio in A minor
Couperin – Premier Concert
Vivaldi – Concerto in D major F. XII No. 7
Telemann – Trio in A minor
Free ($20 suggested donation)
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Richard Elliott
Friday, August 18, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Elliott, Principal Organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
J.S. Bach, arr. Hebble – Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, Wir danken dir, Gott
Mozart, arr. Dupré – Fantasie in F minor, K. 608
Vierne – Berceuse, from 24 Pieces in Free Style, Op. 31, No. 19
Franck – Final in B-flat Major, Op. 21
Purvis – St. Francis Suite
Three Civil War Songs
- Traditional, arr. R. Elliott – When Johnny Comes Marching Home
- Traditional, arr. Leonardo Ciampa – Shenandoah
- melody by George Root; arr. R. Elliott – The Battle Cry of Freedom
arr. R. Elliott – Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Weaver – Sine Nomine (For All the Saints - When the Saints Go Marching In)
Wagner, arr. Lemare – The Ride of the Valkyries
$15 suggested donation
Seattle Opera: Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'
Friday, August 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bound by tradition and honor, a young Japanese maiden is left to face an unspeakable aftermath when abandoned by a reckless American naval officer.
$87+
Wayward Music Series: Daryl Seaver / Cameron Shafii / RM Francis
Friday, August 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sound scenes that emphasize the materiality and morphology of spatial textures, plus a compendium of non-redemptive transformations and asymmetrical translations in the twinned idioms of chocolate and sound.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: From Beethoven
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16
Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899)
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899)
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Concert in the Park
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Bring your lunch or snacks and listen to great classical music performed by young talents, Seattle Symphony musicians, and pianist and Artistic Director of the Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle, Natalya Ageyeva.
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera: Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bound by tradition and honor, a young Japanese maiden is left to face an unspeakable aftermath when abandoned by a reckless American naval officer.
$87+
Coho Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for various wind ensembles, and sextets for piano and winds.
$5 - $14
Wayward Music Series: Kosaly-Meyer's 'Gradus…'
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An ongoing composition in progress for piano, exploring through improvisation a slowly expanding collection of pitches, and their grounding in silence, in patient attentive microscopic detail.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Olympic Music Festival: Twilight in Paris
Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Poulenc – Violin Sonata (1943)
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Ravel – Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose) for Piano Four Hands
Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Ravel – Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose) for Piano Four Hands
Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Second City Chamber Series: Young Chamber Players Fundraiser
Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, WA, United States
Join us as current and past Young Chamber Players perform and tell us about what the program has meant to them.
$10 (ages 18 & under free)
Racer Sessions: Bad Luck
Sunday, August 20, 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
Total Eclipse of My Heart Comes Undone
Monday, August 21, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Two musicians passionate about creating inviting concert experiences, exploring the continuum between classical music and other genres, and engaging the world beyond music in their work.
$15-$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: Pop American
Thursday, August 24, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, WA, United States
Bring the whole family and enjoy such favorites as Aaron Copland's An Outdoor Overture, a bit of Leroy Anderson, a medley from Oklahoma! and a few marches by John Philip Sousa.
Free
3rd Annual Luise Greger Women in Music Fest
Friday, August 25, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Noorlag Music Salon, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
This year's festival features works by Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, Lori Laitman, Lillian Fuchs, Angelique Poteat, and Luise Greger.
$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: Pop American
Friday, August 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Theater, Issaquah, WA, United States
Bring the whole family and enjoy such favorites as Aaron Copland's An Outdoor Overture, a bit of Leroy Anderson, a medley from Oklahoma! and a few marches by John Philip Sousa.
Free
Wayward Music Series: M. Barreca + J. Muir + S. Peters
Friday, August 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of ambient/electro-acoustic music celebrating new releases by three Seattle artists on local labels that have since moved on to warmer climes.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Summer at SAM and MV Music Presents: one gate
Saturday, August 26, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Marx – one gate
Free (Free)